Electric Breaks and the law

Bobbo wrote:

jarata1 wrote:
I live in Massachusetts and just bought a used trailer.The weight of the travel trailer is 1600 pounds.I do have electric breaks but the suv I'll be towing them with doesn't have the setup for them.
My question is I brought the trailer into a dealer to go through it.He said if you have electric breaks on camper they must be hooked up and you must also have a battery backup or you will get pulled over and ticketed.
Looking at mass law they say a trailer is required to have electric breaks if it's over 3000 pounds my trailer isn't even close to that
So who's right do I have to get them hooked up like dealer says?

This trailer, Scamp 13' trailer is 1500 pounds. Compare its size to yours.

Check your states trailer laws to know for sure. I am in Ohio and no brakes are needed if under 3000#