Section 554.425  Deviation from Authorized Routes

a)         Permit movements must be made over the routes listed in the permit.  If the permittee is traveling on State maintained routes other than those specified in the permit, the permittee is subject to arrest in accordance with Section 15-301(j) of the Code. 

b)         If a routing is not prescribed, the permittee is expected to follow a direct route on State maintained highways between the specified origin and destination. 

c)         Upon instructions from a police officer, the permittee may also be directed off of the assigned route to a scale.  When the permittee is found to be within the size and weight limits of his/her permit, it is the responsibility of the police officer to assist the permittee in returning to the prescribed route. 

d)        A permitted load operating on an unauthorized State-maintained highway is prohibited from further movement until the Department provides a new route to return the permittee to the routing authorized in the permit.

(Source:  Amended at 36 Ill. Reg. 13254, effective August 1, 2012)