People v. Kautz

PRESIDING JUSTICE McLAREN

delivered the opinion of the court:

On November 8,1993, Lake County police stopped defendant William Kautz in the vicinity of Illinois Routes 83 and 60 in Lake County. On November 23, 1993, Lake County police stopped defendant Kim Bishop in the vicinity of Illinois Route 83 and Winchester Road in Lake County. The police stopped and weighed defendants’ garbage trucks on portable police scale No. 255 pursuant to the Illinois Vehicle Code, which provides:

"Any police officer having reason to believe that the weight of a vehicle and load is unlawful shall require the driver…