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damon_Z
06-19-2007, 12:43 AM
I'm about to buy a personalized rear license plate frame for my GTO, but I'm not sure if it will be legal or not to cover the GARDEN STATE portion of the license plate. Does anybody know? Thanks in advance for the info.
j0n
06-19-2007, 12:46 AM
can you be pulled over and ticketed for it? yes. is that stupid? yes. will it happen? probably not
Savage_Messiah
06-19-2007, 01:10 AM
I'm not sure if it will be legal or not to cover the GARDEN STATE portion of the license plate.

It's not. Neither is going 26 in a 25.
Z28 Heritage
06-19-2007, 01:57 AM
Got a nice ticket for that very thing in Ocean Township. Guess they guy didn't like Dale Earnhardt.
Tru2Chevy
06-19-2007, 08:38 AM
Nope, it's not legal, but the chances of you being ticketed for it are probably slim.

- Justin
mtg6486
06-19-2007, 10:01 AM
my gf just got a ticket for having the dealership plate holder on and it cover nj & gardenstate. the cop was being an ass
NJSPEEDER
06-19-2007, 10:10 AM
it is part of federal highway law that no portion of any lettering anywhere on a licenese plate can be obstructed or covered. same in all 50 states.
you will only catch grief for it if the cop is trying to make a useless point by finding a ticket to give you or you do something to piss him off.
Untamed
06-19-2007, 11:52 AM
Put the cover on. If yer nice to the cop who pulls you over for going 77 in a 65, he may give you a ticket for the license plate cover instead of the speeding ticket.

I uh... am just guessing about that one. :shifty:
87GTA
06-20-2007, 06:27 PM
Got a nice ticket for that very thing in Ocean Township. Guess they guy didn't like Dale Earnhardt.

ha ha i got a ticket for haveing Jeff Gordon around my plate!!
Mark B
06-20-2007, 06:45 PM
Put the cover on. If yer nice to the cop who pulls you over for going 77 in a 65, he may give you a ticket for the license plate cover instead of the speeding ticket.

Thats worked for me before. But it was the beads hanging down from the rear view mirror.
jims69camaro
06-20-2007, 07:48 PM
Thats worked for me before. But it was the beads hanging down from the rear view mirror.

+1, but it was my handicapped placard hanging from the rearview mirror...
jamessr
06-20-2007, 07:53 PM
Got a nice ticket for that very thing in Ocean Township. Guess they guy didn't like Dale Earnhardt.

I bet he was a Crusty Wallace fan :nod:
Savage_Messiah
06-20-2007, 08:19 PM
+1, but it was my handicapped placard hanging from the rearview mirror...

that sucks lol
damon_Z
06-20-2007, 09:34 PM
Thanks for the replies. Because of this post, I decided that I won't use a personalized license frame. I'm already driving without a front license plate so getting pulled over for obstructing the rear plate with a license plate frame might be an automatic two tickets. I'll probably just end up using a regular, thin license plate frame or one of those frames that are just wide on the sides.
jola
06-20-2007, 09:42 PM
My dad was ticketed for it. Its not worth it.
Knipps
06-20-2007, 10:19 PM
I bet he was a Crusty Wallace fan :nod:

What's wrong w/ Rusty? a hell of a lot better than gordon :lol:
unstable bob gable
06-20-2007, 10:27 PM
What's wrong w/ Rusty? a hell of a lot better than gordon :lol:

Says who...YOU? *Pffffft* Like you are some kinda racing authority, you toliet tongued jabronie! :evil:
Savage_Messiah
06-20-2007, 10:33 PM
gon' roll up our trail-eer pull out dem lawn cheers an' watch us some NASCAR! WOOO LEFT TURNS!!!
Mark B
06-21-2007, 01:42 AM
gon' roll up our trail-eer pull out dem lawn cheers an' watch us some NASCAR! WOOO LEFT TURNS!!!

Haha
Rich189
06-21-2007, 06:20 AM
i have a thin black one on mine that i think looks good and havent caught any grief for it.... and i had one that covered both nj and garden state on my old car and didnt get bothered about it.... how i feel is that if a cop wants to give u a ticket its better that then speeding etc.
Tru2Chevy
06-21-2007, 02:23 PM
What's wrong w/ Rusty? a hell of a lot better than gordon :lol:

Wallace: 54 wins, 1 championship
Gordon: 79 wins, 4 championships



- Justin
Iroc-z86
06-21-2007, 05:44 PM
i got stopped for the frame, z28, but the cop was cool about it. he started giving me crap about my inspection but noticed i was doing it legally and out of nowhere he asked me what i had done to the motor. he continued on that he has a 85 monte with some work. that had to be the best time i ever got stopped by a cop lol