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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 09:33 PM
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is this illegal

took a pic of my friends 535i, is this illegal?

he cut around the cali licence plate and i have to admit, it looks cool...

i wanna do this to my tsx if it's not illegal...
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 09:42 PM
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Doubt that's legal. I don't think you can alter it in any way.
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 09:46 PM
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I'd probably say it is because it doesn't have the state name and registration/inspection sticker on the plate. I'd just say take off the whole plate, either way it's illegal so whynot go the cleaner route? i do have to say though that that is very creative and it would be interesting to see what a cop says if your friend got pulled over.
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 09:48 PM
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Definitely not Legal.

VEHICLE CODE SECTION 4850-4853

4851. Every license plate shall have displayed upon it the
registration number assigned to the vehicle for which it is issued,
together with the word "California" or the abbreviation "Cal." and
the year number for which it is issued or a suitable device issued by
the department for validation purposes, which device shall contain
the year number for which issued.



4852. (a) License plates issued for motor vehicles, other than
motorcycles, shall be rectangular in shape, 12 inches in length and
six inches in width. The number and letter characters on the plates
shall have a minimum height of two and three-quarter inches, a
minimum width of one and one-quarter inches, and a minimum spacing
between characters of five-sixteenths of an inch.
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 09:49 PM
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2 posts above ^^ you dont put inspection or registration stickers on the front license plate in cali....
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 09:50 PM
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In the first gen CL's playahat8a has his cut off also.

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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 09:53 PM
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so i guess it is illegal?

damn....
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by cybereclipse
^^ you dont put inspection or registration stickers on the front license plate in cali....
not that i know of. just only in the back
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 09:59 PM
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i know, i was stating a fact :-D
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 10:00 PM
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It's illegal in all 50 states to modify, obscure, or deface a state license plate. Now enforcement is a different area. Some care, some don't.
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 10:59 PM
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ehh. i guess that makes some people happy...
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by cybereclipse
2 posts above ^^ you dont put inspection or registration stickers on the front license plate in cali....
Oh, my bad. I guess that's a mute point then. Anyway like you have already seen, all the reasons are listed in post #4.
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 11:12 PM
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 11:19 PM
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i have a euro plate on my car and have received mixed reactions from police. Some give me tickets and some see it and dont care...
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