I see a cop up ahead and lots of people grouped around him. The cop is going about 58 in a 60 and people are verrry slowly passing him. I bet I am one of 20 cars in this group and he pulls ME over because I have no front plate.
He does give me a verbal warning and I see about 10 other cars wiz by without plates. Unreal.
You would think they would want to go out and catch speeders or stop real crime.....I just had to vent.

 

You would think. But you would be wrong!

What city was the cop from? I was ticketed twice in my old IROC for no front plate. I tend to believe it's the dumbest law ever. Sorry about the hassle, good thing you got out of it though.

Kyle

 

I was on George Bush around 11pm tonight also! I saw a camaro cop had someone pulled over...

Cody

 

I didn't catch where he was from, but it was in between 75 and the North tollway.
I have seen a ton more cops out there lately since they had their first head on collision due to some idiot crossing over 100 (?) feet of grass to get to the other lanes.....

 

I'm working right off 635 right now @ Hillcrest. I have only seen one cop in this area since I got the job out here a month ago. I'll keep my eyes peeled though because I'm paying a no front plate ticket this monday.

 

§ 502.404. OPERATION OF VEHICLE WITHOUT LICENSE PLATE OR
REGISTRATION INSIGNIA. (a) A person commits an offense if the
person operates on a public highway during a registration period a passenger car or commercial motor vehicle that does not display two license plates, at the front and rear of the vehicle, that have been:
(1) assigned by the department for the period; or
(2) validated by a registration insignia issued by the department that establishes that the vehicle is registered for the period.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person operates on a public highway during a registration period a passenger car or
commercial motor vehicle, other than a vehicle assigned license
plates for the registration period, that does not properly display
the registration insignia issued by the department that establishes that the license plates have been validated for the period.
(c) A person commits an offense if the person operates on a public highway during a registration period a road tractor,
motorcycle, trailer, or semitrailer that does not display a license
plate, attached to the rear of the vehicle, that has been:
(1) assigned by the department for the period; or
(2) validated by a registration insignia issued by the department that establishes that the vehicle is registered for the period.
(d) Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to a dealer
operating a vehicle as provided by law.
(e) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.

 

Not to be rude or anything, but I'm pretty sure most here know the law. It's whether we obey it or not! J/K

 

You were on George Bush?

 

 

Has anyone ever tried keeping the front plate inside the car and when/if you get pulled over, throwing it up in the windshield? I mean our cars are so steeply raked that I dont think you could really notice from a distance.

 

That not the front of the car.... The judge would say guilty...

 

I have mine on the front air dam.....does that count?

 

I guess its in the judge's interpretation of the law... What constitutes the front of the car????? And is it visible to read???

 

Yup.. It's legal ... Many cops frown upon it - but it's still "displayed at the front of the vehicle" ...

 

Cant say anything about it. Thats what I plan to do once I get my SLP grille.