Dingy towing laws are getting stricter every year. The following is a detailed snapshot of the towing laws in the US and Canada. Vehicles above the rated weights must have supplemental braking systems on board to be legal.
North American Weight Limits for Towing
without Supplemental Brakes
Source: American Automobile Association
Digest of Motor Laws
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WEIGHT LIMIT BY POUNDS OR OTHER RESTRICTION (SEE 'KEY')
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Alabama |
3,000 |
Kentucky |
‘A’ | North Dakota | ‘C’ | Alberta | 2,000 |
Alaska |
5,000 | Louisiana |
3,000 | Ohio | 2,000 | British Columbia | 4,400 |
Arizona |
3,000 | Maine |
3,000 | Oklahoma | 3,000 | Manitoba | 'A' |
Arkansas |
3,000 | Maryland |
3,000 | Oregon* | ‘A’ | New Brunswick | 3,000 |
California |
1,500 | Massachusetts |
10,000 | Pennsylvania | 3,000 | Newfoundland | ‘A’ |
Colorado |
3,000 | Michigan |
3,000 | Rhode Island | 4,000 | Northwest Territories | 'C' |
Connecticut |
3,000 | Minnesota |
3,000 | South Carolina | 3,000 | Nova Scotia | 4,000 |
Delaware |
4,000 | Mississippi |
2,000 | South Dakota | 3,000 | Ontario | 3,000 |
D.C |
3,000 | Missouri |
‘B’ | Tennessee | 3,000 | Prince Edward Island | 3,300 |
Florida |
3,000 | Montana |
3,000 | Texas | 4,500 | Quebec | 2,860 |
Georgia |
3,000 | Nebraska |
3,000 | Utah | ‘A’ | Saskatchewan | 3,000 |
Hawaii |
3,000 | Nevada |
1,500 | Vermont | 3,000 | Yukon Territory | 2,000 |
Idaho |
1,500 | New Hampshire |
‘A’ | Virginia | 3,000 | ||
Illinois |
3,000 | New Jersey |
‘C’ | Washington | 3,000 | ||
Indiana | 3,000 | New Mexico | 3,000 | West Virginia | 3,000 | ||
Iowa |
3,000 | New York |
1,000 | Wisconsin | 3,000 | ||
Kansas |
'A' | North Carolina |
4,000 | Wyoming | 'A' |
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