28-5241. Out-of-service orders; violation; civil penalty; definition
A. A motor carrier shall not require or permit a driver:
1. To operate a commercial motor vehicle that is subject to an out-of-service order until all repairs required by the out-of-service order have been satisfactorily completed.
2. Who is subject to an out-of-service order to operate a commercial motor vehicle until the reason for the out-of-service order has been remedied.
B. A driver:
1. Shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle that is subject to an out-of-service order until all repairs required by the out-of-service order have been satisfactorily completed.
2. Who is subject to an out-of-service order shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle until the reason for the out-of-service order has been remedied.
C. Notwithstanding section 28-5240, a violation of this section is a civil traffic violation.
D. The court shall impose:
1. On a driver who violates or fails to comply with an out-of-service order a civil penalty of:
(a) At least two thousand five hundred dollars for an initial violation or failure.
(b) Five thousand dollars for a subsequent violation or failure.
2. A civil penalty of at least two thousand seven hundred fifty dollars and not more than twenty-five thousand dollars on a motor carrier who violates an out-of-service order or who requires or permits a driver to violate or fail to comply with an out-of-service order.
E. In addition to other penalties prescribed by this chapter, if a motor carrier or driver is found responsible for a violation of this section, the motor carrier or driver is subject to disqualification pursuant to section 28-3312.
F. For the purposes of this section, " out-of-service order" means a declaration by a specialty officer of the department or a law enforcement officer authorized pursuant to section 28-5204 that a driver, motor vehicle or motor carrier is out of service pursuant to this chapter.
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