I got a no front plate and a tint ticket about a week ago...dismissable?
08-03-2009, 03:19 PM
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we've been over this a thousand times.
1. law says that the car has to be visible from the front
2. doesn't say the front bumper
3. there is also a law that says you cannot have anything mounted to the front windshield that will limit visibility
that being said: if THE LAW SAYS you CANNOT put anything in your front windshield and THE LAW SAYS that the front lp has to be "in the front" if the car, where else are you gonna put it !?!?
if you're going to not put a front plate on be advised that you are openiong the door for 1) being pulled over 2) getting a citation 3) having the officer talk **** to you 4) wasting your time 5) possibly getting detained 6) possibly being searched 7) if you have open warrants you're going to jail and 8) if you've been drinking and driving (which on this forum it's HIGHLY LIKELY) you will go to jail for DUI.
all because you want to "find a way around the law"
1. law says that the car has to be visible from the front
2. doesn't say the front bumper
3. there is also a law that says you cannot have anything mounted to the front windshield that will limit visibility
that being said: if THE LAW SAYS you CANNOT put anything in your front windshield and THE LAW SAYS that the front lp has to be "in the front" if the car, where else are you gonna put it !?!?
if you're going to not put a front plate on be advised that you are openiong the door for 1) being pulled over 2) getting a citation 3) having the officer talk **** to you 4) wasting your time 5) possibly getting detained 6) possibly being searched 7) if you have open warrants you're going to jail and 8) if you've been drinking and driving (which on this forum it's HIGHLY LIKELY) you will go to jail for DUI.
all because you want to "find a way around the law"
08-03-2009, 09:39 PM
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if you take a pic of the tint and plate and think that's gonna be enough to get your citations dropped, you're wasting your time. when you go to the court to take care of it, they want to see it in real time that you fixed the offenses.
on a side note, it just bugs me that i see EVERY single beamer, benz, or any other luxury vehicle with no plates everyday and they never get cited. it's like the law is jumproped by those who own those.
on a side note, it just bugs me that i see EVERY single beamer, benz, or any other luxury vehicle with no plates everyday and they never get cited. it's like the law is jumproped by those who own those.
08-03-2009, 10:45 PM
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Got pulled over again today, same state trooper, same time, same spot(right in front of my job, I might as well not even go to work anymore, Im losing more money then Im making). Gave me the same 2 tickets... no front plate, and my tint being too dark. I thought I had till my court date to fix the problems. I got to work, and ripped the tint off and put my front plate on. I've been MF busy as hell with work(2 jobs). And moving in to my new place/cleaning my old place. This is MF ridiculous. What are the chances of me getting all 4 of these tickets dropped 
08-03-2009, 11:02 PM
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you cannot get the same non-moving citation multiple times like that. you have till the court date to take care of it, another officer can't cite the same offense like that, total crap. now if it was racing, you can stack up as many as you want.
08-03-2009, 11:20 PM
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Got pulled over again today, same state trooper, same time, same spot(right in front of my job, I might as well not even go to work anymore, Im losing more money then Im making). Gave me the same 2 tickets... no front plate, and my tint being too dark. I thought I had till my court date to fix the problems. I got to work, and ripped the tint off and put my front plate on. I've been MF busy as hell with work(2 jobs). And moving in to my new place/cleaning my old place. This is MF ridiculous. What are the chances of me getting all 4 of these tickets dropped
08-03-2009, 11:31 PM
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unless it's been changed it's how it was. i was pulled over for no plate, informed the cop i had a ticket the day before from it and he explained to me the situation. i'd check on it asap tomorrow.
08-04-2009, 12:33 AM
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man seriously the damn front plate don't look that bad and is NOT worth the bs.... put it on and go about ur business..... wtf oh having a front plate makes u un cool? ha don't think so! not having it on just makes u worry bout getting pulled over then when u get pulled over u look like a dip **** for no reason.... put it on and just ( like i said before) go on bout ur business.....
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08-04-2009, 02:15 AM
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Put it on the front air dam. That's where I mounted mine... AND i left a little lip of plastic air damn on the bottom, so in case i scrape anything, it doesnt eff up the plate. Ya know? Woot!
It is pretty visible. After I installed I had my gf drive in front of me in her car and see if she could see it in her rear view. She said yes.
Granted, my car has not been lowered. But, yeah... no ticket so far. I've also had the car for 2 years, ran a front plate for a year (didn't have a cover), and for a year, haven't had any problems with the cover on. Got stopped by a cop on campus once, told him the car came like that, and he walked away. No biggy.
It is pretty visible. After I installed I had my gf drive in front of me in her car and see if she could see it in her rear view. She said yes.
Granted, my car has not been lowered. But, yeah... no ticket so far. I've also had the car for 2 years, ran a front plate for a year (didn't have a cover), and for a year, haven't had any problems with the cover on. Got stopped by a cop on campus once, told him the car came like that, and he walked away. No biggy.
08-04-2009, 05:32 AM
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man seriously the damn front plate don't look that bad and is NOT worth the bs.... put it on and go about ur business..... wtf oh having a front plate makes u un cool? ha don't think so! not having it on just makes u worry bout getting pulled over then when u get pulled over u look like a dip **** for no reason.... put it on and just ( like i said before) go on bout ur business.....
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Also, if we follow your logic then say goodbye to ORY's and louder-than-normal exhausts because you'll voilate noise ordinances. On that note, don't play your stereo too loud. And never....EVER exceed the speed limit. 
08-04-2009, 06:10 AM
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08-04-2009, 10:28 AM
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man seriously the damn front plate don't look that bad and is NOT worth the bs.... put it on and go about ur business..... wtf oh having a front plate makes u un cool? ha don't think so! not having it on just makes u worry bout getting pulled over then when u get pulled over u look like a dip **** for no reason.... put it on and just ( like i said before) go on bout ur business.....
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08-04-2009, 10:30 AM
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This is STRAIGHT from the DPS site...
How many license plates am I required to display?
State law requires that you display two (2) license plates, one to the front and one to the rear. Placement or mounting of license plates is not defined.
*This guidance is referenced in TXDOT's requirements to properly display the registration certificate. DPS does not inspect the license plate itself, but instead inspects the license plate lamp.
View Transportation Code
View Sec. 502.404. Operation of Vehicle Without License Plate or Registration Insignia
View Department Rules/Regulation Inspection criteria
View 04.20.00 Details of Inspection & Search for 20.18 License Plate Lamp
How many license plates am I required to display?
State law requires that you display two (2) license plates, one to the front and one to the rear. Placement or mounting of license plates is not defined.
*This guidance is referenced in TXDOT's requirements to properly display the registration certificate. DPS does not inspect the license plate itself, but instead inspects the license plate lamp.
View Transportation Code
View Sec. 502.404. Operation of Vehicle Without License Plate or Registration Insignia
View Department Rules/Regulation Inspection criteria
View 04.20.00 Details of Inspection & Search for 20.18 License Plate Lamp
08-04-2009, 10:33 AM
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we've been over this a thousand times.
1. law says that the car has to be visible from the front
2. doesn't say the front bumper
3. there is also a law that says you cannot have anything mounted to the front windshield that will limit visibility
that being said: if THE LAW SAYS you CANNOT put anything in your front windshield and THE LAW SAYS that the front lp has to be "in the front" if the car, where else are you gonna put it !?!?
1. law says that the car has to be visible from the front
2. doesn't say the front bumper
3. there is also a law that says you cannot have anything mounted to the front windshield that will limit visibility
that being said: if THE LAW SAYS you CANNOT put anything in your front windshield and THE LAW SAYS that the front lp has to be "in the front" if the car, where else are you gonna put it !?!?
08-04-2009, 11:45 AM
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just put that Lp on man... why even bother going through all this and waste of ur time showing up in court over it. I been running the front plate for a couple of years and don't think a ss grille is worth the hassle. It definitely looks better but I want to avoid every possible scenario when it comes to five0 lights behind me.
Gl on your 4 tickets
just put that Lp on man... why even bother going through all this and waste of ur time showing up in court over it. I been running the front plate for a couple of years and don't think a ss grille is worth the hassle. It definitely looks better but I want to avoid every possible scenario when it comes to five0 lights behind me.
Gl on your 4 tickets
Last edited by DarkhorSe_SS; 08-04-2009 at 12:22 PM.
08-04-2009, 03:16 PM
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But long story short I asked him about my license plate, and he said the windshield is OK as long as it is not obstructed by anything (windshield wipers, etc). I also have another friend with an f-body that got pulled over, threw it on the dash and hasn't gotten **** for it since.
I think mounting it on the air dam, behind a billet grille, and windshield are all pretty iffy spots. Technically on the air dam it wouldnt really be "obstructed" but not the most visible either. Behind the grille, if a cop wanted to could definitely call it obstructed. As for the windshield, i think its the best bet.
Idk if my tint is legal or not, but cops never see it anyway..
08-04-2009, 03:47 PM
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I've had my on the air damn for years with out a problem and I live in Keller, if you know anything about that city. There cops are bad about dumb **** like that. Also have a customer who has a charger and has his LP mounted on the windshield. Never has had a problem.