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Cincy10SSRS · 10-19-2012, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by AdamZ

Yeah, I will never put a front plate on my car. Hell no, and I am a Police Officer in Ohio where it is illegal to not have front plates. I will never pull someone over for it and I will never put one on.

You're 21, so obviously just starting out on your PO career; not sure I would post in a national forum which laws I'd choose to enforce or not.

Agreed though, front plate law in Ohio is dumb.

nferno · 10-19-2012, 10:29 AM

When I asked My LEO buddy why we need the front plate in MA, He said it was due to the toll road's speed pass lanes and cameras at the traffic lights. So they can see you and the plate at the same time for a nice photo op. If it was just from the back they would only see the plate and not the driver. So now you can not say I was not driving it when they take pictures of you. Not sure if that is true but I do not have mine on the front either.

DarkneZZ · 10-19-2012, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by AdamZ

Yeah, I will never put a front plate on my car. Hell no, and I am a Police Officer in Ohio where it is illegal to not have front plates. I will never pull someone over for it and I will never put one on.

much respect.

hawk02 · 10-19-2012, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by AdamZ

Yeah, I will never put a front plate on my car. Hell no, and I am a Police Officer in Ohio where it is illegal to not have front plates. I will never pull someone over for it and I will never put one on.

AdamZ you are "my guy".

I will never put the front plate on my car either (I actually have it in the trunk). Every time I pass a law enforcement officer, I hold my breath., but so far (knock on wood) I've not been pulled over.

2SSLincolnSS2 · 10-20-2012, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Deke736

They have been trying to use the same argument in IL for a while now. The additional cost to produce 2 plates instead of one is the reason. I personally do not run a front plate, but I also acknowledge that I am taking my chances. In the 18 years I have been driving I have only been pulled over once for it and I think it was more a reason to question us than it was true concern for the plate law.

I also recently found out that there are special stickers LEOs place on their personal vehicle to signify that they are LEOs to others. I assume this is for reasons previously mentioned by AdamZ in this thread regarding weapons in the car.

No matter what, I respect what LEOs do for us day in and day out and if and when I get pulled over I will do my best to demonstrate that respect.

Like anything, there are some stickers that could be used to represent law enforcement. That being said, I'm in Los Angeles and it's batshiz crazy to have anything that can identify that you or your family is in law enforcement.

Shizbags conduct surveillance outside of police stations waiting for cops to leave in their personal vehicle. They WILL try follow you home. Last year several cops homes were broken into, guns stolen. A deputy from Lennox (South LA) was followed home on the freeway, saw them (gangsters), got off and then back on the freeway (they waited on the side of the road), eventually got into a shooting with the aformentioned Sbags.

Point is no stickers.

2SSLincolnSS2 · 10-20-2012, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Cincy10SSRS

You're 21, so obviously just starting out on your PO career; not sure I would post in a national forum which laws I'd choose to enforce or not.

Agreed though, front plate law in Ohio is dumb.

If he chooses not to enforce an infraction, so be it. It's a fix-it ticket. It's probable cause for cops (most won't write it) to stop the vehicle to see what's really going on with the occupants

10-19-2012, 10:29 AM	#72
nferno nferno SSLS3 Drives: 2011 2SS/RS IOM Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: SE MAss Posts: 136	When I asked My LEO buddy why we need the front plate in MA, He said it was due to the toll road's speed pass lanes and cameras at the traffic lights. So they can see you and the plate at the same time for a nice photo op. If it was just from the back they would only see the plate and not the driver. So now you can not say I was not driving it when they take pictures of you. Not sure if that is true but I do not have mine on the front either. __________________ .