Here is the answer to the NYC parking ticket conundrum, "Do I have to cap the bed of my pick-up truck to avoid a NYC parking ticket?"

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and
Regulations
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DEPARTMENT
OF
MOTOR
VEHICLES
CHAPTER
I.
REGULATIONS
OF
THE
COMMISSIONER
SUBCHAPTER
H.
CLASSIFICATION
OF
VEHICLES
AND
REGULATION
OF
NONVEHICULAR
DEVICES
PART
106.
PASSENGER
AND
COMMERCIAL
REGISTRATIONS
Current
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Pickup
truck.
A
truck
with
a
cargo
bed
and
side
walls,
regardless
of
seating
capacity
within
the
cab.
(a)
A
pickup
truck
will
receive
a
commercial
registration
except
as
provided
in
subdivisions
(b)
and
(c)
of
this
section.
(b)
A
pickup
truck
which
is
used
exclusively
for
non-­‐commercial
purposes
with
an
unladen
weight
of
5,500
pounds
or
less,
and
with
no
business
advertising
may
receive
a
passenger
registration,
at
the
registrant's
option.
This
subdivision
shall
also
apply
to
pickup
trucks
weighing
5,500

3. pounds
or
less
that
are
leased
and
rented,
provided
that
the
lessee
or
renter
of
the
pickup
truck
certifies
on
a
form,
provided
by
the
leasing
or
rental
company,
that
the
pickup
truck
shall
be
used
exclusively
for
non-­‐commercial
purposes.
No
rental
or
leasing
company
shall
permit
the
renting
or
leasing
of
a
pickup
truck
if
the
renter
or
lessee
fails
to
complete
the
certification
required
by
this
subdivision
or
if
such
company
knows
or
has
reason
to
know
that
the
renter
or
lessee
is
operating
a
pickup
truck
for
commercial
purposes.
(c)
A
pickup
truck
which
is
used
exclusively
for
non-­‐commercial
purposes
with
an
unladen
weight
over
5,000
pounds,
with
no
business
advertising,
with
the
bed
completely
enclosed
by
a
camper
top,
with
at
least
one
side
window
in
the
camper
top,
and
with
seats,
seat
fittings
or
camping
equipment
mounted
in
the
bed,
may
receive
a
passenger
registration,
at
the
registrant's
option.
These
modifications
must
be
permanent.
Camping
equipment
means
that
a
bed,
stove
or
refrigerator
must
always
be
in
the
vehicle.
Any
use
of
the
truck
without
these
modifications
requires
the
vehicle
to
be
registered
as
a
commercial
vehicle.
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