Trailer Brake Laws By State
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Length | Width | Height | Vehicle & Trailer Max. Length |
Required | Minimum Weight |
| Alabama | 40' | 8' | 13' 6" | 60' | YES | 3000 |
| Alaska | 40' | 8' | 13' 6" | 65' | YES | 3000 |
| Arizona | 40' | 8' | 13' 6" | 65' | YES | 3000 |
| Arkansas | n/a | 8' 6" | 13' 6" | n/a | YES | 3000 |
| California | 40' | 8' 6" | 14' | 65' | YES | 3000 |
| Colorado | 45' | 8' 6" | 13' 6" | 70' | YES | 3000 |
| Connecticut | 45' | 8' 6" | 13' 6" | 60' | YES | 3000 |
| Delaware | 40' | 8' 6" | 13' 6" | 60' | YES | 4000 |
| Dist. Of Columbia | 40' | 8' 6" | 13' 6" | 55' | YES | 3000 |
| Florida | 48' | 8' 6" | 13' 6" | 60' | YES | 3000 |
| Georgia | 53' | 8' | 13' 6" | 55' | YES | 3000 |
| Hawaii | 40' | 9' | 13' 6" | 65' | YES | 3000 |
| Idaho | 45' | 8' 6" | 14' | 65' | YES | 1500 |
| Illinois | 42' | 8' | 13' 6" | 60' | YES | 3000 |
| Indiana | 40' | 8' 6" | 13' 6" | 60' | YES | 3000 |
| Iowa | 48' | 8' 6" | 13' 6" | 60' | YES | 3000 |
| Kansas | n/a | 8' 6" | 14' | 65' | n/a | |
| Kentucky | n/a | 8' | 13' 6" | 55' | n/a | |
| Louisiana | 30' | 8' | 13' 6" | 70' | YES | 3000 |
| Maine | 45' | 8' 6" | 13' 6" | 65' | YES | 3000 |
| Maryland | n/a | 8' | 13' 6" | 55' | YES | 3000 |
| Massachusetts | 33' | 8' 6" | 13' 6" | n/a | YES | 10000 |
| Michigan | 53' | 8' | 13' 6" | 60' | YES | 3000 |
| Minnesota | 48' | 8' 6" | 13' 6" | 60' | YES | 3000 |
| Mississippi | 40' | 8' 6" | 13' 6" | n/a | YES | 2000 |
| Missouri | n/a | 8' 6" | 14' | 60' | n/a | |
| Montana | n/a | 8' 6" | 13' 6" | 75' | YES | 3000 |
| Nebraska | 40' | 8' 6" | 14' 6" | 65' | YES | 3000 |
| Nevada | n/a | 8' 6" | 14' | 70' | YES | 3000 |
| New Hampshire | 48' | 8' | 13' 6" | 48' | YES | 3000 |
| New Jersey | 40' | 8' | 13' 6" | 48' | YES | 3000 |
| New Mexico | 40' | 8' | 14' | 65' | YES | 3000 |
| New York | 45' | 8' 6" | 13' 6" | 60' | YES | 3000 |
| North Carolina | 48' | 8' 6" | 13' 6" | 60' | YES | 4000 |
| North Dakota | 60' | 8' 6" | 14' | 75' | YES | All |
| Ohio | 40' | 8' 6" | 13' 6" | 65' | YES | 2000 |
| Oklahoma | n/a | 8' 6" | 13' 6" | 65' | YES | 3000 |
| Oregon | 35' | 8' 6" | 14' | 50' | n/a | |
| Pennsylvania | 53' | 8' 6" | 13' 6" | 60' | YES | 3000 |
| Rhode Island | 48' 6" | 8' 6" | 13' 6" | 60' | YES | 4000 |
| South Carolina | 48' | 8' 6" | 13' 6" | n/a | YES | 3000 |
| South Dakota | 53' | 8' 6" | 14' | 70' | YES | 3000 |
| Tennessee | 48' | 8' 6" | 13' 6" | 65' | YES | 3000 |
| Texas | n/a | 8' 6" | 14' | 65' | YES | 4500 |
| Utah | 48' | 8' 6" | 14' | 65' | YES | 2000 |
| Vermont | 53' | 8' 6" | 13' 6" | 65' | YES | 3000 |
| Virginia | n/a | 8' 6" | 13' 6" | 60' | YES | 3000 |
| Washington | 48' | 8' 6" | 14' | 75' | YES | 3000 |
| West Virginia | 40' | 8' | 13' 6" | 65' | YES | 3000 |
| Wisconsin | 45' | 8' 6" | 13' 6" | 65' | YES | 3000 |
| Wyoming | 60' | 8' 6" | 14' | 85' | n/a | |
Compiled by: Go Boating magazine - December 2000 issue
