twodownzero wrote:
IdaD wrote:
I'm not aware of a state where the payload sticker means anything. Most of the time a 3/4 ton with properly rated bags or timbrens can carry a given load as well or better than the same model/year 3500. If the payload sticker is an issue for you, use a sharpie on it. What you really need to do is know what the law in your state says. Usually you can register your truck to carry or tow whatever you want.
In my state it is not legal to license a vehicle for more than its rated capacity nor is a driver's license valid for use on our roadways if the vehicle is overloaded. If you block out your GVWR on the sticker, it's likely that you won't be able to register your vehicle at all here. In other states I've lived, plates are issued for a certain number of pounds that hits certain cutoffs in the law, 8k, 12k, etc. Here, my truck is registered for its GVWR, 9900 pounds, and not a single pound more or less.
Not according to the New Mexico motor vehicle code in the link below. It states in section 66-3-1.2 that a vehicles registration is based upon "declared" gross weight not rated gross weight. The same as Texas and many other states.
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66-3-1.2. REGISTRATION--DECLARED GROSS WEIGHT.--Except as
otherwise provided by law, the division shall register each truck, truck
tractor, road tractor and bus required to be registered under the
international registration plan or reciprocal agreements with other
jurisdictions for a declared gross weight not to exceed the legal limitation
established by this state. "
Also the fine is the same as well where you have to pay for the GVWR you got caught with for all the years you have owned the vehicle and you also have to register it with that GVWR from that moment on until you no longer own the vehicle.
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66-3-21. VEHICLE EXCEEDING DECLARED GROSS WEIGHT.--
A. Except as otherwise provided by law, a vehicle or combination
shall not be operated upon the public highways of this state when the gross
vehicle weight or gross combination vehicle weight exceeds the declared gross
weight. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be:
(1) assessed a penalty for the lapsed portion of the registration
period in an amount equal to the difference between the fee for the declared
gross weight and the fee for the gross vehicle weight or gross combination
vehicle weight at which the vehicle or combination was weighed; and
(2) required to register the vehicle or combination at the higher
declared gross weight in accordance with the weight at the time of the
violation for the remainder of the registration period and to pay that fee.
B. Such registration shall not be construed to authorize the movement
of loads in violation of the state's size and weight laws.
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New Mexico Motor Vehicle Laws
