quick question on licence plate laws...
05-05-2002, 04:51 PM
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I live in Ohio where front and rear licence plates are required, but I will be living in Michigan this summer where only the rear plate is required. If I have only my rear Ohio plate on this summer, can I get ticketed in michigan? I know most of you just go without the front plate, regardless of state law, but I dont want to have to pay for a ticket.
05-05-2002, 04:53 PM
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I would assume that when you're driving in a state that requires only a rear plate, you can take off your front plate - even if it's out of state. I think you must abide by the current state's laws that you're in. If you're that worried about it, then just leave the plate on. 
05-06-2002, 04:04 AM
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A vehicle follows the laws set in the state/county that it is registered in. But, no cop in another state is going to pull you over for plates, there is no way he could possibly care that much. Speeding, yes, Plates, I would seriously doubt it.
05-06-2002, 05:21 AM
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I've been without a front plate for some time now. Have never been pulled in NJ (although it does increase the paranoia when you see a cop in traffic), but got a "warning" in New York state on a rural highway earlier this year.
NY State requires front and rear like NJ and I feel pretty sure the cop noticed the absence of one in front. He never mentioned it though. I think its a jurisdiction issue.
Was a pretty "cheap" stop. I was doing like 68 in a 55. Fortunately he was nice enough to recognize that.
NY State requires front and rear like NJ and I feel pretty sure the cop noticed the absence of one in front. He never mentioned it though. I think its a jurisdiction issue.
Was a pretty "cheap" stop. I was doing like 68 in a 55. Fortunately he was nice enough to recognize that.
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05-06-2002, 08:44 AM
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Originally posted by TXRacer
Some high-crossover areas like NY/NJ and MD/VA/DC actually enforce each others' laws; more other states mind their own business.
Some high-crossover areas like NY/NJ and MD/VA/DC actually enforce each others' laws; more other states mind their own business.
In the fron plate example, if there is NO law requiring the plate in Michigan and this fellow from Ohio gets pulled over in Michigan HOW will the Michigan police officer write a ticket for a law that doesn't exist in his state?
Police officers are NOT empowered to write tickets based on the statutes in other states where the infraction didn't even take place.