1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, a person convicted of a violation of any limitation of weight imposed by NRS 484D.615 to 484D.675, inclusive, shall be punished by a fine as specified in the following table:
Pounds of Excess Weight Fine
1 to 1,500.................................................................................................................... $10
1,501 to 2,500...................................................... 1 cent per pound of excess weight
2,501 to 5,000.................................................... 2 cents per pound of excess weight
5,001 to 7,500.................................................... 4 cents per pound of excess weight
7,501 to 10,000.................................................. 6 cents per pound of excess weight
10,001 and over................................................ 8 cents per pound of excess weight
2. If the resulting fine is not a whole number of dollars, the nearest whole number above the computed amount must be imposed as the fine.
3. The fines provided in this section are mandatory, must be collected immediately upon a determination of guilt and must not be reduced under any circumstances by the court.
4. Any bail allowed must not be less than the appropriate fine provided for in this section.
5. A person convicted of a violation of a limitation of weight imposed by NRS 484D.615 to 484D.675, inclusive, shall be punished by a fine that is equal to twice the amount of the fine specified in subsection 1 if that violation occurred on or after February 1 but before May 1 on a highway designated by the Director of the Department of Transportation as restricted pursuant to NRS 408.214. This subsection does not create a separate offense but provides an additional penalty for the primary offense, whose imposition is contingent upon the finding of the prescribed fact.
[Part 23:122:1925; A 1929, 349; 1931, 136; 1947, 532; 1951, 263; 1953, 628; 1955, 45] — (NRS A 1979, 918; 1981, 221, 727; 1985, 1839; 1987, 506; 1991, 1694; 1997, 85; 1999, 1041) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 484.757)