Code of Massachusetts Regulations
540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Title 540 CMR 26.00 - Plow And Hitching Mechanisms; Compliance
Section 26.05 - Exemptions

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

540 CMR 26.00 shall not apply to hitching mechanisms that are permanently affixed through welding or other means before July 1, 2004. However, it is unlawful, and punishable by fines and revocation of registration, for any person to permanently affix through welding or other means a hitching mechanism governed by M.G.L. c. 90, § 19K after that date. If the Registrar determines that a hitching mechanism has, in fact, been permanently affixed through welding or other means on or after July 1, 2004, the Registrar may refer such matter for enforcement and may permanently revoke the vehicle's registration. Vehicles equipped with an apparatus that allows the hitching mechanism to be folded flat, leaving no protruding surfaces, shall only be required to have the plow itself removed if the hitching mechanism is in the folded flat position while the vehicle is in operation.

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