Does a Car Dolly Need Plates in Colorado

Jeff Ruether Parker Co New Member Joined: 05/24/2010 View Profile Offline	Do I need to license a tow dolly in Colorado to be legal? I know Florida and California do not require licensing but not familiar with Colorado where I now live.
Bionic Man Colorado Senior Member Joined: 04/03/2009 View Profile	Colorado requires plates on all trailers. 2012 RAM 3500 Laramie Longhorn DRW CC 4x4 Max Tow, Cummins HO, 60 gallon RDS aux fuel tank, Reese 18k Elite hitch 2003 Dodge Ram 3500 QC SB 4x4 Cummins HO NV5600 with Smarty JR, Jacobs EB (sold) 2002 Gulf Stream Sea Hawk 29FRB with Honda EV6010
robatthelake Vancouver Island Senior Member Joined: 08/24/2003 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline	Why don't You phone the DMV Office! Rob & Jean 98 Dutch Star Diesel Pusher ..07 Honda CRV AWD
Bumpyroad Virginia Senior Member Joined: 12/01/2005 View Profile Offline	some states require licenses if you ever tow the dolly alone, but not if it always has a car on it, or so I have read here. bumpy
azpete paulden Senior Member Joined: 07/03/2008 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline	typically, if your home state does not require a plate, there is reciprocity, state to state. same with towing a boat behind a fifth wheel in other states. that being said, if you do not have a car on the dolly, a plate is required, because then, it is just a trailer. nobody said it had to make sense.

Bumpyroad Virginia Senior Member Joined: 12/01/2005 View Profile Offline	azpete wrote: typically, if your home state does not require a plate, there is reciprocity, state to state. same with towing a boat behind a fifth wheel in other states. that being said, if you do not have a car on the dolly, a plate is required, because then, it is just a trailer. nobody said it had to make sense. whoa, double towing is NOT reciprocal. at least not according to posts here. bumpy
azpete paulden Senior Member Joined: 07/03/2008 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline	bumpy, you may be right. i shouldnt have made a blanket statement. i travel in a lot of midwestern and western states, and have seen it in most states, except those east of the missippi. i never saw double towing till i moved to arizona. i have never heard of anyone getting stopped for it though. even if it is legal, and im not saying it is always, it looks like an accident waiting to happen. as i said, no one said it had to make sense. * This post was edited 05/25/10 10:52am by azpete *
bigred1cav ohio Senior Member Joined: 09/14/2009 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline	You should be legal there if you are legal in the state of your residence. Most vehicle laws are reciprocity in nature, some states require both front an back license plates, but in those states where only a rear plate is required it is not unlawful to drive in a state where two are required.
bobcat187 colorado New Member Joined: 05/25/2010 View Profile Offline	I have a tow dolly and a tow truck. I tow flatbed trailors all the time in Colorado as I have lived here all my life. Colorado tried about 3 years ago to make it manditory to have a plate on a tow dolly but they couldn't get it passed because U-Haul would have lost millions. So no it isn't manditory to plate a tow dolly in Colorado because it is an extention of the towing vehicle.
Bumpyroad Virginia Senior Member Joined: 12/01/2005 View Profile Offline	bigred1cav wrote: You should be legal there if you are legal in the state of your residence. Most vehicle laws are reciprocity in nature, some states require both front an back license plates, but in those states where only a rear plate is required it is not unlawful to drive in a state where two are required. I think your second statement would be more accurate saying, "Many vehicle laws are...." as there are some that are not, and double towing is one of them. also double towing of a pickup/fiver/boat may be legal in MN, but some other combination may not be. bumpy