Brake Requirements by State

You will need to have brakes on your second trailer in the following states if your trailer weight exceeds:

1,500 POUNDS
California, Idaho, Nevada, Tennessee

2,000 POUNDS
Mississippi, Ohio, Utah, Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec, Yukon Territory

3,000 POUNDS
Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario*, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan

4,500 POUNDS
Texas

5,000 POUNDS
Alaska

Additional Notes:
Kentucky does not specifically require brakes on any trailer; only that you can stop the entire vehicle within a certain distance.

Kansas, Utah and Wyoming require that any vehicle or combination of vehicles stop within 40 feet at a speed of 20 MPH

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