Front License plate!!! Illegal to not have one on?

7th Heaven · Postby **7th Heaven** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:14

Ok I have had many different answers on this topic. Is it state law to require a front license plate?? I really would like to not drill into my FD bumper nor block airflow to the front mount. Anyone have an answer to this?

T-time · Postby **T-time** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:14

its illiegal but ive never gotten caught

geo2maz · Postby **geo2maz** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:14

It's illegal, I've gotten 2 tickets for it while parked... At the least, if you don't mount it, just put it on your front windsheild if you park anywhere like downtown...

Stealth01 · Postby **Stealth01** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:14

You must have a front plate in CO. so instead of drilling, get some MIGHTY PUTTY and attach it off to one side.

iani1.1 · Postby **iani1.1** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:14

geo2maz wrote:It's illegal, I've gotten 2 tickets for it while parked... At the least, if you don't mount it, just put it on your front windsheild if you park anywhere like downtown...

The front windshield thing doesn't work. I've gotten a warning before I put mine on the front bumper.

iani1.1 · Postby **iani1.1** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:14

Ooo suggestion! Get a spirit R bumper I believe it has the front license plate mount it looks good also =D

~Barn~ · Postby **~Barn~** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:14

You have to have one displayed on the front, and there are very specific requirements for where it has to be displayed at. "X number of inches from blah-blah-blah..."

erod550 · Postby **erod550** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:14

Yep, I got pulled over for no front plate in my SRT4 and while he was at it he hit me with a $50 fine for aftermarket exhaust.

T-time · Postby **T-time** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:14

~Barn~ wrote:You have to have one displayed on the front, and there are very specific requirements for where it has to be displayed at. "X number of inches from blah-blah-blah..."

can you link to the crs?

7th Heaven · Postby **7th Heaven** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:14

Damn! lol i dont wanna spend 500 dollars on a beautiful JDM front bumper that i will have to modify for my intercooler, but the ticket would suck big time because i do have aftermarket exhaust, plus lots of other illegal things haha. I need to figure somthing out cuz my car looks like a cop target

~Barn~ · Postby **~Barn~** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:14

T-time wrote:can you link to the crs?

I can't link to it, because it's displayed in an iFrame, but here is the text of the statute:

42-3-202. Number plates to be attached.

(1) (a) Number plates assigned to a self-propelled vehicle other than a motorcycle or street rod vehicle shall be attached thereto, one in the front and the other in the rear. The number plate assigned to a motorcycle, street rod vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, other vehicle drawn by a motor vehicle, or mobile machinery or self-propelled construction equipment shall be attached to the rear thereof. Number plates shall be so displayed during the current registration year, except as otherwise provided in this article.
(b) If the department issues a validating tab or sticker to a motor vehicle pursuant to section 42-3-201, the current month validating tab or sticker shall be displayed in the bottom left corner of the rear license plate. The current year validating tab or sticker shall be displayed in the bottom right corner of the rear license plate. The tabs or stickers shall be visible at all times.
(2) (a) 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 shall be horizontal at a height not less than twelve 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.
(b) A person shall not operate a motor vehicle with an affixed device or a substance that causes all or a portion of a license plate to be unreadable by a system used to automatically identify a motor vehicle. Such a device includes, without limitation, a cover that distorts angular visibility; alters the color of the plate; or is smoked, tinted, scratched, or dirty so as to impair the legibility of the license plate.
(3) (a) A person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
(b) A person who violates paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of this section commits a class A traffic infraction and shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars.

Source: L. 2005: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1108, § 2, effective August 8. L. 2008: (1) amended, p. 321, § 2, effective July 1.

Editor's note: (1) Prior to 1994, this section was numbered as § 42-3-113.
(2) From 1994 to 2004, this section was numbered as § 42-3-123.

ANNOTATION
Am. Jur.2d. See 7A Am. Jur.2d, Automobiles and Highway Traffic, §§ 57, 58.
C.J.S. See 60 C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, § 221.
Annotator's note. Since § 42-3-202 is similar to § 42-3-123 as it existed prior to the 2005 amendment to article 3 of title 42, which resulted in the relocation of provisions, relevant cases construing that provision and its predecessors have been included in the annotations to this section.
Where the suspect's license [B]plate was obstructed by dirt,[/B] in violation of this section, the troopers had a reasonable suspicion that criminal activity was occurring. Although after stopping the vehicle, the troopers could see the plates well enough to discern that they were current, the continued obstruction of the plate constituted an ongoing license plate violation and thus a reasonable purpose for the stop. Because the troopers had a reasonable suspicion and a reasonable stop, they properly initiated an investigatory stop. People v. Altman, 938 P.2d 142 (Colo. 1997).
Applied in People v. Clements, 665 P.2d 624 (Colo. 1983).

iani1.1 · Postby **iani1.1** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:14

i have a front license plate on the black fc. that bracket will probably work, ill takes pics of it as soon as i get back home. looks like it can be homemade and youll have to make holes on the bottom side of the opening so the holes are hardly noticeable. youll figure it out when i take some pics.

7th Heaven · Postby **7th Heaven** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:14

Thanks ~Barn~ that is exactly what im looking for!! I appreciate it!

7th Heaven · Postby **7th Heaven** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:14

by the way looking foward to thos pics lol

MSP SuperStreet · Postby **MSP SuperStreet** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:14

What about something like this a retractable license plate.

http://cgi.ebay.com/05-09-Mustang-Show-N-Go-Retractable-Front-License-Plate_W0QQitemZ370271881050QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item5635ec875a

They also have it so it could be remotely control from inside the vehicle.

For myself, I have not had a front plate in my Ride for six years. I live in the mountains and don't get bothered by the local police. Although I do travel to the front range often during the spring, summer and fall, I have only been pulled over once this past summer and got a warning.

I might have a different additude if I lived on the front range where the police and parking meter maids tend to issue more tickets.

Front License plate!!! Illegal to not have one on?

Front License plate!!! Illegal to not have one on?

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