Peace officers or other agents may weigh vehicle and require removal of excess load.
Fargo Municipal Code § 8-0925
in effect8-0925. - Peace officers or other agents may weigh vehicle and require removal of excess load.
Any peace officer, designated agent of city, or city-designated personnel, having reason to believe that the weight of a vehicle and load is unlawful is authorized to weigh the same, either by means of portable or stationary scales, and may require that such vehicle be driven to the nearest scales. The peace officer, or other designated individual as aforesaid, may then require the driver to unload immediately such portion of the load as may be necessary to decrease the gross weight of such vehicle to the maximum allowed therefor.
If the driver, operator or owner of the vehicle and load fails or refuses to drive the vehicle to the nearest scale, the peace officer, or other designated individual as aforesaid, may retain and use the services of individuals capable of moving the vehicle and load to the nearest scale and require that the driver, operator or owner of the vehicle compensate the city for such services.
Source: 1952 Rev. Ord. 1119 (1962), 2792 (1996), 5089 (2017).
Source: City of Fargo, North Dakota, Fargo Municipal Code and Home Rule Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nd/fargo/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=FARGO_MUNICIPAL_CODECIFANODA_CH8TRCO_ART8-09EQVEIZWEHELORE_8-0925PEOFOTAGMAWEVEREREEXLOFetched: 11/7/2026