Section 35784 Of Article 6. Permits And Agreements From California Vehicle Code >> Division 15. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 6.
35784
. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), it is unlawful
for any person to violate any of the terms or conditions of any
special permit.
(b) In an incorporated city where compliance with the route
described in a special permit would result in a violation of local
traffic regulations, the permittee may detour from the prescribed
route to avoid violating the local traffic regulations if the
permittee returns as soon as possible to the prescribed route. A
detour under this subdivision shall be made only on nonresidential
streets.
(c) If a violation under subdivision (a) consists of an extralegal
load not being on the route described in the special permit, and the
violation is directly caused by the action of an employee under the
supervision of, or by the action of any independent contractor
working for, a permittee subject to this section, the employee or
independent contractor causing the violation is guilty of a
misdemeanor. This subdivision applies only if the employee or
independent contractor has been provided written direction on the
route to travel and has not been directed to take a different route
by a peace officer.
(d) The guilt of an employee or independent contractor under
subdivision (c) shall not extend to the permittee employing that
person unless the permittee is separately responsible for an action
causing the violation.
(e) A violation of equipment requirements contained in Division 12
(commencing with Section 24000), by any person operating a pilot car
shall not be considered a violation of any terms or conditions of a
special permit under subdivision (a).
(f) (1) Any person convicted of a violation of the terms and
conditions of a special permit shall be punished by a fine not
exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment in the
county jail for a period not exceeding six months, or by both that
fine and imprisonment.
(2) In addition, if the violation involves weight in excess of
that authorized by the permit, an additional fine shall be levied as
specified in Section 42030 on the amount of weight in excess of the
amount authorized by the permit.