Do I Need Register A Dump Trailer Ky

treerat

my neighbor and i was having a descusion on the DOT boys slap-up down on people that pull trailors,,,,,what he said was that it was a police that they needed to be licensed,,and have lights and trailor brakes,,,,,,he said that the law always has been for the lights only none of the above was ever enforced,,,but he knows a couple of guys in this area that got a ticket for the trailor,,,,, i pull a 5x8 with a mower a few days a week,,,,,,what he said was that they are starting to enforce information technology in KY now,,,,anybody hear of this?????????

duckslayer870

It more than over the guys hauling scrap Iron with trailers over and so many ft in length. They are poppin em for and then called comercial activity without DOT numbers and crap. I believe that any trailer over 10 ft must have lights and anything over 16 must have breaks. The state is difficult pressed for funds so they are getting pretty gung ho over simple crap that they accept ignored forever.

treerat

i agree duck,,,,,they are finding ways to stick it to us simple people

rock802

I take a friend that is a trooper, he told me that as long as the trailor or load does not block the tail lights of the veh. pulling it yous are fine with no lights.

WSM Man · Mar eighteen, 2010

Trailers that are privately owned and operated and meet the following criteria do not accept to be licensed in Kentucky.
Used for the transportation of:

Boats
Luggage
Personal Effects
Farm products, farm supplies or subcontract equipment
All-terrain vehicles as defined in KRS 189.010(24)
Wild animals as defined in KRS 150.010(41) that the possessor or operator of the trailer has obtained while hunting
Firearms or other supplies used in conjunction with hunting wild fauna

Trailers used for anything else must be licensed. (EDIT) Which includes travel trailers, camping trailers, or recreational trailers (example-a horse trailer with a living quarters)

In addition, Kentucky constabulary does not specifically crave brakes on trailers, regardless of weight. Notwithstanding, vehicles atypical or in combination must be able to stop inside altitude specified past statute.

If the trailer is small enough or has a small load so that you can see the towing vehicle's rear lights, the trailer does not crave lights of whatever kind. Nevertheless, if the trailer has lights of any kind, the trailer lights must work regardless of trailer size or size of load even if you can come across the vehicle lights.

Even though the trailer may not have to be licensed if information technology meets the criteria above, anytime you tow a trailer out of state information technology must exist registered and you must have the registration reciept with you, regardless of what kind of trailer it is.

As, stated to a higher place, the crack down from the DOT is more for people using them for work related things, such as hauling metal, construction, etc.

Remington Rules

The dot are cracking down in the louisville ky. area if yous have a mowing service or whatever thing that looks like existence used for work.

kdfwr907

This may also have to do with the number of trailors that are existence stolen. If you lot have to put tags on it, it would make a stolen trailer harder to re-sell.

Even though there arent that many commercially used utility trailers compared to the number used for personal utilise, anything to damper the market for stolen ones would help.

There are quite a few folks from the Louisville, Lex and N.KY area that come to South-Tree campground to ride ATV's, and it seems that someone in the group always has a trailor stolen that they enquire to go along an middle out for.

quackrstackr

Information technology'due south a way for them to charge me taxes on a gunkhole trailer that I've never had to pay before, too.

My newest boat doesn't have to have trailer tags so long every bit I stay in land, but I get a seperate revenue enhancement and registration bill just for the stinking trailer, every bit well as the one for the boat that rides on it.

Cantmisum

This may also have to do with the number of trailors that are beingness stolen. If y'all have to put tags on information technology, it would brand a stolen trailer harder to re-sell.
Even though there arent that many commercially used utility trailers compared to the number used for personal use, anything to damper the market place for stolen ones would help.

There are quite a few folks from the Louisville, Lex and Northward.KY area that come to S-Tree campground to ride ATV's, and it seems that someone in the group always has a trailor stolen that they ask to keep an eye out for.

Just a thought but the resale of the trailor with a tag on it, probably wont affair much if they are being cut upwardly for the aluminum.That is what is happening downwardly in Florida, co-ordinate to my brother.

grouseguy

Fifty-fifty though the trailer may not take to exist licensed if it meets the criteria above, anytime you lot tow a trailer out of country it must be registered and you must have the registration reciept with you, regardless of what kind of trailer it is.

Is this correct?

I always idea that the laws of the domicile state dictated registration on personal employ trailers travelling out of country. I know I've trailered an unlicensed dog trailer all over the country without a trouble ... take I been just lucky?

grillzilla

Trailers that are privately owned and operated and meet the following criteria do not have to be licensed in Kentucky.
Used for the transportation of:

Boats

Luggage

Personal Effects

Farm products, farm supplies or farm equipment

All-terrain vehicles as defined in KRS 189.010(24)

Wildlife as defined in KRS 150.010(41) that the owner or operator of the trailer has obtained while hunting

Firearms or other supplies used in conjunction with hunting wildlife

Trailers used for anything else must be licensed. (EDIT) Which includes travel trailers, camping trailers, or recreational trailers (example-a horse trailer with a living quarters)
In addition, Kentucky law does not specifically require brakes on trailers, regardless of weight. However, vehicles singular or in combination must be able to stop inside altitude specified by statute.

If the trailer is small enough or has a small load so that you can come across the towing vehicle'due south rear lights, the trailer does not require lights of whatsoever kind. Still, if the trailer has lights of any kind, the trailer lights must work regardless of trailer size or size of load fifty-fifty if you can see the vehicle lights.

Even though the trailer may not have to be licensed if information technology meets the criteria above, anytime you tow a trailer out of state it must be registered and yous must have the registration reciept with y'all, regardless of what kind of trailer it is.

As, stated higher up, the crack downward from the DOT is more than for people using them for work related things, such as hauling metallic, construction, etc.

Where does a towable grill fall ? It is used for pleasance but .

ResidentCombo

*Firearms or other supplies used in conjunction with hunting wildlife.

Looks to me every bit long as you take a season open up, you would have to eat when you got back from hunting.. Looks like Wing Dings may take some competition from Coyote Cookin's LOL

I pull a trailer to Florida every yr to haul my cycle, and a FL Trooper said as long information technology is legal in the state of license, it is legal.

I guess that is how Florida boats get away with having simply ane sticker in KY.

treerat

i have put virtually 2 hours into this to get the exact definition of everything,,,talking about something non making sense,,,,,,can't fifty-fifty discover a dang # to call these idiots

WSM Man

Is this correct?
I always idea that the laws of the home state dictated registration on personal use trailers travelling out of country. I know I've trailered an unlicensed dog trailer all over the country without a trouble ... have I been just lucky?

Fraid it is correct, and you are lucky, well, I don't really thinks information technology is luck, every bit much as since information technology doesn't demand to be licensed, most DOT officers merely do not carp checking or enforcing out of country registration laws. Just you must to accept proof of the KY registration in case you are checked to bear witness ownweship and information technology is a registered trailer if yous pull information technology out of state

Nevertheless, you exercise not demand to license the trailer if it is registered in KY (or any other country that does not require trailer license) to pull it out of country. Each state could not realistically enforce license plate laws from every other state as they all differ, but it is piece of cake to just cheque registration for out of country trailers as all states crave this of any trailer pulled out of state. I doubt even some DOT/DMV officers know this, but it is the law(s).

Where does a towable grill fall ? It is used for pleasance just

Skilful question, it doesn't fit the all-time, merely yous should exist ok proverb it is a personal outcome equally it is used for personal use only. That's a tough one.

I pull a trailer to Florida every year to haul my cycle, and a FL Trooper said as long it is legal in the state of license, information technology is legal.
I guess that is how Florida boats become away with having only 1 sticker in KY.

That is correct, as I stated higher up each land could not begin to know and enforce every state's trailer license laws, but if you pull it out of state it must be registered , not licensed. So if y'all don't have to licesne it in KY, y'all don't have to take a license for it in FL, which is exactly what you said the FL Trooper stated. Only it has to be registered which is seperate from licensing.

Hey guys, I'yard non telling anyone they have to register thier trailers, or license them, that is your buisness, I'grand but stating what the KY laws pertaining to trailers are per the thread request. In truth, these laws are rarely enforced, but they are starting to enforce some of them which will probably lead to more enforcement of all of them.

Every bit far equally taxes and cost-I have three trailers, none of them are licensed (they don't have to be equally they all fall nether the exemptions I posted), simply all are registered considering I utilise them for fourwheeling and hunting out of state occaisonally. One is bootleg, and all I had to do is become to the Canton Clerks office, make full out a asking, and the state issued a serial # for information technology and it is good to go (and should I every start using whatever of them for other use it will be simple to license them at present). Total taxes for registering my -6x18, -5x9, and -6x12 enclosed trailer, is just

nether $4 dollars a year. Four bucks is nothing if it keeps me legal out of land and prevents simply i ticket, which would probably cost a few hundred bucks.

12 pointer · Mar 19, 2010

Only a thought merely the resale of the trailor with a tag on it, probably wont matter much if they are beingness cut upward for the aluminum.That is what is happening down in Florida, according to my brother.

Heck, noone effectually bere tin can beget an all aluminum trailer. If I could, I could afford to license information technology. lol

My Gooseneck I congenital has a deckover on information technology 8 ft long. It athat considerd in the full length of the trailer or do you measure from main deck to end of dovetail??? If and so, my trailer is 31 ft long total!!!!! 18 ft deck, 5 ft dovetail and viii ft deckover. viii ft broad. Whatsoever trailer wider tha 8 ft i believee it is has to have side lights and a three low-cal associates in the eye of the dovetail. Just as a dually pickup truck. Correct me If I am incorrect.