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Originally Posted by fly yellow I'm in Maryland where they require it and they enforce it heavily. I just put it on when I bought the thing. Amen to that.

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Old 06-23-2009, 03:38 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I'm in Maryland where they require it and they enforce it heavily. I just put it on when I bought the thing.
Amen to that. I got pulled over the same day I got rid of the temp tags. I lasted....about 3 hours without a front plate before the blues went on.

Maryland does not F around when it comes to front plates.
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Amen to that. I got pulled over the same day I got rid of the temp tags. I lasted....about 3 hours without a front plate before the blues went on.

Maryland does not F around when it comes to front plates.
So I guess they pull over people who are out of state too?

I'd love to see that.
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You know what really ticks me off about our front license plate bracket? I noticed on another one of our Wisconsin Z Club member's 370, the screws dig into the paint and plastic of our front bumpers. Anyone else have this? The screws are too long! I even have the dealer frame around it for extra clearance. 2 Wisconsin 370's with front bumper screw damage. We bought it from two completely different dealers. Grrrrrr.
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So I guess they pull over people who are out of state too?

I'd love to see that.
I don't think they can legally write you a ticket for the vehicle laws of their state if you are registered in your state and just passing through can they?

For example, Maine requires an inspection yearly but MD only requires it when you register the car. I don't think a Maine officer can give me a ticket for not having an inspection sticker if I'm visiting....or can they?

So I think if you are out of state you are fine.

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I don't think they can legally write you a ticket for the vehicle laws of their state if you are registered in your state and just passing through can they?

For example, Maine requires an inspection yearly but MD only requires it when you register the car. I don't think a Maine officer can give me a ticket for not having an inspection sticker if I'm visiting....or can they?

So I think if you are out of state you are fine.

At the time he was pulled over the car was temporarily registered in VA and I guess VA requires temp tags on the front as well. I can't see one of those cardboard tags holding up to well on the front of a car.
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So I guess they pull over people who are out of state too?

I'd love to see that.
They likely can't write you a ticket for it but that doesn't mean they can't pull you over.

They generally aren't going to "pull you over" unless they are behind you...if they are behind you it's very, very easy for them to run the plate and make sure it comes back to the right kind of vehicle and if they don't already know I'm sure they can check to see whether the state the vehicle is registered in is supposed to have a front plate or not...anything comes back a little "off" (like you are supposed to have a front plate and don't) and they have just cause to pull you over and may well give you a good once-over just to make sure nothing else "off" comes up.

A lot of "stupid criminals" with major felonies hanging over their head get caught for little things like that.
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