Towing wreck - overloaded hitch

Both you and TXiceman are making subtle, but IMO "EXTREMELY IMPORTANT" points and that being there are two parts in the end of being "legal" in the eyes of the law and that is the administrative end such as having a vehicle properly registered and the other IMO more important one is "Proper Operation". The later again IMO is where one can get into legal trouble when one is say loading a vehicle in excess of what the Manufacturer has specified the max weight it is designed for and what the FMVSS has certified that vehicle safety wise to be operated at. You might not get a ticket for improper registration, but could get nailed for Negligence or the host of more serious charges like "vehicular manslaughter" should it be determined that you were operating your vehicle outside the specified Manufacturer's or FMVSS certification ratings.

Everyone wants to point to the fact that there are no particular laws that reference such things as these Manufacturer's or FMVSS ratings, but what is important is that they are extremely germane IMO as a contributing factor in supporting other much more serious charges such as "IMPROPER OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE", "VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER", "RECKLESS DRIVING", "NEGLIGENCE IN XXXX", ETC., ETC. These Manufacturer and FMVSS numbers pretain to the "SAFE OPERATION" aspect of motor vehicle use and not the DMV/Registration "PROPER PAPERWORK (I.E. registration)" admistrative aspect of motor vehicle use.

Larry