Editing Regulation Quick Reference (section)

== Permits, Dimensional Bounds, and Weight Enforcement ==

=== Dimensional Envelope Limitations ===
* '''[[625 ILCS 5/15-102]]''' – Width: Anything over 8’6” requires a permit. The tollway only allows up to 12’ via standard permit. 
** Over-width on the toll road is allowed ONLY Mon-Sat 1/2 hr before sunrise until 1/2 hr after sunset, and Sunday 1/2 hr before sunrise until noon.
** Over-dimensional vehicles shall not be operated on the tollway on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Day.
** Also, NO over-width over 10’ is allowed in active construction zones! If they are over-width without a permit, write 15-102 (8’6” max).
* '''[[625 ILCS 5/15-103]]''' – Height: If they hit a bridge, write height violation (13’6” max without permit).
* '''[[625 ILCS 5/15-301]]J''' – If they violate permit provisions, write this section. Make sure it is cited as a “petty offense”.
* '''[[625 ILCS 5/15-105]]''' – Projecting load on passenger vehicle (not beyond fender to left, 6” max allowed over right fender).
* '''[[625 ILCS 5/15-106]]''' – Protruding members of vehicles (boom arm, drill, etc.) shall be secured from movement.
* '''[[625 ILCS 5/15-107]]''' – Length violations: Single vehicle 42’, motor home 45’, semi-trailer alone 53’, car/boat transport 60’, max load overhang 80’, max overall length 100’.
* '''[[625 ILCS 5/15-109]]''' – Spilling/leaking load on highway.
* '''[[625 ILCS 5/15-109.1]]''' – Covers/tarps on blowing, falling, sifting, or dropping loads. Tollway Act requires ALL open-bed loads to be tarped regardless of whether the material is actively blowing out or not.
* '''Note on Permits:''' All oversized / overweight loads must have an IDOT permit, an IDOT provision sheet (oper993), and a tollway permit (when on the tollway). If there is no tollway permit, treat it as if they have NO permit at all (hence: write for absolute over-weight, over-width, etc.). Agricultural loads, hay, straw, and implements are exempt from width violations only—until they hit something (e.g., toll booth, construction cones, workers).

=== Statutory Weight Limitations ===
* '''[[625 ILCS 5/15-111]]''' – Overweight Enforcement:
** Single axle allowable weight = 20,000 lbs
** Tandem axle allowable weight = 34,000 lbs (40”+ but less than 96” apart. If 96” or over, they count as single axles).
** Regular tractor/semi-trailer gross allowed = 80,000 lbs
** Short wheel-base combinations (e.g., dump trailers) are usually restricted to 65k–68k based on axle measurements and the bridge chart. If a Special Hauling Vehicle (SHV) permit is active (verified on tractor plate response and/or registration card), the allowable gross is 72,000 lbs.
* '''[[625 ILCS 5/15-112]]e''' – Tolerances: If over weight by less than 2,000 lbs and registered for less than 77k, issue a warning and make them legal on scene. Warnings apply for 1,000 lbs over on fixed scales, and 2,000 lbs over on portable scales (still must be made legal).

=== Registration Overweights & Hot Shot Audits ===
* '''[[625 ILCS 5/3-401]]d2''' – Overweight on Registration.
** Apportioned plates expire April 1st and will return “NO RECORD” when run. If running the VIN also returns this, it usually means payment issues. On day shift, call the IL Commercial Farm and Truck Division at 217-785-1801 (or 217-785-4175) to verify non-payment.
** ''Pick-up Truck Car Haulers:'' Usually an F350/3500 running plates capped at 26,000 lbs. If hauling 3 SUVs, or 2 SUVs and a pickup, they are almost always over 26k. 
** ''Hint:'' Google search the "curb weight" or "dry weight" of the pickup truck, the trailer, and each cargo vehicle. Add them up. If over 25,500 lbs, escort to a scale. If over 26k, write: 3-401d2 (Registration Overweight), 6-507 (If no CDL), '''[[392.2]]FT''' (No IFTA), and '''[[392.2]]irp''' (No IRP if not apportioned).
** Compel them to off-load 1 vehicle to make legal and park it in a car parking lot. If they load it back up later and you catch them again, write '''[[625 ILCS 5/18b-103.1]]''' Disobeying a Police Officer (Class C Misdemeanor) alongside tickets for all previous warnings. '''OFF-LOADING & EXEMPTIONS:'''
*** All overweights shall be made legal prior to continuing on! Put a note in the MCS report stating the driver was advised and make sure another truck, crane, or roll-back is en route to make it legal. You do NOT have to stay and watch them perform the transfer.
*** ''Exempt Commodities:'' Fuel trucks, liquid bulk tankers, and live livestock are exempt from offloading but receive citations.
*** ''Hot Mix/Cement Exceptions:'' Per 15-112, hot asphalt or cement mixers are allowed a 4,000 lbs grace window to NOT offload. If a concrete mixer is 5,500 lbs over its limit, they must dump 1,500 lbs of material to get down into that 4,000 lbs allowable grace limit.