(a) Every person convicted of a violation of any declared gross vehicle weight limitation provision of this code, shall be punished by a fine that equals the amounts specified in the following table:
Pounds in Excess of the Declared
Gross Vehicle Weight | Fine |
1,001–1,500
........................
| $ 250 |
1,501–2,000
........................
| 300 |
2,001–2,500
........................
| 350 |
2,501–3,000
........................
| 400 |
3,001–3,500
........................
| 450 |
3,501–4,000
........................
| 500 |
4,001–4,500
........................
| 550 |
4,501–5,000
........................
| 600 |
5,001–6,000
........................
| 700 |
6,001–7,000
........................
| 800 |
7,001–8,000
........................
| 900 |
8,001–10,000
........................
| 1,000 |
10,001 and over
........................
| 2,000 |
(b) No part of the penalties prescribed by this section shall be suspended for a conviction of any of the following:
(1) Section 40001 for requiring operation of a vehicle upon a highway in violation of any provision referred to in this section.
(2) Any provision referred to in this section when a second or subsequent conviction of a violation thereof occurs within three years immediately preceding the violation charged.