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Welcome to Fairfax Underground, a project site designed to improve communication among residents of Fairfax County, VA. Feel free to post anything Northern Virginia residents would find interesting.
license plate question
Posted by:
sadffsad
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Date: October 09, 2006 11:42PM
Can I get away with displaying my front license plate behind the windshield instead of on the bumper?
Re: license plate question
Posted by:
OMFG OWNED
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Date: October 09, 2006 11:46PM
OMFG OWNED NOOBIE QUESTION OF COURSE U CAN GET AWAY WITH IT... DUHHHHHHHHH
Re: license plate question
Posted by:
Bubba Ho'tep
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Date: October 10, 2006 12:28AM
Legally? Probably not. But if you get a ticket for it and can convince the judge it was a temporary thing I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to get off.
Re: license plate question
Posted by:
Firrat
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Date: October 10, 2006 03:17AM
Not many cops care.
Just dont go into vienna
Fairfax is cool though
Just dont go into vienna
Fairfax is cool though
Re: license plate question
Posted by:
Take a Stand
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Date: October 10, 2006 05:27PM
I have run all my cars with out front plates..(its my civil disobedience)
for the last 10 years..I have been issues 3 tickets for it in the last 10 years..However...If you plan on doing anything illegal in or with your car..ie. near the 0.08% BAC or just using a radar detector it gives them another valid reason to pull you over...
not a sermon just a thought...
and I agree , vienna and herndon, airport cops will pull you for that
for the last 10 years..I have been issues 3 tickets for it in the last 10 years..However...If you plan on doing anything illegal in or with your car..ie. near the 0.08% BAC or just using a radar detector it gives them another valid reason to pull you over...
not a sermon just a thought...
and I agree , vienna and herndon, airport cops will pull you for that
Re: license plate question
Posted by:
ffxn8v
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Date: October 10, 2006 06:14PM
Here is how the law is written - subject to interpretation ;-)
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§ 46.2-715. Display of license plates.
License plates assigned to a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, tractor truck, trailer, or semitrailer, or to persons licensed as motor vehicle dealers or transporters of unladen vehicles, shall be attached to the front and the rear of the vehicle. The license plate assigned to a motorcycle, trailer, or semitrailer shall be attached to the rear of the vehicle. The license plate assigned to a tractor truck shall be attached to the front of the vehicle. The license plates issued to licensed motor vehicle dealers and to persons licensed as transporters of unladen vehicles shall consist of one plate for each set issued and shall be attached to the rear of the vehicle to which it is assigned.
(Code 1950, § 46-101; 1954, c. 210; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-106; 1972, c. 609; 1974, c. 150; 1989, c. 727.)
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§ 46.2-716. How license plates fastened to vehicle; altering appearance of license plates.
A. Every license plate shall be securely fastened to the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer to which it is assigned:
1. So as to prevent the plate from swinging,
2. In a position to be clearly visible, and
3. In a condition to be clearly legible.
B. No colored glass, colored plastic, bracket, holder, mounting, frame, or any other type of covering shall be placed, mounted, or installed on, around, or over any license plate if such glass, plastic, bracket, holder, mounting, frame, or other type of covering in any way alters or obscures (i) the alpha-numeric information, (ii) the color of the license plate, (iii) the name or abbreviated name of the state wherein the vehicle is registered, or (iv) any character or characters, decal, stamp, or other device indicating the month or year in which the vehicle's registration expires. No insignia, emblems, or trailer hitches or couplings shall be mounted in such a way as to hide or obscure any portion of the license plate or render any portion of the license plate illegible.
C. The Superintendent may make such regulations as he may deem advisable to enforce the proper mounting and securing of the license plate on the vehicle.
(Code 1950, § 46-102; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-107; 1960, c. 119; 1986, c. 186; 1989, c. 727; 2000, c. 258; 2001, c. 19; 2006, c. 549.)
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§ 46.2-715. Display of license plates.
License plates assigned to a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, tractor truck, trailer, or semitrailer, or to persons licensed as motor vehicle dealers or transporters of unladen vehicles, shall be attached to the front and the rear of the vehicle. The license plate assigned to a motorcycle, trailer, or semitrailer shall be attached to the rear of the vehicle. The license plate assigned to a tractor truck shall be attached to the front of the vehicle. The license plates issued to licensed motor vehicle dealers and to persons licensed as transporters of unladen vehicles shall consist of one plate for each set issued and shall be attached to the rear of the vehicle to which it is assigned.
(Code 1950, § 46-101; 1954, c. 210; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-106; 1972, c. 609; 1974, c. 150; 1989, c. 727.)
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§ 46.2-716. How license plates fastened to vehicle; altering appearance of license plates.
A. Every license plate shall be securely fastened to the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer to which it is assigned:
1. So as to prevent the plate from swinging,
2. In a position to be clearly visible, and
3. In a condition to be clearly legible.
B. No colored glass, colored plastic, bracket, holder, mounting, frame, or any other type of covering shall be placed, mounted, or installed on, around, or over any license plate if such glass, plastic, bracket, holder, mounting, frame, or other type of covering in any way alters or obscures (i) the alpha-numeric information, (ii) the color of the license plate, (iii) the name or abbreviated name of the state wherein the vehicle is registered, or (iv) any character or characters, decal, stamp, or other device indicating the month or year in which the vehicle's registration expires. No insignia, emblems, or trailer hitches or couplings shall be mounted in such a way as to hide or obscure any portion of the license plate or render any portion of the license plate illegible.
C. The Superintendent may make such regulations as he may deem advisable to enforce the proper mounting and securing of the license plate on the vehicle.
(Code 1950, § 46-102; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-107; 1960, c. 119; 1986, c. 186; 1989, c. 727; 2000, c. 258; 2001, c. 19; 2006, c. 549.)
Re: license plate question
Posted by:
SE
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Date: October 13, 2006 08:33PM
I have gotten a ticket before for having it on my dash =X
Re: license plate question
Posted by:
not a sermon
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Date: February 09, 2013 06:09PM
Just a thought recently