Minnesota Oversize and Overweight Fines and Penalties

Driving an overweight vehicle in Minnesota is considered a misdemeanor. Civil liability:

The owner or lessee of a vehicle that is operated with a gross weight in excess of a weight limit imposed under sections 169.823 to 169.8295, 169.84 to 169.851, and 169.87 or a shipper who ships or tenders goods for shipment in a single truck or combination vehicle that exceeds a weight limit imposed under sections 169.823 to 169.8295, 169.84 to 169.851, and 169.87 is liable for a civil penalty. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, if a person found guilty of a violation of a weight limit imposed under this section or sections 169.823 to 169.8295, 169.84 to 169.851, or 169.87 is also found by the court to have knowingly and contemporaneously attempted to evade a fixed weigh station or to otherwise avoid weighing by means of stationary scales under section 169.85 or other law, the court must impose a penalty of twice the amount.

http://mncourts.gov/mncourtsgov/media/scao_library/Statewide%20Payables/2017-Traffic-Criminal- Payables-Lists.pdf

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=169.871

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=169

http://www.dot.state.mn.us/const/tools/docs/sec-380.pdf