SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> The California Highway Patrol said, they are seeing an upward trend of “modified license plates.” These include any changes made to the original DMV-issued license plate color.
The state of California prohibits the modification of license plates. Assembly Bill 2111 bans alterations or tampering with plates, and Assembly Bill 1085 prohibits the manufacturing of any device designed to hide plates from cameras.
Modifications to the plate make it difficult for Automated License Plate Readers to capture a license plate number, which makes it harder to track down criminals or even stolen vehicles.
CHP said, you could get a ticket, have your license plate confiscated and your car impounded. If your license plate gets confiscated, you would have to get a replacement at the DMV and will cost you money.
Your license plate is the property of the Department of Motor Vehicles in the state of California, so it’s not be an art canvas for you to express your artistic side on. “This is the state’s property, and it poses an identification role, so we need to make sure that these license plates are clearly readable.
If you do have modified license plates, the Pain In The Pass Traffic Group recommends getting rid of them and replacing them with original colored DMV plates.
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