Rules of the Road: California License Plate Rules
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 เม.ย. 2023
- CHP Sgt. Brian Pennings joined FOX 5 Wednesday to discuss California license plate rules.
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It is not about safety, it is about money.
Criminals don't want front plates!
Yeah its a money thing. 😂😂😂
The system is completely broken
Funny you cannot get arrested for stealing from stores in CA. BUT if you do not have a front license plate your going to get f’d over, fools!
You beat me to it.
it’s a $25 fix it ticket that is rarely enforced lol
@@slickest123452that stays in your record if you don't pay.
@@johnwhodat8135for not paying a $25 ticket😂😂😂😂😂 u that broke 😂😂😂😂 u that EBT type foo living in your moms basement 😂😂😂😂
California law makers are stupid.
That BS, most tesla owners don't have them in front. I have neighbors who have been driving without them for years....
The fact that he says SHALL is a problem!! and if our license plate our property of the state, how come we have to pay for them ??? it should be free! If we pay for them if he comes ours!!! make it make sense?
TESLA OWNERS NEVER USE TWO LICENSE PLATE…THEY THINK THIER EXEMPT.
they're special. according to themselves.
Front license plates should be optional like most other states. Can’t wait to leave this awful state.
Make sure when you leave to vote republican. Too many Commiefornians bringing their idealism to red states.
I HEAR YOU CHEVY! I HATE CALIFORNIA!
There's actually about 7 states that do not require front plates, including Arizona here where I live now.
Then why are you still here ? Let the door hit you on your rear as you leave.
It is for Id of Criminals,just like very Dark Tint.
I told my dealer to not drill the front license plate on my car and he was chill about it. He Just said not to snitch him out if I got pulled over.
Still driving with no front plate today. I rather pay the ticket.
Same here. My Porsche dealer just has clients sign a form stating the buyer does not want a plate, and that’s it. I will never put a front plate on my GT3. If I get a fix-it ticket for a front plate I have a temporary solution with a Rennline mount that attaches to the front tow hook spot so I can get the ticket signed off at the police station and then take it off with no trace later that day.
I did the same thing! Not on my GT 3 unfortunately 😛
99% Tesla cars don't have front licenses plates. Why not start with them? Plenty of tickets to give.
also corvettes with no front plate should be ticketed too. They need to make it fair for everybody and not ( Exempt ) corvettes and teslas from this front plate law B.S.
Honestly they don't really ticket for this at all really.
and easy to catch a battery car as in a short number of miles it will shut down. ( the truck only gets 200 miles to a Full charge).
Cops have been defunded and there are less. They wont respond to certain calls anymore. You still expect them to enforce no front plates? LOL! They are working on laws to not even issue traffic tickets for moving violations because they say certain minorities get stopped more. Hmmmm.
@@themercedestraveler9566 I wouldn't count on that. Several years ago I was pulled over by CHP and cited for lack of front plate and window tint. Also, if you park your car on the street (even in front of your house) you may find a ticket waiting for you. This happened to me for an expired sticker. If it's on private property (driveway, lot) it's safe.
HEY FIX THE HOMELESS PROBLEM BEFORE WORRYING ABOUT OUR FRONT PLATES
Priorities are wacked....most folks start big and work down....... 🤔 They could start with street takeovers, but that would require a plan or cat 🐈 converter theft..... fact that he states " we own the license plate" next time they can put on my tags at $70 dollars an hour
I got a little secret for you. The homeless problem is here to stay. Too many people and "advocacy groups" are making too much money from it. Billions and billions! Nope, the cat is out of the bag, someone left the barn door open. Theres money to be made!!
"fixing" the homeless problem doesn't pay them any penalties or fees . therefore , it will never be fixed .
Thats never gonna happend
Its all about government control !!!
5:54 property of the state? Then why am I paying for it?
You are renting the plate. That's what it means when you pay California for registration or any state for that matter.
For safety reasons? That's a good one!! If that were true, then a reflective strip of some kind would be required around the entire perimeter of the vehicle. 😂😂😂
Camera enforcement. They need the plate and face in picture
There are reflectors on the car (side markers, tail lamps etc)
He is incorrect about the black and yellow plates only being issued to classic cars. I just got them for my car, and it is not a classic.
he was just making some BS because the black plate contradict everything he said about safety and reflectiveness
anybody can get a poser plate by paying a added tax to the dmv.
I have one on my 2017 RX 😂
My car has been registered in CA for 5 yrs, and I never put the front plate on my vehicle. They never stop me or inquire about the missing plate. Cops don't seem to be too pressed about it. I'm sure they have more important issues to be concerned about.
What kind of car do you drive though?
@@JoseContreras-mv5yz Durango
@@dii-N-sd there you go. That's the diffrence.
@@JoseContreras-mv5yz What's the difference exactly? Are you insinuating that the cops wld be more pressed about the plate if it were a foreign or Tesla? I'm just curious, because my coworker has been been rolling around in a M5 for 3 yrs w/o a front plate, and she hasn't been stopped either. Lol
@@dii-N-sd let's just say they would press more if a person were in a 87cutlass then a 2020 tesla.
I've seen countless highway patrol vehicles fly past me at 80-90+ in a 65 with no emergency(lights and sirens off). But I'm the one breaking the "law" by not having a front license plate... yea ok
This guy's reflective argument is baseless.
Reflective this, reflective that. News anchor: “Are the black and yellow plates reflective?” Cop: “no”. Gtfo of here bro
This clown could not be more wrong. I will address his genius points
1: Theft - what thieves would drive around in a stolen vehicle with stolen plates? It’s 30 seconds with a screw driver and then they become invisible by taking the plates off.
2: Safety - as the news anchor mentioned, the retro and temporary plates are not reflective. In fact the entire car should be reflective to a degree, but it’s not illegal to get a matte paint job.
3: Other states have front plate laws - this is not an argument. Almost half of the states don’t require it. Of those that do, many do not even consider it a primary offense, so you cannot get pulled over for it.
The real reason, is MONEY. Traffic cameras and laser speed guns need the front plate to issue tickets when you are going 5 mph over the 55mph speedzone.
They also can issue fix it tickets that are $100-$200 each. It is not required to actually install the plate. You can IGNORE the ticket and just pay the fine. Or, you can attach it temporarily, get the fine reduced to $20, and take it off immediately. It is literally a tax for rich people that just want to avoid drilling holes in their $80k car.
Awsome.....
Idk. Haven't had a front plate since 2003. Only pulled over once for it, never ticketed. I don't think california cops make it a big deal
@@themercedestraveler9566cops stop you for something else and they'll get throw that in with it.
I do security and see people with stolen plates, or one plate from another state and a paper plate from the state we’re in. It happens all the time
I was literally going to say every single point you made, so "DITTO", right on bro! I'm so sick of listening to mouthpieces of the Police who talk this crap! It's all about the Police being able to quickly identify you in any situation for tickets, whether that be an actual policeman or a red light camera. I remember living in BC years ago when they have speed cameras on the side of the road and for a number of years I sprayed my plates with a "REFLECTIVE" coating to cause the cameras flash to over-expose the picture so it wouldn't read the plate, this cop even got that wrong by saying the spray is a "non-reflective" coating...LOL! What a schmuck! Another cop who doesn't even know what's up! Geeezzzz
DMV is not quick in sending new car plates, took 2 months to get mine
That’s because special request go through the prison system.
@arnoldberk2809 it wasn't a special request, I bought a used car with paper plates, took 2 months for DMV to send to me
I can remember when they enforced the tint laws...
If you wanna worry about getting pulled over for no good reason, don't put a front plate on.
It's all about law enforcement being able to easily track you, and to identify you.
No shit duder
which they can easily do with the rear plates...
Track and trace your life history from every license plate camera on intersections is really communism. The records are kept indefinitely along with cell tower ping lists. You life is completely known for whatever year they want to search.
I know people in CA who yell at government vehicles calling them 'law breakers' when they don't have front license plates. There have been videos on YT where auditors were standing at a law enforcement exit or entrance point saying it to the personnel vehicles coming and exiting the facility.
Government vehicles also don’t follow emission rules.
Government vehicles also run red lights don’t follow the same rules although it should be common law go past the speed limit all the time, regardless of safety issues and yet we’re supposed to give them a pass when they should be the example!! yeah no
@@richardjeun Of course not. They're legally exempt under the California Vehicle Code. They don't have to pay registration fees either. Take a closer look at one the next time you see it on the road. Notice the "E" inside the circle on the license plate? That means it's a legally exempt government vehicle under state law. No emissions inspection and no registration fees are required of such vehicles. You'll see it on transit buses and transit agency vehicles too, since they're considered public service agencies. I used to drive buses for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority in, of course, as the name implies, Los Angeles. We could park at red curbs, in front of fire hydrants, at parking meters (without paying), just about wherever we wanted, and it was all legal. I think the only place we could'nt park was in a handicapped parking area. Other than that, we pretty much parked wherever, and the cops and parking enforcement people never messed with us.
I HAVE DRIVEN IN CA. SINCE 1965 W/O FRONT PLATE ON CARS I'VE OWNED!
I HAVE BEEN TKTD ONCE & PAID FINE BUT I NEVER CORRECTED!
Another reason to get your car registered in another state if you can.
I had a big truck stolen and the cops never found it! l found it in an alley! they didn't even bother to finger print it!
And yet somehow close to 20% of all the cars I see on the road are missing their front plates...
It seems like ever since COVID, the cops don't care about small infractions anymore.
I haven't had a front plate since 2003. Only stopped once for it, never ticketed
@@themercedestraveler9566literally got stopped 2 days ago for that and i’ve been driving for a good 4 years an never been stopped till 2 days ago
In Arizona...You are not required to have a front license plate, the state only issues one license plate (rear) when you buy a new car.
Same here in Pennsylvania.
That is correct.
"You shall not"
Is that legal?
"NO."
I’ve seen a few new-looking Tesla with NO license plates on the freeways
Mines only came with a back.. all teslas only have back ones
I've seen many corvettes with no front plate. I guess corvettes are ( Exempted ) from this front plate law B.S.
They come with an adhesive mount for the front. I’ve owned feo
What about the wreckless driving, speeding 30 over the speed limit,tailgating unsafe lane changes etc that occur all day long on our highways?
People who drive like that typically are in shitty cars and are broke ever see a Lamborghini driver tailgating and causing traffic?
@@Tony-FXLOL eh I don't see very many lambos on the road so.....
@@Tony-FXLOL I see it regardless of what people are driving, old beaters, pickup trucks, suvs, sedans, motorcycles... It literally doesn't matter what it is.
What's that got to do with anything?
They should have mentioned about people putting the license plate on the passenger dashboard, usually people with sports cars do that
Doesn’t do anything but draw attention and create a hazard. Keep the plate in the trunk or don’t use it
License plate on the windshield looks tacky
I wouldn't , real easy to break passenger window and have that plate wind up on a stolen car.
He said that it needs to be on the most front part of the vehicle. So that was covered.
Right.. I put my license plate in my dash and got a ticket smh
Fuuuuck no it ain’t for no safety feature or them to help you retrieve your car. It’s for them to scan and identify the vehicle and read your plates when they can’t see from the back
i got a lexus is350 2021, where do i put the front plate ?
I've had a German plate on the front of my Mercedes for years, one cop walked past it and said It looks good like that
California has a large problem with the reflective coating coming off. 2011 to 2015 issue.
I remember some years ago. The license plates were fading or peeling very quickly. When the state checked into it. It turned out that the guy in charge with painting the license plates had finally finished his prison time. The prisoner that took over was doing something different so the paint wasn’t lasting very long. But modern paint is crap compared to old paint. For your house and car.
Bro I have lived in Cali almsot my whole life . We ALWAYS HAD TO HAVE BOTH FRONT AND BACK LICENSE PLATE . Bro we knew that from 90210 😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤
I gave 5 Ferraris a no front license plate in a week.
So how come Tesla owners do not have front plates.
The city of Beverly Hills must only supply one license plate at the time of registration
The last one he's wrong California allows the black and yellow (legacy) license plate at an extra fee every year you choose to have it and you can personalize it as well. Now the new white and black I'm not sure if they r allowed or the vertical plates on motorcycles.
Notice how he stutters when he talks about safety? Not even he believes the lies he is saying.
The real reason why They want you to have both Back in front license plates It's for the sole purpose if they need to mail you a ticket for an infraction they have a way to identify you. Remember finish cameras on the light poset and sometimes the
More important is the Lack of enforcement of cars with either No plates or a fake paper one. I see cars like this daily.
“Some people might not like the look”. Perhaps you would like the look of a ticket or the inside of a courtroom instead?”
I see cars with (front) plates from other states with no tags and not hassled
the law does not apply to out of state
The Judges, District attorneys, etc all get away with only having a rear plate!
Personalized plates, specialty plates and disabled plates belong to whom they are issued. Also, YOM (year of manufacture) plates which are popular amongst classic car and truck enthusiasts are the sole property of the owner and no longer the state's. CA DMV has a whole separate office and program that supports the YOM plate titling and registration process. I helped my Dad get a set for and get registered to his 1930 Ford Model A.
What about teslas????
how to identify a corrupt cop when off duty: no front plate, illegal window tint. lousy thugs on welfare.
What cop slept with your wife lol
I’m so glad I’m active duty military 🤣🤣
It’s state law in California to have front and rear license plates, if the citizens don’t like having front plates, petition the state legislature to change the law, it’s not the cops fault, they don’t make the laws.
That's true, but the cops ARE responsible for telling the truth to the public, which this one did not do!!!!! How he managed to stay with the CHP for 25+ years like that, I don't know!!!! ("How do you know he's been with the CHP for 25 years?", you say. I notice things. Look at the hash bars on the lower portion of his uniform shirt sleeve. Each one represents 5 years of service with the agency. He has 5 of those hash bars. Simple preschool math tells us that 5x5=25, thus at least 25 years with the CHP.)
Tesla cars don’t have front plates
I have a Tesla, they're shipped with a plate mount and an extra plate, but the sales centers just say it's up to you if you want to mount it or not. Flagrantly breaking the law.
@@supraphonic88 good. Based
They don't want to run the proposed Tesla facility, back out of California 🤑
@@supraphonic88 🤫.......what laws are being enforced
@@supraphonic88nteresting. Back in 2004, we went back to the Mercedes dealer to get it screwed in. Could have just done it myself, but they didn’t provide screws.
Years later we got a note that MB USA lost a class action lawsuit, and that we were entitled to get the plate mounted for free. 😂
Somebody was likely ticketed and then looking for a paycheck. So, some lawyer can go ahead make some $$ off Tesla in CA. They will settle that quickly, given the precedent.
I’m looking at a California highway patrol vehicle right now and it doesn’t have a front license plate. Rules for me, but not for them
with your head light on it prevents any on coming traffic from seeing any part of the front of your car
Out of staters beware, you will be state REF for out of compliance emissions , mods , etc… no matter what state you come from.
Is there anything that says plates can’t be put out a downward angle?
I know of someone, in Calif, she drives an '89 Pontiac Solstice. No front plates mounted on these cars. Never had one, never will
So what is the penalty for not having one? A warning, a citation?
I'm so glad I left the state of California....moved to a state that only issues one plate, no worries about tint, and straight piped my whip with no hassles.....😊
Does your car exhaust sound like a jet but pulls like a turtle🐢
@@MSR.00youa re exactly the main reason theres beef in the car community rather than helping out to put awareness againts shit quota cops
What state?
I hope the door didn't hit your ass on the way out. 😀😀😀🫵
I worked on wind tunnel testing for 2 years. Front license plates can cause, for some cars, as much as 5% more gasoline useage at freeway speeds. This leads to more gasoline used or more electricity used for the car and is bad for the environment. Why does a state like California that cares so much about the environment still put a front license plate on all cars causing millions of gallons of extra gasoline to be burned every year? It would be a lot better for the environment if California follow the lead of most states and no longer require a front license plate.
They get more money when the lidar hits on the front plate.
I don't disagree with you, but good luck getting a liberal-a** state like California to change the laws.
How does a license plate belong to the state if you paid for it?
Well said
In massachusetts they issue you two plates the one in the back gets the sticker showing the year and that it’s registered the one in front has no sticker,I don’t think you’re required to have one in front because I see lots of cars with plates from their team etc and if they cannot read your plate from a certain distance ( faded) the RMV will gave you new plates free
Are the laws of the People's Republic of Socialist Kalifornia meant for everyone? Or, as usual, certain races are exempt from compliance with the laws?
Who put him up to this? FBI,CIA, DOJ.
Are we allowed to have it on the dash board??
no
I did a count of how many cars have a front license plate vs no front license plate. Out of 100 total cars, 85 had them, and 15 did not. That's almost one car out of every six without front license plates. Police gonna write tickets for all those people now?
For the price we pay for tags and plates we should be getting custom plates for free each year plates are done in jails for pennies on the dollar how much it’s their real cost for plastic tags It’s should be better not worst every timr
I see alot of Teslas with no front plates ‼️‼️CHP do you damn job and give them all tickets ‼️‼️
Tesla does not provide the attachment for the front license plate.
Like tinted windows, this isn’t usually something you’d get pulled over for. If you get pulled over for speeding or something else, then they may issue you a fix it ticket for a missing front license plate. I’ve never had one on any of my cars, then I got a new car many years ago and just left it one. Then someone backed into my car while parked and broke the bracket and I just left it off. Never had an issue with police and have pulled up behind many.
“You shall not put any coding “ lol
How about all government vehicles become compliant with all state laws including emergency V&T laws. Digital plates are a tracking device
California also targets states that only issue a single plate. They will stop and harass even though the registered out of state vehicle is only issued a single plate and does not issue a second front plate.
So why can’t they stop all these car thieves? Do the STATs, number of cars stolen and how many thieves captured with front license plates by state cops? How many cars rescued because of front license plates????? Remember what he said they are just to ID you.
you can get a black and gold personalized plate for any car
Fancy cars owners do not like to put front license plates. Do they get punished for that?
It’s a $100 fine. IT IS ABOUT MONEY NOT SAFETY
Don't tell , don't ask policy......plus they would have to see what funner 20 states that don't require it......
I haven’t had a front plate on my cars in 20yrs never got cited.
@@DarkstarDarth 👍
@@DarkstarDarth me neither . love being white and living in Orange County .
How about tinted windows? I mean darkest tint and they are allowed. New 2024 Cross Sport and dealer mentioned they didn’t install front licenses plate unless I requested. Cool factor
You can stay in CA. Just register somewhere else. Most states will not honor any outside request to hold up your renewal. They will hold up your drivers license if suspended elsewhere though.
I had a 2013 Ford Raptor for 10 yrs with no front plate. Only time I got a ticket was when it was parked on the street in front my house. It was considered a fix it ticket so my neighbors son is a CHP, so I asked to sign off the ticket so I could mail it in to prove it had been taken care of. The CHP said don't put it back on, Corvettes, Cameros and high end sports cars never have them. So I did what he said and never got another ticket.
I always had my cars registered in California and I have been Driving in California without a front License Plate over 40 years I've been pulled over 3 times for speeding from the California Highway Patrol and not once have they said anything about me not having a front license plate or limo tinted windows front and back.My front license plate is a plate that says Ranger that I bought when I was in the Army .The only authority that said something to me about not having a front plate was a Border Patrol Agent at the San Diego/Tijuana border crossing as I'm driving back to the US from Mexico.They stand in a booth then type in your license plate as you drive up to the booth ,He was probably mad because he had to walk out of the booth and walk to the back of my car to check my license plate.All he said to me was you know you are required to have a front plate on your car,I said ok and then he just waved me on through.
You know, I love how all of these people are sitting up there on their high horses all smug and arrogant with that big chip on their shoulders going, "Oh, I've been driving in California for XXX years without a front license plate, and I've never been stopped!!!" What's your point? Do you think that the fact that you've been getting away with it for whatever period of time you have means that somehow you are not in violation of the law? WRONG!!!! You ARE in violation of the law; I don't give a s**t if you've been doing it for 100 years, and Section 5200 of the California Vehicle Code does'nt care either!!! The law is the law!!!! The fact that you have'nt been cited for it as yet DOES NOT exempt you from full compliance with the law!!! And I get that some of you may not like that law; fine. Lobby your state representatives to have it changed. But until such time as they do, and those changes are signed into law by the Governor, you must comply if you want to drive in California!!! Use your heads!!!!
So now, if your windows are legally tinted, you can’t stop a car that has legally tinted windows, and use it for probable cause you should’ve asked that question as well
What a bunch of propaganda. If front license plates aren't necessary in some states, they aren't necessary in any state. I love how he tries to sell the benefits to YOU. It can help recover your car! It can help us find your vehicle that has gone off the road into a ditch or lake! But that's not all! It's just like car window tinting. If it's legal in one state, it should be legal in ALL states. They want you not to have window tinting so they can look into your car and see what you're doing. They might as well tell you that you can't have curtains on your home's windows. That would allow them to stop more crime, too. They want the front tag on your car because it helps with traffic cameras and speed detection. They also have scanners on the many cop cars (and stationary, too, I imagine) that scan and run thousands of plates as they drive around. How do I know that? I bought a used car from a guy from Florida. When he moved to California, he got two plates, but there was not a place to mount the front plate on the car's bumper (it was a Florida car). So he threw the other plate away. Over a year later I got pulled over and got a "fix-it" ticket (that still cost money, by the way) for not having it. The cop who pulled me over told me about the scanners. NONE of this is for your benefit. It's must another apparatus of control and identification. Years ago, where you went in your car really only got tracked at toll booths. Soon it will be that way everywhere. Front plates are necessary for that to function optimally.
Um heard of individual states rights?
@@stevesmith756 I'm not commenting on states' rights. I'm not questioning whether states have the right to do this. I'm stating that the logic doesn't apply. If tint and no front plates are safe in one state, they are safe in all.
What about if it's required in some states, should it be required in all states too?
@@jaimeb.7537 They are making arguments based on safety and necessity. If states get by without front plates, then they obviously aren't necessary. The point is that they're trying to sell this as something that's being done to benefit you, but that's bull. There are all sorts of things you CAN do to make yourself safer. There's always a more visible color for your car, or a version or model with better braking, or better visibility, etc. The arguments made here are lame. If visibility is an issue, then just give people the option to put a nondescript reflective plate on the front of their cars. If locating the car is the issue, I'm covered. I've got GPS and AirTags for that. This is so that they can track you.
Yes it’s BS but states can dictate what is in there vehicle code. It’s not federal law it’s a state law
Boo your law that's for camera on the street so easily can give you a ticket without police officers thanks me later or plan B get out of Cali asap
When was this law made? There was a time when it was legal to leave it off, something like before 1985.
My 1974 El Camino got pulled over for having a USA-1 red, white, and blue plate up front. Got a fix-it ticket; no cost if you fix it. For reference, speeding tickets were 25 to 30 back then.
It took DMV more than a month to issue me my new vehicle licenses. The paperwork issued as temporary and expired three months after my purchase. If it’s a legal issue, the dealership should be obligated under law to make sure the vehicle is legal to drive on the road before it leaves the lot.
They ARE.
What about license plates with different colors? Are those legal?
In CA a new law bans trivial tows and “pretextual vehicle stops,” or stops that are used as an investigative tool for something completely unrelated to the actual reason for a driver was pulled over. So an expired plate or tail light out or missing front plate cannot be used. This law was passed because people were losing their cars to the tow companies resulting in armed confrontations with police abd towers.
Most cops don’t know this law themselves lol
Similar situation developed in PA…..they were ticketing drivers for license plate frames….covered the perimeter but not the month/year/state name. The law was so detailed that you could literally get stopped and ticketed for……..
This isn’t word for word but a quick summary…..
“Owners may not obscure ANY part of the license plate…. By the law that would include ….wait for it……The retaining screw that secures the plate to the vehicle……law was either changed recently or Law Enforcement agencies said…F/U Harrisburg, were not enforcing. Soon after that they went to NO stickers….plate is blank but can still be read by agencies if required…..major example is the PA Turnpike Commission for reading EZ pass transponders.
California is more concerned with extracting as much money as they can from its residents. Fuqn place has become borderline inhabitable, and they're focused on what they can fine you for.
Anybody have there plates Wrapped ? Like Black background, and White letters and Numbers ?
Front plates are so they can ID with a plate reader. In Ma. you will be stopped and cited.
(2) The installation of a license plate security cover is not a violation of this subdivision if the device does not obstruct or impair the recognition of the license plate information, including, but not limited to, the issuing state, license plate number, and registration tabs, and the cover is limited to the area directly over the top of the registration tabs. No portion of a license plate security cover shall rest over the license plate number.
thats an odd one..a partial security cover?
Big government. Welcome to North Korea California.
Wow, next you're going to say I'm not allowed to murder people!
Kalifornistan
It's more like the United Kingdom or Saudi Arabia, but people aren't generally aware of the level of surveillance in those countries. The problem with the North Korea comparison is they don't bother to even pretend you're not surveilled, and virtually nobody there can afford a car! They still have people at intersections directing traffic. There are videos on YT about it. They are always young North Korean women.
Two licenses plates has ALWAYS been the law in California. What are you going on about?
@@1bntcr001 What's your point? Who said anything about how long the requirement for a front plate has been around?
You only need a plate if your working or in commerce
I say catch me first then I’ll comply !
I never understood the reason for a front license plate. Are police pulling you over from the front? There are also height limits. I've gotten tickets in my lifted truck for plates to high and tickets on my lowerd truck for plates to low.
A better way to I.D a vehicle/criminal/lawbreaker.
Traffic/toll plaza cameras
@mtunofun1 nah it takes the back as well. I haven't had a front plate on any of my cars since 2003 and that's never been an issue.
It feels like they’re announcing this as a new law people are confused about when this is literally been the rule in CA for at least 64 years, possibly 88 (depending on which vehicle code you look at). There has to be better stuff to fill the time with than this!
Dude i have been noticing so many cars without front license plates. In a simple 10 minute drive i spot nearly 10 on average. It kinda bugs me...only cuz i want to do it
Only if you are brown, this applies to you. Depending on the shade, some laws apply to other, some don't. Welcome to California.
What about out of state vehicle?
If your vehicle is registered in another state, then you are required to obey the registration laws of whatever state your vehicle is registered in. If those laws conflict with California's, then there's nothing that California can do about it; the issuing state's laws take precedence. However, remember that if you move to California from another state, and you're not simply passing through or vacationing in California, the law states that you must reregister your vehicle in California within 20 days of establishing residence and/or securing employment within the state.