(e) (1) A charge of seventeen dollars ($17.00) shall be made for each special permit.
(2) In addition, for each ton or major fraction thereof to be hauled in excess of the lawful weight and load for that vehicle or combination of vehicles, charges shall be made as follows: Click here to view image.
(3) In addition to the fees prescribed in subdivisions (e)(1) and (2) of this section, a fee not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) shall be charged for a vehicle, unladen or with load, whose gross weight is one hundred eighty thousand pounds (180,000 lbs.) or greater.
(f) (1) Each permit shall be carried in the vehicle to which it refers and shall be open to inspection by any police officer or authorized agent of any authority granting the permit.
(2) No person shall violate any of the terms or conditions of the special permit.
(g) It shall be the duty of the respective agencies authorized in this section:
(1) To issue the permits provided for in this section;
(2) To collect the fees therefor at the time of the issuance of the permits, except that any applicant may furnish a corporate surety bond guaranteeing the payment of fees for permits as may be issued during any period of time, in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the issuing agency; and
(3) To transmit the fees to the Treasurer of State to be credited to the State Highway and Transportation Department Fund.
(h) No fee shall be charged to any federal, state, county, or municipal governmental agency for any permit issued under the provisions of this section when the vehicle involved is public property and the proposed movement is on official business.
(i) (1) The commission is hereby authorized to issue permits for the movement of any overweight mobile construction vehicle or equipment upon highways under the commission's jurisdiction provided that the vehicle or equipment is equipped with pneumatic tires and has been reduced in size and weight until further reduction is impractical.
(2) A charge of seventeen dollars ($17.00) shall be made for each special permit. In addition, for each ton or major fraction thereof to be hauled in excess of the lawful weight and load for that vehicle or equipment, charges shall be made as follows: Click here to view image.
(j) (1) The commission may issue special permits authorizing the transport of round bales of hay on controlled highways under its jurisdiction provided that the load does not exceed ten feet (10') in width.
(2) The special permits shall be issued without a fee or other charge and shall expire three (3) days after the date of issuance.