Vehicles: trailers.

Existing law establishes various classes of driver's licenses and various endorsements on those licenses that indicate the type of vehicle a person may lawfully operate. Under existing law, a class C license authorizes a person to drive a 2-axle vehicle weighing no more than 26,000 pounds. Existing law also authorizes a person with a class C license to, as specified, tow a trailer, fifth-wheel travel trailer, as defined, or trailer coach weighing no more than 10,000 pounds, or, if the person has passed a written examination, a fifth-wheel travel trailer exceeding 10,000 pounds but not exceeding 15,000 pounds. This bill would define the term "recreational trailer" as a vehicle that is designed to be towed by a motor vehicle and used for human habitation, to carry horses and other animals, to carry recreational equipment and off-highway vehicles, or some combination of these uses, for recreational purposes. This bill would authorize a person with a class C license to, as specified, and not for compensation, tow a recreational trailer weighing no more than 10,000 pounds or, if the person has passed a written examination, a recreational trailer weighing more than 10,000 pounds but not exceeding 15,000 pounds.