{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"35400.6","citation":"Veh. Code, § 35400.6","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 15. SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD [35000. - 35796.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-15"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Length [35400. - 35414.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-15/chapter-4"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 548, Sec. 1.   (AB 64)   Effective January 1, 2014.","effective":"2014-01-01","html":"<p>(a) Subdivision (a) of Section <a href=\"/veh/35400\">35400</a> does not apply to a fifth-wheel travel trailer that does not exceed the following lengths:</p><p>(1) Forty-eight feet in length from the foremost point of the trailer to the rear extremity of the trailer.</p><p>(2) (A) For a fifth-wheel travel trailer with a single axle, 38 feet in length from the kingpin to the rearmost axle.</p><p>(B) For a fifth-wheel travel trailer with two or more axles, 40 feet in length from the kingpin to the rearmost axle.</p><p>(b) A manufacturer of a fifth-wheel travel trailer described by subdivision (a) shall include in the delivery documents the information necessary to register that fifth-wheel travel trailer, including its overall length pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) and a declaration that its length is in compliance with subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a). The dealer may reject acceptance of the fifth-wheel travel trailer if this documentation is not provided.</p>","text":"(a) Subdivision (a) of Section 35400 does not apply to a fifth-wheel travel trailer that does not exceed the following lengths: (1) Forty-eight feet in length from the foremost point of the trailer to the rear extremity of the trailer. (2) (A) For a fifth-wheel travel trailer with a single axle, 38 feet in length from the kingpin to the rearmost axle. (B) For a fifth-wheel travel trailer with two or more axles, 40 feet in length from the kingpin to the rearmost axle. (b) A manufacturer of a fifth-wheel travel trailer described by subdivision (a) shall include in the delivery documents the information necessary to register that fifth-wheel travel trailer, including its overall length pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) and a declaration that its length is in compliance with subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a). The dealer may reject acceptance of the fifth-wheel travel trailer if this documentation is not provided.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/length-35400-6","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}