State v. Burghart

Defendants are six operators and/or owners of vehicles who were convicted of 14 separate violations of the maximum weight limitations under the Oregon Vehicle Code. ORS ch 818; ORS 818.020. Seven of the convictions involved an overload on a group of axles, six involved an overload on a set of tandem axles and one involved an overload on a combination of vehicles.1 In each case, the vehicle involved was weighed on either a commercial scale or an Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) portable scale. At trial, defendants objected to the introduction of evidence concerning the vehicle…