So I got my license plates today..

jayhuffdaddy

Wrong.

Sec. 502.404. OPERATION OF VEHICLE WITHOUT LICENSE PLATE OR REGISTRATION INSIGNIA. (a) A person commits an offense if the person operates on a public highway during a registration period a passenger car or commercial motor vehicle that does not display two license plates, at the front and rear of the vehicle, that have been:

(1) assigned by the department for the period; or

(2) validated by a registration insignia issued by the department that establishes that the vehicle is registered for the period.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person operates on a public highway during a registration period a passenger car or commercial motor vehicle, other than a vehicle assigned license plates for the registration period, that does not properly display the registration insignia issued by the department that establishes that the license plates have been validated for the period.

(c) A person commits an offense if the person operates on a public highway during a registration period a road tractor, motorcycle, trailer, or semitrailer that does not display a license plate, attached to the rear of the vehicle, that has been:

(1) assigned by the department for the period; or

(2) validated by a registration insignia issued by the department that establishes that the vehicle is registered for the period.

(d) Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to a dealer operating a vehicle as provided by law.

(e) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.

(f) A court may dismiss a charge brought under Subsection (a) if the defendant:

(1) remedies the defect before the defendant's first court appearance; and

(2) pays an administrative fee not to exceed $10.

(g) A court may dismiss a charge brought under Subsection (b) if the defendant:

(1) shows that:

(A) the passenger car or commercial motor vehicle was issued a registration insignia by the department that establishes that the vehicle was registered for the period during which the offense was committed; and

(B) the registration insignia described in Paragraph (A) was attached to the passenger car or commercial motor vehicle before the defendant's first court appearance; and

(2) pays an administrative fee not to exceed $10.

topcarbon

A lot of my friends that have Lamborghinis and live in states that require a front plate, have a sticker made to look like a plate.

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PapoZalsa

Please, don't remind me again about front plates!

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golfgirlrobin

It's only a fix-it ticket and nobody's going to pull you over expressly for the purpose of writing a fix-it ticket for no front plate if you've got the rear in place. I carry mine behind the front seat so they'll know I have it.

Assuming you don't get pulled over on a regular basis, put on the rear and don't worry about it. If it becomes an issue someday, deal with it then.

motoextreme

No F'ing way I'm putting a plate on the front! Never have and never will! Big time rebel...HAHAHA

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Red370

Agreed, it just looks out of place on the front, i dont care if I get a ticket or not, i'll tape it to the bumper, pay the ticket, then take it back off!

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mick

when i bought my car, i told the salesman i only wanted to get a car that did not a front license plate holder already drilled in

dszombiex

I don't like the Stillen, it blocks the front intake.

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alphaqb

Thanks for all your responses.. The holes were already drilled before I even bought the car. I had them take the housing off and they made me sign a waiver, lol.

It's very interesting that some of u went up to 7 years without being pulled over (Island 370) while others got pulled over on the second day (ak370z)! I've been close to 2 months without being pulled over maybe it's because I left my dealer's advertising plate on back there instead of just taking the whole thing off.

I think I will keep driving without plates for a few more months. I'm gonna keep the plates with the registration at home so in case I get pulled over or something I'll just say that I never received my plates in the mail, cause if I had the registration with no plates they can call my BS.

Daishi

in NJ most things are mandatory court appearance. So if you get ticketed for no front license plate you have to go in to court waste a crapload of time to have your name called then a cop goes with you to see if you put it on.

ejrives

I've not got pulled over yet without a front one. Best part is the other day I heard they're not required anymore in the front in Illinois.....guvment is trying to save $$$$$$$$$

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JB1

Wrong, this is not approved yet, so far it's just a proposal to change the law. Until this has been approved, front license plates are still required in IL.

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ejrives

whatever, like it's not going to pass? Just the same as the tint law that got changed. Cops were up and arms and it still passed. I'll take my chances until then

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MidnightRider

Well in Louisiana we definitely do not have to put on front plates. Even if I was suppose to I wouldn't. To me it just doesn't look right...

zmyride

One red-light camera costs about $400. I figured i would have to get 15 tickets to equal one red-light. I'm keeping my front plate off.

I don't condole anyone running red-lights. Please obey the laws.