This evaluation of procedures used by portable scale inspectors from the Office of the Motor Vehicle Comptroller attempted to determine the effectiveness of the enforcement of statutes pertaining to overweight vehicles on the highways of Mississippi. The report also evaluated control procedures exercised in the collection of fees levied by portable scale operators.
Widespread violations of Mississippi highway weight limits were occurring throughout the state, and enforcement of laws regulating load limits was inadequate. The Motor Vehicle Comptroller should be required to enforce the law, aided by the employment of additional inspectors. Statutes dealing with violations concerning load limits should be amended to include more severe penalties.
For a paper copy of this report, contact PEER by telephone at 601-359-1226 or by e-mail at reports@peer.ms.gov.