§56. Officers to enforce orders regarding restricted travel; sheriffs
The department may appoint any person in its employ whose special duty it shall be to enforce the statutes and orders promulgated thereunder which prohibit or restrict the passage of vehicles and trailers over ways and bridges, or designated sections thereof, under such conditions or in such manner as may cause undue damage to any such way or bridge. Every such person shall be appointed in writing by the department to serve during its pleasure and shall have the same power as sheriffs and their deputies to arrest and prosecute all persons caught violating said statutes and orders within the territorial limits designated in his appointment. He shall be entitled to the same fees as sheriffs and their deputies for like services. [PL 1971, c. 593, §22 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 593, §22 (AMD).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
Chapter 3: OFFICIALS AND THEIR DUTIES
Subchapter 1: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
23 §51. Appointment; tenure; reports (REPEALED)
23 §52. General powers and duties
23 §52-A. Retention of part of contract price and settlement of claims by subcontractors (REPEALED)
23 §53. Classification of highways
23 §55. Assistance in collection of gas tax (REPEALED)
23 §56. Officers to enforce orders regarding restricted travel; sheriffs
23 §57. Cooperation and acceptance of federal funds
23 §58. Supplies from Federal Government
23 §59. -- uniform numbering system
23 §61. Vacation, sale or lease of acquired land
23 §62. Record of locations and changes
23 §63. Confidentiality of records held by the department and the Maine Turnpike Authority
23 §64. Enforcement of provisions
23 §65. Displaced persons relocation assistance (REPEALED)
23 §66. Assistance provided (REPEALED)
23 §67. Moving expenses (REPEALED)
23 §69. Determination by Land Damage Board (REPEALED)
23 §70. Rules and regulations (REPEALED)
23 §71. Federal Aid Safer Roads Demonstration Program (REPEALED)
23 §72. Acceptance of Metropolitan Planning Funds
23 §73-A. Transportation planning incentive funding (REPEALED)