Illinois license plate law help anyone?
12-04-2012, 01:10 PM
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As someone mentioned, not having a front plate is a non-moving violation and therefore won't give you any points or hurt your insurance. I have lived in Ohio for 13 years and ran a plate on one of my cars for less than one year. I have been pulled over twice and gotten warnings, but it's a chance we take to look better.
12-04-2012, 01:14 PM
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As someone mentioned, not having a front plate is a non-moving violation and therefore won't give you any points or hurt your insurance. I have lived in Ohio for 13 years and ran a plate on one of my cars for less than one year. I have been pulled over twice and gotten warnings, but it's a chance we take to look better.
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12-06-2012, 01:26 PM
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A few months ago I was riding with my buddy and he got pulled over because his license plate was on a slight angle. I am talking very slight. You could see it from every direction and he had to pay $150 and go to court to get his license back.
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If the vehicle is in motion it can be considered a moving violation and they may take your drivers license.
A few months ago I was riding with my buddy and he got pulled over because his license plate was on a slight angle. I am talking very slight. You could see it from every direction and he had to pay $150 and go to court to get his license back.
A few months ago I was riding with my buddy and he got pulled over because his license plate was on a slight angle. I am talking very slight. You could see it from every direction and he had to pay $150 and go to court to get his license back.
3-413 (section for display of plates) doesn't say anything about a missing or poorly mounted plate as being an offense to the movement of traffic. Ironically, it DOES mention that using a plate "cover" can be considered an offense to the movement of traffic, but it specifically and only states "cover" and not anything about missing or non-straight mounting being a moving offense.
Based on such specific wording, I'm sure any decent lawyer would get that reduced to non-moving, or more likely just tossed out.
