49 U.S.C. § 5904 : US Code - Section 5904: State enforcement

Search 49 U.S.C. § 5904 : US Code - Section 5904: State enforcement

(a) General. - A State may enact a law to permit the State or a
political subdivision of the State -
(1) to impose a fine or penalty, for a violation of a State
highway weight law or regulation by a tractor-trailer combination
carrying a loaded container or trailer for which a certification
is required by section 5902(b) of this title, against the person
tendering the loaded container or trailer to the first carrier if
the violation results from the person's having provided erroneous
information in the certification in violation of section 5903(a)
of this title; and
(2) to impound the container or trailer until the fine or
penalty has been paid by the owner or beneficial owner of the
contents of the container or trailer or the person tendering the
loaded container or trailer to the first carrier.
(b) Limitation. - This chapter does not require a person
tendering a loaded container or trailer to a first carrier to
ensure that the first carrier or any other carrier involved in the
intermodal transportation will comply with any State highway weight
law or regulation, other than as required by this chapter.