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The following are Laws Regarding Passengers
Riding in RVs. Last updated on June 19th, 2001. The information provided here
can change at any given time. If you are not sure check with your law
enforcement local office.
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Legend |
| N/S |
Not
specified. In the absence of a state statute or regulation that
prohibits passengers from riding in campers, or specifically
authorizing it, state enforement agencies uniformly conclude that
passengers may ride in truck campers. |
| 1 |
Truck camper
must be equipped with audible or visual communication system between
camper and driver (horn will not suffice) |
| 2 |
Fifth wheel
must be equipped with safety glass, an audible or visual communication
device between trailer and driver and one unobstructed entrance
capable of being opened from both outside and inside. |
| 3 |
Fifth wheel
must be equipped with passenger coupling device and shall have a
2-inch or larger kingpin. |
| 4 |
Fifth wheel
must be equipped with safety glass and some means of approved
electronic or electrical communication between driver and trailer. |
| 5 |
No one under
age of 12 permitted in trailer unless accompanied by a person 16 or
older, and trailer must be equipped with two-way communication system
between driver and trailer. |
Although every
effort has been made to insure accuracy of data, Caravans for Hire assumes no
responsibility for any misstatements which may have been made. This chart
is not intended to provide all regulations on the subject. Check with the
individual states if you're not certain of the laws. As new information is
made available to us, we'll make it available to you. Information can change at
any given day.
|
State
|
Truck
Camper
|
|
Travel
Trailer
|
|
Fifth
Wheel
|
| |
YES |
NO |
N/S |
|
YES |
NO |
N/S |
|
YES |
NO |
N/S |
| Alabama |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
| Alaska |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
| Arizona |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
| Arkansas |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
| California |
X1 |
|
|
|
|
X |
|
|
X2 |
|
|
| Colorado |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
| Connecticut |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
| Delaware |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
| Florida |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
| Georgia |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
| Hawaii |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
| Idaho |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
| Illinois |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
| Indiana |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
| Iowa |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
| Kansas |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
| Kentucky |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
| Louisiana |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
| Maine |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
| Maryland |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
| Massachusetts |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
| Michigan |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
| Minnesota |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
| Mississippi |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
| Missouri |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
| Montana |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
| Nebraska |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
| Nevada |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
| New
Hampshire |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
| New Jersey |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
| New Mexico |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
| New York |
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
| North
Carolina |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
| North Dakota |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
| Ohio |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
| Oklahoma |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
| Oregon |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
X2 |
|
|
| Pennsylvania |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
X3,4 |
|
|
| Rhode Island |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
| South
Carolina |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
| South Dakota |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
X2 |
|
|
| Tennessee |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
| Texas |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
| Utah |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
| Vermont |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
| Virginia |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
| Washington |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
| West
Virginia |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
| Wisconsin |
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
X5 |
|
|
| Wyoming |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
No matter what the
laws say, it is not a safe practice to allow any living thing, other than a
plant, to ride in any vehicle which is under tow.
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