Burnet County Attorney seeks AG guidance on overweight vehicle fines

  • The Burnet County Sheriff's Office is tasked with big truck regulation on county roads. Among those inspections are adherence to roadway weight limits. Overweight trucks are blamed for causing extensive roadway damage, costing the county more money for maintenance, officials said. File photo
    The Burnet County Sheriff's Office is tasked with big truck regulation on county roads. Among those inspections are adherence to roadway weight limits. Overweight trucks are blamed for causing extensive roadway damage, costing the county more money for maintenance, officials said. File photo
Burnet County Attorney Eddie Arredondo has asked Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to settle a dispute between Arredondo 's office and the Burn et County Sheriff's Office over how to enforce fines for overweight commercial vehicles on roads with reduced weight limits. In a letter dated Aug. 13 and seeking an opinion from Paxton, Arredondo notes the Texas Transportation Code sets out fines for…

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