Section 18-2500. GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

2500.1It shall be unlawful for any person to drive, move, or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved, on any highway or street, any vehicle or vehicles of a size or weight exceeding the limitations stated in this chapter or otherwise in violation of the provisions of this chapter.

 

2500.2The provisions of this chapter governing size, weight, and load shall not apply to fire apparatus or to a vehicle operated under the terms of a special permit issued as provided in this chapter.

 

authority

Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is Sec. 6 of the District of Columbia Traffic Act of 1925, approved March 2, 1925, 43 Stat. 1119, 1121 (D.C. Code § 40-701, et seq.); §§ 401 and 402 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967, effective August 11, 1967, filed August 11, 1967, D.C. Code Vol. 1 at 126 (1981 Ed.); Reorganization Plan No.2 of 1975, effective July 25,1975,21 DCR 3198; 22 DCR 961; the District of Columbia Traffic Adjudication Act of 1978, D.C. Law 2-104,25 DCR 1275 (August11, 1978); and §§IV(A) and V of Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1983,30 DCR 6428 (12-16-83).

source

Commissioners’ Order 274, 310/949 effective September 1, 1949, 17 DCRR § 152(A), (B) (October 19, 1970).