Code of Massachusetts Regulations
540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Title 540 CMR 26.00 - Plow And Hitching Mechanisms; Compliance
Section 26.04 - Compliance

Universal Citation: 540 MA Code of Regs 540.26
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

A vehicle shall be deemed in compliance if the Registrar is satisfied that during the period between May 15th and October 15th of any year, the plow and the hitching mechanism used with the plow have been removed, except that vehicles equipped with an apparatus that allows the hitching mechanism to be folded flat leaving no protruding surfaces extending beyond the plow frame, shall only be required to have the plow itself removed. For purposes of 540 CMR 26.00, if an examiner from the Vehicle Services Section of the Registry of Motor Vehicles determines that any portion of a hitching mechanism, (defined as the lift cylinder and lift arm) extends beyond the vertical plane of the forward portion of the plow frame, the hitching mechanism is deemed to protrude and the vehicle is not in compliance. An examiner's use of a plumb line or a vertical straight edge shall provide satisfactory proof of compliance or non-compliance.

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