spoon059
Senior Member
- Joined
- Jun 30, 2015
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- Location
- Just north of Washington DC
- Ram Year
- 2015
- Engine
- 6.7 CTD
Commercial truck means DOT applies to you. You lose part 1 of your battle.I do have commercial plates on my truck but the boat is for private use. So I'm guessing the laws would apply to me?
Part 2 of your battle is if that law is valid with your conditions. I don't know all the boat jargon, so I have no idea what they are saying about a transom, outboard, inboard, overboard, cross strap, cross dressing, etc.
My best suggestion for you is to call the DOT officers supervisor and request clarification. Don't file a complaint at this time, don't get them defensive... just ask the supervisor for clarification on the law for which you were cited. Best case scenario, the supervisor says that his officer made a mistake and the citation can be administratively voided.
Good luck!