BILL NUMBER: SB 649 INTRODUCED
BILL TEXT
INTRODUCED BY Senator Roth
FEBRUARY 27, 2015
An act to amend Section 35551 of the Vehicle Code, relating to
vehicles.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 649, as introduced, Roth. Vehicles: weight limits.
Existing law generally prohibits the total gross weight in pounds
imposed on the highway by a group of 2 or more consecutive axles of a
vehicle from exceeding a specified weight, depending on the distance
in feet between the extremes of a group of 2 or more consecutive
axles, and the number of axles.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those
provisions.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 35551 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
35551. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section or
Section 35551.5, the total gross weight in pounds imposed on the
highway by any a group of two or more
consecutive axles shall not exceed that given for the respective
distance in the following table:
Distance
in feet
between
the
extremes
of any
group
of 2 or
more
consecutive
axles 2 axles 3 axles 4 axles 5 axles 6 axles
4 ........ 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000
5 ........ 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000
6 ........ 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000
7 ........ 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000
8 ........ 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000
9......... 39,000 42,500 42,500 42,500 42,500
10 ........ 40,000 43,500 43,500 43,500 43,500
11 ........ 40,000 44,000 44,000 44,000 44,000
12 ........ 40,000 45,000 50,000 50,000 50,000
13 ........ 40,000 45,500 50,500 50,500 50,500
14 ........ 40,000 46,500 51,500 51,500 51,500
15 ........ 40,000 47,000 52,000 52,000 52,000
16 ........ 40,000 48,000 52,500 52,500 52,500
17 ........ 40,000 48,500 53,500 53,500 53,500
18 ........ 40,000 49,500 54,000 54,000 54,000
19 ........ 40,000 50,000 54,500 54,500 54,500
20 ........ 40,000 51,000 55,500 55,500 55,500
21 ........ 40,000 51,500 56,000 56,000 56,000
22 ........ 40,000 52,500 56,500 56,500 56,500
23 ........ 40,000 53,000 57,500 57,500 57,500
24 ........ 40,000 54,000 58,000 58,000 58,000
25 ........ 40,000 54,500 58,500 58,500 58,500
26 ........ 40,000 55,500 59,500 59,500 59,500
27 ........ 40,000 56,000 60,000 60,000 60,000
28 ........ 40,000 57,000 60,500 60,500 60,500
29 ........ 40,000 57,500 61,500 61,500 61,500
30 ........ 40,000 58,500 62,000 62,000 62,000
31 ........ 40,000 59,000 62,500 62,500 62,500
32 ........ 40,000 60,000 63,500 63,500 63,500
33 ........ 40,000 60,000 64,000 64,000 64,000
34 ........ 40,000 60,000 64,500 64,500 64,500
35 ........ 40,000 60,000 65,500 65,500 65,500
36 ........ 40,000 60,000 66,000 66,000 66,000
37 ........ 40,000 60,000 66,500 66,500 66,500
38 ........ 40,000 60,000 67,500 67,500 67,500
39 ........ 40,000 60,000 68,000 68,000 68,000
40 ........ 40,000 60,000 68,500 70,000 70,000
41 ........ 40,000 60,000 69,500 72,000 72,000
42 ........ 40,000 60,000 70,000 73,280 73,280
43 ........ 40,000 60,000 70,500 73,280 73,280
44 ........ 40,000 60,000 71,500 73,280 73,280
45 ........ 40,000 60,000 72,000 76,000 80,000
46 ........ 40,000 60,000 72,500 76,500 80,000
47 ........ 40,000 60,000 73,500 77,500 80,000
48 ........ 40,000 60,000 74,000 78,000 80,000
49 ........ 40,000 60,000 74,500 78,500 80,000
50 ........ 40,000 60,000 75,500 79,000 80,000
51 ........ 40,000 60,000 76,000 80,000 80,000
52 ........ 40,000 60,000 76,500 80,000 80,000
53 ........ 40,000 60,000 77,500 80,000 80,000
54 ........ 40,000 60,000 78,000 80,000 80,000
55 ........ 40,000 60,000 78,500 80,000 80,000
56 ........ 40,000 60,000 79,500 80,000 80,000
57 ........ 40,000 60,000 80,000 80,000 80,000
58 ........ 40,000 60,000 80,000 80,000 80,000
59 ........ 40,000 60,000 80,000 80,000 80,000
60 ........ 40,000 60,000 80,000 80,000 80,000
(b) In addition to the weights specified in subdivision (a), two
consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a gross weight of 34,000
pounds each if the overall distance between the first and last axles
of the consecutive sets of tandem axles is 36 feet or more. The gross
weight of each set of tandem axles shall not exceed 34,000 pounds
, and the gross weight of the two consecutive sets of
tandem axles shall not exceed 68,000 pounds.
(c) The distance between axles shall be measured to the nearest
whole foot. When a fraction is exactly six inches, the next larger
whole foot shall be used.
(d) Nothing contained in this section shall affect the right to
prohibit the use of any highway or any ,
bridge , or other structure thereon in the manner
and to the extent specified in Article 4 (commencing with Section
35700) and Article 5 (commencing with Section 35750) of this chapter.
(e) The gross weight limits expressed by this section and Section
35550 shall include all enforcement tolerances.