I made a point to be respectful, it appears you don't afford the same courtesy as your last paragraph seems to be directed at me personally for what I can only assume is challenging your god like status on this subject. Please note you have no way to know what I use to tow with nor what I tow , I took offense to your allegation and I feel I make that point clear with my response.
First off I will assume you feel accuracy is important even though based on the information you presented in your last post was purposely painted in a light that you feel makes your point, even though you used information that was not applicable to the point.
The code you quote is for commercial vehicles weighing more than 8000 lbs. which most super duty's don't even weigh in at . The purpose of the 'LAW' you are quoting has absolutely nothing to do with the sticker on the door. The theory for commercial vehicles having a declared weight { Please note the word DECLARED } is because most states feel the more the vehicles weighs the more damage it does the roads you use to make money so they feel the more you should pay for registration, by the way this same theory applies to trailers. So they allow you to declare the weight , so the lower you declare the less you pay , but if you declare to low and get caught BAM , the chart you left out that was so important to your point , the dreaded fine that would be imposed on the members of the raptor forum for towing over the weight limit ........( please insert fail waaa waaa waaaaaaa tone here }
As for your buddy who wrote two tickets recently , they have nothing to do with towing over the capacity , they are a direct result of an improperly loaded trailer, but I bet you knew that and still used the info to help your point.
So as I stated the first time [ very politely I might add} Not counting an accident [which of course you threw in anyway] Show me a state law for a NON COMMERCIAL vehicle that an officer can write a ticket for based on the stickler in your door jamb.
Also as a matter of note I would like to point out there is a difference between you're and your , they are not interchangeable, hint hint......
By the way here is a Q and A from the California DMV website Tim
7. Q - I have a pickup truck and sometimes tow a heavy trailer. I believe the over-all weight may be over 10,001 lbs. Should I complete a declaration form?
A- No. Pickup trucks as defined, do not have to declare their operating weight regardless of how heavy the load or combined vehicle weight.
