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quote:Originally posted by offroad71
Spoke with California DMV yesterday, they told me that if your pulling a unit between 10,000 and 15,000 you need nothing but a reg. driver's license. NO restrictions. If you check the DMV's Commercial handbook, it's states the same thing.
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Do you happen to have a reference for this "DMV's Commercial handbook"??
Many of us have been through the CA license drill many times. If
"your (sic) pulling a unit between 10,000 and 15,000 you need nothing but a reg. driver's license. NO restrictions."
then why does the DMV even have a Recreational Trailer Endorsement (Restriction: 41) application, exam, and fee (depending on license type and expiration date) ???
Here are the references DMV cites and which we have followed.
Recreational Trailer Endorsement
A driver must have a fifth-wheel recreational trailer endorsement added to his/her Class C driver license to pull a fifth-wheel recreational trailer over 10,000 lbs., but not over 15,000 lbs. GVWR, which is not used for hire. This endorsement is not required if the driver has a commercial or noncommercial Class A driver license.
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CA DL648 - Refer to Page 12
With a Noncommercial Class A license You May Tow:
Travel trailers weighing over 10,000 lbs. GVWR, not used for hire.
5th-wheel travel trailers weighing over 15,000 lbs., not used for hire.
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CA DL648 - Refer to Page 2
Most DMV employees are unaware of the Recreation Vehicle License requirements. This has been demonstrated numerous times here and on RV.net when conscientious RVers attempt to comply and the counter person looks dumbstruck.
One last point. The code is specifically refers to GVWR. This is the weight that is on the sticker near the propane locker. No one cares that you are a weekender or you have lightly loaded the RV. Actual weight is not the criteria, GVWR is.