A dilapidated FEMA trailer - My first RV
Since this was the first RV I ever bought, I decided that this would be the most appropriate forum to post in. I was reading a post about a guy who wants to dry camp in New York City for the winte...
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Jerallen wrote:liaft wrote:
Posted By: liaft on 10/22/14 02:34pm
Jerallen wrote:
liaft wrote:
Fortunately, I live in South Carolina where they do not require titles or plates for trailers, so I am road legal
You may want to check on that. Pretty sure that applies to utility and boat trailers.
I did. When I went to the DMV to try to get it titled, the lady there told me that because it was less than 7,500 pounds, I didn't have to title it or plate it.
FROM THE SC CODE OF LAWS
SECTION 56-3-720. Fees for camper or travel trailers; distinctive tag.
For every camper or travel trailer the biennial registration fee is ten dollars. The Department of Motor Vehicles must include in this classification every trailer not more than thirty-five feet long and eight feet wide primarily equipped, designed, converted, or used for private living quarters and towed by a motor vehicle. The department shall design a distinctive tag which must be displayed on the exterior of the rear of the trailer in a conspicuous place.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 46-35.6; 1968 (55) 2453; 1977 Act No. 63; 1993 Act No. 164, Part II, Section 22N; 1996 Act No. 459, Section 139.
The law says that the DMV must make a special plate for campers. The plate costs $10 for 2 years or you can get a permanent one for $89. As it was explained to me at the DMV, it is to keep you from being pulled over if you travel out of state as a convenience. There is no requirement in SC to title or register any trailer under 7,500 pounds or a camper shorter than 35 feet long. I have also confirmed it with a friend of mine who is a LEO here in town who told me that, because of reciprocity, I am legal in all 50 states, but expect to be pulled over once in a while.
