Cars licensed in Washington State are required to have their front license plate displayed. Is displaying it in the front window rice? Should I just go without it until I get pulled over and hope I don't get a ticket?

^ dont know about WA, but putting the plate on the front window will still get you a ticket here in IL.... and no, not rice.

Pretty sure putting it in the window is illegal and also dangerous

I run without it and just pay the fines when i do get pulled over. Then again i only been pulled over once for it.

You have to have a front plate on. I have mine off and have been pulled over once for it in the last year and got no ticket. I guess im running my luck until i get a ticket and then ill put it back on

You will still get fined for having it on your front wind shield. I got a ticket a few years back because of it.

No front plate and have only received a warning. I had the plate by my front window when i got pulled over and made up some BS about fixing the holes the dealer drilled and the cops like good answer, he then gave me a ticket for tint oh and he didnt say anything about having the plate by the window...

Don't put it in the front window

I put my front plate...you know...on the front of my car.

Good answer. ^

Haven't had my front plate on any of my cars here in San Diego in 6 Years and never got a fix it ticket yet. Never a warning or nothing.

Plate in window not rice, but trash.

and a cop told me it would cut off my head in an accident

I think I would be more concerned about the windshield. Anyway, thanks everyone for your replies. I think the windshield idea is out...who knows about leaving it off or putting it back on. We'll see.

Well, I was my MBA night class tonight and a parking enforcer left me the inevitable ticket "improper license plate display." Hmm.

I think your odds of getting a ticket when your front plate is in the front windshield are higher than if you don't have it displayed at all. Its still illegal, only when its on the dash, its more noticeable. And putting it in the front windshield is ugly too.

Another thing, you drive a Civic Si. Instant cop magnet.

We have good donuts.

I took it off my CLS right away and the 3 times I got pulled over (only 1 ticket) the officer never even mentioned it.

Yeah, if you got in an accident it would become what's known as a "secondary projectile" -- basically anything in your car that's not secured will start flying around after impact. (That includes people not wearing seatbelts, depending on the speed during the crash).

I have actually not had it displayed at all for the last couple months. The next ticket will probably be for my tint.

got a ticket a few days ago for no front plate and tint

Sucks man. The no holes excuse didn't work this time?