Court of Criminal Appeals: LPs must be at the very front of the vehicle
10-10-2010, 09:40 PM
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Court of Criminal Appeals: LPs must be at the very front of the vehicle Just some info a lot of F-body folks in TX need to know. A lot of you like to put your front LPs in odd locations or behind the windshield. This ruling again rules that it is illegal.
HOUSTON—Texas drivers must display license plates on the front bumpers of their vehicles, the state’s top criminal court ruled Wednesday while upholding the conviction of a man sent to prison for 60 years on a drug charge.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in a split decision Wednesday said it’s not good enough to just have a plate displayed somewhere else toward the front of the car or truck, like inside the front windshield.
The case involves a man pulled over in Lubbock four years ago because his plate was wedged between the dashboard and the windshield. An officer subsequently found Tawin Spence had about a half-pound of cocaine stuffed in his pants.
Spence appealed, saying his plate clearly was visible, that he shouldn’t have been stopped and that the drug evidence used to convict him of possession with intent to deliver cocaine was obtained improperly.
The ruling resolves conflicting opinions from lower state courts.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in a split decision Wednesday said it’s not good enough to just have a plate displayed somewhere else toward the front of the car or truck, like inside the front windshield.
The case involves a man pulled over in Lubbock four years ago because his plate was wedged between the dashboard and the windshield. An officer subsequently found Tawin Spence had about a half-pound of cocaine stuffed in his pants.
Spence appealed, saying his plate clearly was visible, that he shouldn’t have been stopped and that the drug evidence used to convict him of possession with intent to deliver cocaine was obtained improperly.
The ruling resolves conflicting opinions from lower state courts.
10-10-2010, 09:57 PM
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i still don't understand how some of you think this law is going to change.
run the plate on your front bumper !!!!!!!
if not, the cops have every right to **** with you........
do i run one !?!? hell no, but that's my choice.
my former Marine Corps ID and my former Police ID really work in my favor though.........
run the plate on your front bumper !!!!!!!
if not, the cops have every right to **** with you........
do i run one !?!? hell no, but that's my choice.
my former Marine Corps ID and my former Police ID really work in my favor though.........
10-12-2010, 11:28 AM
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Just got hit for no front plate today. Cop got me doing 75 in a 65 on I-45 and saw that I didn't have a front plate. I told him someone had hit the front of my car recently, and I had no idea where it was. He said something like take a picture with my front plate on and it's a $10 fee or something. What exactly do I need to do in order to get that part dismissed?
I will NEVER run front plate because it just looks like **** imho. Also, what's the actual fine for not running a front plate?
I will NEVER run front plate because it just looks like **** imho. Also, what's the actual fine for not running a front plate?
10-12-2010, 11:46 AM
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"I got hit on my front bumper, but the only damage it did was knock off my license plate, which is embedded inside the nose of the bumper significantly, then, to cover any damage, I put in my license plate cover. I'd take it off, but... uh... it's super glued in."
10-12-2010, 12:35 PM
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He actually bought that lame *** excuse?
"I got hit on my front bumper, but the only damage it did was knock off my license plate, which is embedded inside the nose of the bumper significantly, then, to cover any damage, I put in my license plate cover. I'd take it off, but... uh... it's super glued in."
"I got hit on my front bumper, but the only damage it did was knock off my license plate, which is embedded inside the nose of the bumper significantly, then, to cover any damage, I put in my license plate cover. I'd take it off, but... uh... it's super glued in."
