Cops...What's the front plate law? - NJFBOA - Home of New Jersey's Camaros and Firebirds

NJ346 · 11-12-2008, 06:17 PM

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 · 11-12-2008, 06:19 PM

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 · 11-12-2008, 06:20 PM

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 · 11-12-2008, 06:22 PM

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

NJ Torque · 11-12-2008, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by NJNETSFAN

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 · 11-12-2008, 06:30 PM

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 · 11-12-2008, 06:33 PM

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 · 11-12-2008, 06:34 PM

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 · 11-12-2008, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by NJNETSFAN

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 · 11-12-2008, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by NJNETSFAN

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 · 11-12-2008, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by madness410

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 · 11-12-2008, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by NJNETSFAN

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

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Originally Posted by NJ Torque

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 · 11-12-2008, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by 79CamaroDiva

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 · 11-12-2008, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by NJ Torque

Some have it for years without getting pulled over.

like me, but i'm just lucky

NastyEllEssWon · 11-12-2008, 07:04 PM

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

MonmouthCtyAntz · 11-12-2008, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by NJSPEEDER

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

NJ346 · 11-12-2008, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by MonmouthCtyAntz

Overpriced, SLP? Get outta here

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

79T/A · 11-12-2008, 08:05 PM

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 · 11-12-2008, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 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.

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.

Tru2Chevy · 11-12-2008, 08:36 PM

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 · 11-12-2008, 08:37 PM

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

79CamaroDiva · 11-12-2008, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Knipps

$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 · 11-12-2008, 08:45 PM

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

Teds89IROC · 11-12-2008, 09:05 PM

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 · 11-12-2008, 09:50 PM

i got one in april it was 54$