State v. Feiok

WOLLMAN, Justice.

Defendant appeals from the judgment of the circuit court affirming the law-trained magistrate’s decision that imposed liability upon defendant under SDCL 32-22-55. We affirm.

On October 18, 1983, defendant was transporting a semi-trailer load of soybeans when he was stopped by a South Dakota Highway Patrol trooper and asked to drive his truck to a nearby scale site. After weighing the vehicle, the trooper charged defendant with a violation of SDCL 32-22-16, the scale ticket revealing that defend*538ant’s truck was 5,160 pounds overweight. After imposing a fine of $88 and costs in…