Rear License Plate and Truck Camper?
I am buying a 8 1/2 ft truck camper that will be installed on a 3/4 ton 6 1/2 ft bed. The camper will then extend over the rear of the truck. The camper bottom does not hang below the tailgate. But u...
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Hemi Joel wrote:
I bought my arctic fox 1050 used from a local dealer. They had taken it in on trade from a party who lived in Montana. The camper had a title from Montana signed by the seller. I checked with the DMV office . They said Minnesota considers a slide in camper cargo, and does not title or tag them or register them in anyway. No different than if you were hauling a crate of bananas. So the dealer gave me a bill of sale and the signed Montana title, which I am still holding incase I ever sell the camper to someone from a state that needs it.
Had exact legal situation bringing camper from Minnesota to California.
Than my camper completely covers rear of the truck and has plate holder from the factory. Don't know if CA has the same law prohibiting plate on cargo, but plate has to be visible and lot of cars hauling disabled person cart have plate with light mounted on the carrier.
regardless the actual law, I don't think LEO would care about "cargo" definition, but he very likely will care about visible plate.
