Covering rear license plate with gear

copeland343 wrote:
You can only get a ticket for state inspection in the state you are tagged in. If you could get one in another state you will have to pass their inspection to get rid of the ticket. Some states front License plate with trailer some with two and some with only one on rear. Some states no plates on trailers. Some with no inspections and some with emissions inspections. Just do what is required in your state for the plates.

Correct, but wrong to a point... I don't think anyone would think they need to pass another states "inspection". Having a visible plate (whether its cover/unlit) or whatever is a ticket-able offense. How each state/municipality handles it, can be different. AS far as inspections goes, there are different types of inspections. For example, only parts of NC have inspections. Not the whole state. And then in the parts that do, there are actually 2 different inspections that are performed (at same time) with exception. There is an emissions inspection and then a safety inspection. Trucks that are 3/4 ton and higher do not get emission inspections. Trucks 1/2 ton and lower and passenger vehicles do. License plate light being part of the safety inspection. My son was given an old S10 with grounds effects. It came from out of state where there are no inspections done. The license plate didn't have a light. When he went to get it inspected, they failed him because of it. Had to install one and took it back and passed. Technically, whoever drove the truck at night, could of been pulled over (in most) states with the plate not illuminated. Whether they do or don't is another story.