cmeade wrote:
We Cant Wait wrote:
OK the OP is from AZ so ANY Ca. rule do not apply to him so lets not confuse the guy with antidote info from other states. Plan and simple if he's Legal in his home state then he's legal in all states including Ca. no matter his weight.
I have to add that your out of state license allows you to be legal in CA while on federal interstate routes and access roads but not on state or county roads. As long as you stay on federal roads or access roads for fuel or emergencies and convince the LEO of your reason why you
had to be where you are then all is well. Sightseeing or shortcuts on a state or county road is no excuse. Federal regulations apply only to federal roads and highways and individual state regulations apply to state and county jurisdictions. Hope this clears this up. (Example - triple trailers are illegal in CA but legal to first safe haven or 50 miles from the entry point whichever is lesser and within one mile of interstate is an exceotion)
I'm under the assumption that the DOT only controls commercial vehicular commerce and licensing. I'm also under the impression that the DOT does not regulate or control non-commercial (and recreational) vehicular licensing. Each state is authorized to license non-commercial (and recreational) vehicles as they see fit.. There may be exceptions to this rule, but this is my basic understanding.
With that being said, are these restrictions on
recreational vehicles you referenced a CA or federal statute? I'd be surprised if they were federal statutes. If that was the case, then it would mean the DOT somehow regulates state-to-state reciprocity in terms of non-commercial (recreational) vehicle licensing.
In any case, do you know where I can find further information, or copies of the actual statutes, referencing these restrictions? Thanks!
