70:03:01:47. Extended period permit -- Over 80,000 pounds on interstate permit. A permit-issuing authority may issue to an applicant an extended period permit which allows the operation on the interstate highway system of a vehicle which exceeds a gross weight of 80,000 pounds. The weight of the vehicle must conform to the tire, axle, and bridge weight requirements in SDCL 32-22-16, 32-22-16.1, and 32-22-21, and the vehicle combination may not exceed the length limits in SDCL 32-22-8.1. Except for a vehicle consisting of a straight truck or tractor-semitrailer combination, the vehicle may not exceed a speed of 65 miles per hour, including all enforcement tolerances.

Source: 2 SDR 37, effective November 20, 1975; 10 SDR 7, effective July 31, 1983; 11 SDR 33, effective September 3, 1984; transferred from § 70:01:04:41, effective November 1, 1986; 13 SDR 179, effective June 1, 1987; 13 SDR 129, 13 SDR 134, effective July 1, 1987; 21 SDR 188, effective May 7, 1995; 22 SDR 166, effective June 2, 1996; 32 SDR 183, effective May 10, 2006.

General Authority: SDCL 32-22-42 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 32-22-42 .