WTF, talk about a bogus ticket.......

[fordman]

Again guys, dont mean to be off subject, but I got to run this one past all of you.
My mother comes out of work today, goes to her car which was parked in her company parking lot, there is a ticket on the windshield for "license plate covers". Her covers are CLEAR. She said this cop wrote up the entire parking lot for bogus stuff. I know that tinted covers and colored covers are illegal, but since when are clear covers illegal? Another cop meeting his quota I guess. Everyday here you turn on the news and there's another 20 kids killed from gang violence, illegal guns and everything else. But lets go get those people with the clear covers on there cars. Just thought I'd share it since one of our other members recently posted about his bogus tickets. If you guys know something I don't, please inform me.

[Egon Spengler]

clear covers cause a mirror effect at night and makes it hard to read the plate... the headlights etc reflect off the clear surface... Sounds like another power trip weenie again... I love 'em

[Starman]

Check your State Statutes, they might actually be illegal, and if so for the exact reasons TJ stated.

My question is, does your State allow for a Cop to come on private property and write violations like that. Here in Florida I am restricted on what I can write for in parking lots, i.e. - Handicapped and Fire Lane Violations, plus accident related stuff. There are some other things, but I never heard of what you are talking about occurring on private property anywhere.

[fastblackmerc]

In N.C. your not allowed any type of license plate covering, including a frame!

Usually you can't get a ticket on private property unless the owners of said property agrees.

[DEFYANT]

Clear covers in MD ARE illegal. And what the officer in post 1 did is NOT necessarily wrong. It sounds like a rookie thing to do, an officer assigned to a traffic unit, or just a board sector cop. Take your pick.

Personally, I like tag covers. They gave me great PC to make a stop and turn it into something more. Like a DUI, driver suspended or had a warrant... drugs in the car.... whatever. And depending of the attitude, would determine the difference between getting a ticket or warning.

Sometimes, the bosses get a hair up their collective asses. One time, the #1 boss came down and wanted speed enforcement in a certian area. And he wanted ALL stops to end in a ticket. I never found out what the deal was, but oh well.... It sucked, but I did my job. Thats life.

Tell Mom to remove the illegal tag cover, go to court and get probation. There. All better.

[sailsmen]

55,000 new laws passed in the average life time soon it will be better to tell us what to do instead of what not to do.:mad:

[Motorhead350]

I got a warning when I was pulled over last weekend fo a clear tag on my K5, but in a company lot I think is pushing it, you are not on city/public roadway.

[fordman]

Naaaa. No need to go to court, one call to squash that ticket. Just curious about such a stupid law but as you guys have written, it is what it is. Looks like I'll take them off all the cars now so I don't end up dealing with another hero later. Thanks for the heads up though.;)

Tjmorin82, sailsmen, --- Couldn't have said it better.

[knine]

Clear cover are illegal in Illinois. What you had happen there is that the City of Chicago has addopted the Illinois vehicle code by reference so they can write city tickets to vehicles that do not comply to the law, even though they are not driven. You are a victim of the City of Chicago cash making machine. It's like when you get a ticket for a parking meter timing out and they also give you a "compliance ticket" for tinted windows or no front plate or inproper display if you have a dealership trim plate around your plate. These laws do nothing for "traffic safety" and have all to do with raising money and socking it to the citizens. :cheesed:

[justbob]

With the bid for the olympics, expect tickets to be handed out a little more often. More tickets=more revenue.

[TAKEDOWN]

Meter maid or cop... my experience is it's usually the meter maids going ticket crazy

[jgc61sr2002]

Any license plate covering in New York State is illegal.

[FreddieH]

I found this in the Delaware law. It does not state clear covers are illegal.
TITLE 21

Motor Vehicles

Registration, Title and Licenses

CHAPTER 21. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES

Subchapter II. Plates

§ 2126. Display of number plates; penalty.
(a) The number plate assigned to a motor vehicle shall at all times be attached to the rear of the motor vehicle, except truck tractors attached to trailers or semitrailers, whether coupled or uncoupled, shall display the number plate on the front of the vehicle in such a manner as to be easily identified. Such number plates shall meet the requirements of subsection (b) of this section. Special license plates may be displayed on the front or rear of the vehicle. The regular numbered plate assigned to the vehicle or a duplicate special license plate furnished under § 2121(h) of this title must be displayed on the vehicle rear when the special plate is displayed on the front of the vehicle.
(b) Every number plate shall at all times be securely fastened to the vehicle to which it is assigned so as to prevent the plate from swinging and at a height not less than 12 inches from the ground, measuring from the bottom of such plate, in a place and position to be clearly visible, and shall be maintained free from foreign materials and in a condition to be clearly legible.
(c) No number plate, or any portion thereof, shall be covered with any tinted material, nor shall any other material be placed on or around a number plate which would conceal and/or obscure any information contained thereon, including the registration expiration sticker. Plate frames that do not conceal and/or obscure any information contained on the plate, including the registration expiration sticker, are not prohibited by this section.
(d) Whoever violates subsections (a) or (b) of this section shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $50. Whoever violates subsection (c) of this section shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $200.
(e) It shall be unlawful to sell, offer to sell, transfer, possess or use any kind of device, product, plate cover, or object, including any image altering device or spray, for the purpose of hindering, inhibiting, impeding, impairing, or preventing the photographing, recording or imaging of a license plate in connection with the enforcement of this motor vehicle code or any local or municipal traffic laws. Any person convicted of a violation of this subsection shall, for the first offense, be fined not less than $50 nor more than $1,000. For each subsequent violation occurring within 3 years of the date of the original violation, the person shall be fined not less than $200 nor more than $2,000.
(f) It shall be unlawful to sell any license plate cover or frame which would violate subsection (c) of this section if placed on a Delaware license plate unless the seller posts a sign in close proximity to the product which states clearly and conspicuously to the public that it is illegal to place the license plate cover or frame on Delaware license plates. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be fined not less than $50 and not more than $100 and shall pay restitution to the purchaser of the license plate cover or frame in the amount of 10 times the purchase price. (36 Del. Laws, c. 10, §§ 13, 32; 37 Del. Laws, c. 10, § 11; Code 1935, §§ 5551, 5570; 43 Del. Laws, c. 244, § 7; 46 Del. Laws, c. 122, § 3; 21 Del. C. 1953, § 2126; 58 Del. Laws, c. 561; 65 Del. Laws, c. 503, § 5; 70 Del. Laws, c. 264, § 2; 70 Del. Laws, c. 320, §§ 1, 2; 74 Del. Laws, c. 15, §§ 1, 2; 74 Del. Laws, c. 321, § 1; 76 Del. Laws, c. 339, § 1.)

[fordman]

Yep, was out with some " law enforcers" tonight and they said that as of January 1, you can no longer have any type of cover on your plates throughout Illinois. They ALL said that they think its extremely lame of whoever wrote that ticket to write it. As Defyant said, must have caught heat from the boss so decided to impress him with a handful of tickets at the end of there shift. I wonder what other secret laws are going to pop up in which I and others will learn the hardway.

[Windsor58]

Wonder what would happen if you went to court and said you only put them on while it was parked (say to deter registration sticker theft...), and took them off before you drove it????
Probably wouldn't fly, but might be fun to try.

[knine]

Read the illinois vehicle code about stopping at a stop sign for a good laugh. .....or driving on a mountain....or driving on troly tracks... or..


Yep, was out with some " law enforcers" tonight and they said that as of January 1, you can no longer have any type of cover on your plates throughout Illinois. They ALL said that they think its extremely lame of whoever wrote that ticket to write it. As Defyant said, must have caught heat from the boss so decided to impress him with a handful of tickets at the end of there shift. I wonder what other secret laws are going to pop up in which I and others will learn the hardway.

[TAKEDOWN]

How about exiting from the driver side door.

[knine]

"imaginary crosswalk" :lol: