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Old 03-25-2004   #2
SlowWhite
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As I was pulled over 8 times in 1 month for no front plate. Ya I can tell you most anything you want to know about this.


first off to let you know I drove 1.5 years with out one. And not a single incident. Then out of no where I got 8 in one month.


secondly after getting busted at Opus a police officer gave me the run down on the law for it.


It has to be bolted to your front bump and no where else (ie: it's illegal to put up in your windshield) it also can not be zip tied to the front bumper (which is what I did with mine)


But I can say this for you. I also found a loop hole. Normally this is a fix it ticket. meaning that you fix it and then go to the coart house and show someone, etc. and it's dropped.

Well even if the cop gives you an Official ticket and not a Fix it ticket. Just go to coart wth the plate mounted on your bumper. And play stupid. Be like I was told I had to show someone, etc.

The judge being busy will drop the ticket. 7 out of 8 tickets I got tropped. The first one I didn't know was a fix it ticket so I just paid the fine over the phone.


ps: I still don't run a front plate and I live right across from a police Station and I think for the most part cops will not pull you over for it. But they'll give you a ticket if your doing something else. (ie: pull you over for something else, but then just to compound the fines he'll right that up as well, especially if your down at Red Rock or Opus, or somewhere else where racing is going on)
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