License Plate issues

mkirsch wrote:

Crumm wrote:

stevenal wrote:

Crumm wrote:
Mine gets moved to the hitch extension complete with license plate lights and backup camera.

Does a hitch pin constitute a secure fastening? Think I would use a bolt or locking pin at least.

Secure enough to pull a 10K trailer so I am thinking its secure enough for a 2oz license plate. But yes the extension is locked in place too.

The two sheet metal screws that hold your plate in the normal position are no more theft proof than a hitch pin.

"Secure" means mounted so it won't fall off unexpectedly, such as if you used some copper wire or paper clips or duct tape.

It was not that many years ago, people would move plates from one vehicle to another. Depending on who was going to town and what they were driving into town. It wsa not that unusual for me to pull someone over and find the plate belonged to a different vehicle and simply wired onto the license plate location. Saved a lot of money for one license plates and six vehicles. Now the home made plates, that is an entirely different story. After the arrests, one had his day in court and then put a lien on the Judge's house, after he was found guilty. So yes, many LEOs take plate violations seriously and then, some don't. There are a lot of LEOs out there and just listening to one tell you one thing, opposite of what the statute advises, is your right to believe. But you are still required to follow the statute, if you choose to.

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