Cops...What's the front plate law?

[NJ346]

After my run in with a deer last week, the car will be going into the body shop on Monday to get a new bumper/grill insert + headlights. My questions is, I plan on telling the body shop to leave the plastic grill off(I like the way you get to see the two wholes in the bumper on the LS1 camaro) so I won't have a spot to mount the license plate until I get the SLP bracket if I decide to go that route. I remember the law stating that the license plate had to be mounted down some way, so if I put in the front window with say those suction cups that have the little clips on the end to mount it up, would I be legal? I figure if I did that though a cop might be able to give me a ticket for obstruction of view or something along those lines? I know theres a few cops on the board so if anyone can give me an idea on how to stay legal but not have the plate on the grill let me know.

Vinnie

[sweetbmxrider]

not legal i already got a ticket for it. zip tie it till you get your overpriced bracket. or run the risk for a week or two till you get your overpriced bracket. or photocopy it and tape it to the bumper till you get your overpriced bracket.

[madness410]

i got a ticket for it not being mounted in the front...it was in my windshield..you could see all the letters and he gave me a ticket. my friend also got an obstruction of view for his high school tassle hanging on his rear view mirror...

[NJ346]

well I've been running with no plate since friday and surprising haven't gotten pulled over.

[NJ Torque]

well I've been running with no plate since friday and surprising haven't gotten pulled over.


Some have it for years without getting pulled over.

[sweetbmxrider]

yeah i went a number of months before i got a ticket. granted the cop gave me that instead of a no turn signal but still. just got a tint ticket. its been almost 4 years.

[NJ346]

I'll most likely be ordering the slp bracket because I'm still in highschool and there are always cops in the parking lot when i'm leaving so now they'll have a reason actually stop me so I guess I'll be running a plate in the front. I may just throw it in the window until i get pulled over.

[sweetbmxrider]

its better than nothing. if you get a ticket, you can go to court with the body shop receipts and they will most likely drop it.

[madness410]

I'll most likely be ordering the slp bracket because I'm still in highschool and there are always cops in the parking lot when i'm leaving so now they'll have a reason actually stop me so I guess I'll be running a plate in the front. I may just throw it in the window until i get pulled over.

most of the time dont the cops just sit there and make sure no fights / drug deals and stuff of that nature go down? thats what happened at my school at least, and i had 20% tint and drove right past him numerous times never got pulled over

[NJSPEEDER]

I'll most likely be ordering the slp bracket because I'm still in highschool and there are always cops in the parking lot when i'm leaving so now they'll have a reason actually stop me so I guess I'll be running a plate in the front. I may just throw it in the window until i get pulled over.

The SLP bracket is just an overpriced piece of aluminum. Just to go the store, grab some metal, and make your own.

-Tim

[NJ346]

most of the time dont the cops just sit there and make sure no fights / drug deals and stuff of that nature go down? thats what happened at my school at least, and i had 20% tint and drove right past him numerous times never got pulled over

ehh, they like to pull kids over for have more than one kid in the car and lately they've been hitting people up with tint tickets a lot so I'm almost 100% positive they'd hit me with atleast a warning.

[79CamaroDiva]

well I've been running with no plate since friday and surprising haven't gotten pulled over.

Some have it for years without getting pulled over.

nearly 2 years here.. been pulled over for it, but no tickets. you'll pass inspection without it. but i don't remember how much the ticket has gone up to. used to be worth it to not buyt he bracket and risk a ticket or two.

[NJ346]

nearly 2 years here.. been pulled over for it, but no tickets. you'll pass inspection without it. but i don't remember how much the ticket has gone up to. used to be worth it to not buyt he bracket and risk a ticket or two.

that's why I really want one of the cops on board to give some input because I thought maybe they'd have an idea on what the ticket cost. Besides running no plate, everything on my car is legal so I'm not worried about a cop pulling me over for the plate.

[SamhainZ28]

Some have it for years without getting pulled over.

like me, but i'm just lucky

[NastyEllEssWon]

ive been pulled over without the front plate on never got a ticket for it.

[MonmouthCtyAntz]

The SLP bracket is just an overpriced piece of aluminum. Just to go the store, grab some metal, and make your own.

-Tim

Overpriced, SLP? Get outta here :rofl:

[NJ346]

Overpriced, SLP? Get outta here :rofl:

haha, the only thing slp on my car is the lid because it was on sale.

[79T/A]

39:3-33: Improper Display/Ficticious Plates. In a nutshell, it must be properly affixed to the front of your vehicle. Can't be in the windshield (It then becomes an obstruction of vision AND improper display, which I got pulled over for in my youth). Find a way to get it mounted properly to the front of the car; you are enough of a target for the traffic guys and gals just by being in high school and driving an F body.

[NJ346]

39:3-33: Improper Display/Ficticious Plates. In a nutshell, it must be properly affixed to the front of your vehicle. Can't be in the windshield (It then becomes an obstruction of vision AND improper display, which I got pulled over for in my youth). Find a way to get it mounted properly to the front of the car; you are enough of a target for the traffic guys and gals just by being in high school and driving an F body.

Very true, but if the ticket is only like $50, I may think twice before putting the plat on. I may just put it on my air deflector and mount it high enough that it wont scrape too much. I've seen a few people do that over on tech and it would help deflect more air into my FTRA.:lol:

[Tru2Chevy]

Still wouldn't be legal mounted there. IMO, if you aren't going to put it on the front bumper, then leave it at home. No reason to put it somewhere else and draw an officer's attention to it there.

- Justin

[Knipps]

$54 ticket. I've gotten that and the obstruction of view.

[79CamaroDiva]

$54 ticket. I've gotten that and the obstruction of view.

how long ago? i seem to remember the price going up sometime recently. i think steve got a coupon for it.

[Knipps]

ah, could be.. it was like 2 years ago?

[Teds89IROC]

Keep it in your backseat and if and when you get stopped, explain that you are waiting for the bracket. Or, do as Tim said and pick up some metal and fabricate something yourself.

[madness410]

i got one in april it was 54$

[wretched73]

Very true, but if the ticket is only like $50, I may think twice before putting the plat on. I may just put it on my air deflector and mount it high enough that it wont scrape too much. I've seen a few people do that over on tech and it would help deflect more air into my FTRA.:lol:

black95maro on here is my buddy and did that, they got him :p

[wrong generation]

that's why I really want one of the cops on board to give some input because I thought maybe they'd have an idea on what the ticket cost. Besides running no plate, everything on my car is legal so I'm not worried about a cop pulling me over for the plate.

lol ya those cops use to love it my 86 trans am back when i was in highschool with the open headers. but this 82 mustang use to get their attention away from me i dont know how many tickets that kid got during the year

wonder how my little sister is gona fair out sense she will be driving soon blah that highschool sux

[ap2000z28]

Keep the plate in your car (not in the dash) along with some sort of document showing you have paid for, and are waiting for the SLP bracket and you should be fine. $54 sounds about right if you decide to go no front plate at all. I would also not put it on the front lower air damn.

[Slow96LT1]

my front plate is wedged between the passenger seat and the center concole on my camaro and the one for my dd is M.I.A
the ticket is $54.00 got alot of them

[V]

plate must be mounted at a certain height, i had mine on my air dam, VERY low in my car. got told a few times to fix it, no tickets. i have 2 l tabs to the side off center of my SS grille where i can mount it, but now i just run only the back plate. i dont get bothered anymore either. it all really depends on the driver as th wether or not ur getting a ticket for it.

[JW]

Somehow I have gotten lucky and never gotten pulled over or a ticket for not having my front license plate on... :???: haven't put on since I bought the car over 5 or 6 years now. *knocks on wood*

JW :D

[camaro2you]

I got a ticket for mine about a week after my grill went in buts it not going back on....

[Clutch Master]

Some have it for years without getting pulled over.



since 2002 i havent gotten a ticket for that, i did however got pulled over once in a white hick town out in west jersey and gave the cop 4 pba cards and my shield and told him where i live they are worried about shootings and robbery and dont care about front plates, he gave me a dirty look and told me to take a hike....lol

[NastyEllEssWon]

i cant find my front plate. i just tell the cops that someone stole my slp grille off the front along with the plate and dmv never did anything about it. works everytime.

[ar0ck]

Going on 4 years without a front license plate. I've gotten out of many other tickets because of it, and would take a $54 tint or license plate ticket over speeding any day of the week. Just go to home depot and pick up some peices of aluminum and some self tapping screws and be done with it.

If your real anal drill underneath the bumper where it isn't visible and use wing nuts so you can easily remove it for car shows or photos.

[DevilDougWS6]

we get TWO plates?!?!:shock:










ive been running without mine for a while. no one bothered me yet ::knock on wood::

but putting it in your window is not a good idea at all. you can get MORE tickets for that (obstruction of view). better to go without it.

[FIcamaroRE92]

we get TWO plates?!?!:shock:










ive been running without mine for a while. no one bothered me yet ::knock on wood::

but putting it in your window is not a good idea at all. you can get MORE tickets for that (obstruction of view). better to go without it.



Thats the key, if your going to run with no plate, then run with NO Plate.dont put it in your window:twisted:

[firehawk1120]

most useless law in NJ ever. I drove for almost 5 years without the front plate and only got a ticket this past summer when state trooper on 280 was bored and decided to pick me out of thousands of cars to pull over. I see people with no front plates all day long, expired inspection, not driving in rain storms with lights on, talking on cell phones, its ridiculous that they get to pick and choose who to pull over and give BS tickets to.

Just put the plate on because eventually they will be in a bad mood and give you a ticket to stroke their egos.

[PolarBear]

Still wouldn't be legal mounted there. IMO, if you aren't going to put it on the front bumper, then leave it at home. No reason to put it somewhere else and draw an officer's attention to it there.

- Justin

NJ DMV (MVC) site does not have the code on it and I cant seem to find it but last time I saw this is not true. There were only 3 stipulations for front plates, Front of vehicle, clearly visible and not above a certian height? Left a lot of room for "wiggle" there was someone at E-town that had the plate mounted on the front air dam, he said he would get pulled over for it a lot so he carried a copy of the code with him and there was nothing an officer could say to dispute it. He showed me the copy :wink:

[Knipps]

:got sear: I posted it on here a while back if you really feel like looking for it

[V]

here you go...


39A:LP-2. License plates; display
a. A motor vehicle driven on the public highways of this State shall display a license plate furnished by the MVC. The plate shall hang between 12 and 48 inches from the ground in a horizontal position and shall be attached so it does not swing. The rear license plate may be displayed more than 48 inches from the ground on tank trucks, trailers and other commercial vehicles carrying flammable liquids and on sanitation vehicles used to collect, transport and dispose of solid waste.
b. If two license plates are issued, they shall be displayed on the front and rear of the vehicle; if only one license plate is issued it shall be displayed on the rear of the vehicle.
c. All license plate markings shall be clear and distinct so they are plainly visible at all times. No person shall drive a motor vehicle with a license plate frame or other item that obscures any marking imprinted upon the license plate.
d. A person shall not drive a motor vehicle that does not comply with this section or a vehicle displaying a fictitious plate or a plate other than that designated for the vehicle in question. During the time between the application for vehicle registration and the receipt of license plates, no person shall affix a plate or marker designed to resemble the license plates for the purpose of advertisement in the position normally reserved for the license plates.
e. Displaying a fictitious license plate number is a class C offense.
f. Violation of any other provision of this section is a class D offense and a subsequent violation of the same provision is a class C offense. These penalties shall not apply to the display of a fictitious license plate number.
Source: 39:3-33.

[Little G]

No plate on my Solstice since June and have had no problems. I would never drill holes in my bumper and destroy the beauty of my baby.

g

[creeper]

i ran my plate in my window for a month before inspection no problems. i've had it completely off for about 2 months now no problem and i spend 90% of my time driving through a town that has written tickets for 2mph over and called for backup when me and my friends got pulled over for razor scootering.

[Teds89IROC]

i ran my plate in my window for a month before inspection no problems. i've had it completely off for about 2 months now no problem and i spend 90% of my time driving through a town that has written tickets for 2mph over and called for backup when me and my friends got pulled over for razor scootering.


sounds like north haledon

[creeper]

:nod: dang you're good

[PolarBear]

I would never drill holes in my bumper and destroy the beauty of my baby.

g

The one on the Solstice attaches to the grille and with double sided tape to the bumper cover, no need to worry about holes :D

[Little G]

Even if it attached with a diaper, I wouldn't put it on there. The Solstice front end just has no good spot for a license plate.

g

[PolarBear]

Even if it attached with a diaper, I wouldn't put it on there. The Solstice front end just has no good spot for a license plate.

g

:rofl: Yes I agree it looks horrible on that car :wink:

[NJ346]

Well the car was dropped off at the body shop today. I'm having them put the black plastic camaro grill on the car and I'm going to order the decals from WS6store so camaro stands out. I specifically told the body shop to not put the license plate bracket on the car, so lets see how this turns out. The car will be done by friday so I'll post up pics of when its done.

[twin99]

since 2002 i havent gotten a ticket for that, i did however got pulled over once in a white hick town out in west jersey and gave the cop 4 pba cards and my shield and told him where i live they are worried about shootings and robbery and dont care about front plates, he gave me a dirty look and told me to take a hike....lol

I am surprised the cop gave you business after showing all your creds.

That's just plain rude.

Cops by me are real cool as long as you are a local they won't ticket you.