Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 249 - Traffic Control and Highway Safety
Section 14-298a. - Operation of motor vehicle exceeding posted clearance, load or weight limit prohibited.

(a) No person shall operate or move a motor vehicle over, on, through, or under any bridge or structure on any highway (1) if the height of such vehicle or the load exceeds the height of the posted clearance or load, as shown by an official traffic control device, as defined in section 14-297, or (2) if the weight of such vehicle or such vehicle and the load exceeds the weight of the posted weight limit.

(b) Any person violating any provision of this section shall, (1) for a first offense, be fined not more than one thousand dollars, and (2) for a subsequent offense, be fined not more than two thousand five hundred dollars.
(P.A. 05-218, S. 30; P.A. 21-175, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 21-175 designated existing provision as Subsecs. (a)(1) and (b), added Subsec. (a)(2) re posted weight limit, and amended Subsec. (b) to replace provision re commission of infraction with provision re maximum fine of $1,000 for a first offense in Subdiv. (1) and provision re maximum fine of $2,500 for a subsequent offense in Subdiv. (2).

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline

Chapter 249 - Traffic Control and Highway Safety

Section 14-297. - Definitions.

Section 14-298. - Office of the State Traffic Administration.

Section 14-298a. - Operation of motor vehicle exceeding posted clearance, load or weight limit prohibited.

Section 14-299. - Traffic control signals. Right turn on red.

Section 14-299a. - Traffic signal preemption devices. Penalty.

Section 14-299b. - Inoperative traffic control signal.

Section 14-300. - Crosswalks. Pedestrian-control signals. Regulation of pedestrians and motor vehicles at crosswalks. Pedestrians who are blind or have guide dogs.

Section 14-300a. - Pedestrian street markings near housing projects for elderly persons.

Section 14-300b. - Pedestrian use of crosswalks and roadways.

Section 14-300c. - Pedestrian use of roads and sidewalks. Required to yield to emergency vehicle.

Section 14-300d. - Operator of a vehicle required to exercise due care to avoid pedestrian.

Section 14-300e. - Application of pedestrian rights to solicitation of rides in a motor vehicle and walking on limited access highways.

Section 14-300f. - Vehicles to stop for school crossing guard. Penalties. Issuance of warning or summons upon report of school crossing guard.

Section 14-300g. - Operation of golf carts. Equipment. Insurance.

Section 14-300h. - Special event permit for fire department to use state highway to collect charitable donations.

Section 14-300i. - Vehicle operator to exercise reasonable care when near vulnerable user on a public way.

Section 14-300j. - Opening or leaving open a motor vehicle door so as to cause physical contact with moving traffic.

Section 14-301. - Through ways. Stop signs.

Section 14-302. - “Yield” signs.

Section 14-303. - Designation of one-way streets.

Section 14-304. - Safety zones.

Section 14-305. - Bus stops and public service motor vehicle stands.

Section 14-306. - Taxi stands in front of hotels.

Section 14-307. - Parking restrictions. Regulations.

Section 14-307a. - Pedestrian safety zones. Regulations.

Section 14-308. - Loading and unloading.

Section 14-309. - Approval of traffic safety measures and traffic control devices, signs or markings. Approval of related municipal regulation or ordinance.

Section 14-310. - Fraudulent or obstructive signs and signals.

Section 14-311. - Open air theaters, shopping centers and certain other developments affecting state highway traffic.

Section 14-311a. - New certificate for increase in parking spaces.

Section 14-311b. - Traffic controls for certain parking areas and commercial establishments.

Section 14-311c. - Developed parcels of land separately owned and utilized together for a single development purpose which affects state highway traffic.

Section 14-311d. - Economic development project applications submitted to Commissioner of Transportation or Office of the State Traffic Administration.

Section 14-312. - Regulations.

Section 14-313. - Appeal.

Section 14-314. - Penalties.

Section 14-314a. - Periodic review of traffic control signals and signs.

Section 14-314b. - Injury to or removal of traffic control devices, signs or lights.

Section 14-314c. - Erection of signs to warn operators of presence of persons who are deaf. Regulations.

Section 14-314d. - Erection of signs stating the requirement of the use of signal lights when changing lanes.

Section 14-315. - Duties of Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection re street and highway safety and accident prevention.

Section 14-316 and 14-317. - Commissioners to serve without compensation; offices. Assistants.