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LadyT_SS · 12-22-2010, 07:23 PM

so I get pulled over by a state trooper just outside of El Paso while driving to Arizona. To make a long story short, I saw him on the other side to the highway with someone else pulled over. I was coming near them when he pulled thru the median. I was doing the speed limit but he pulled me over for having a tinted cover over my rear plate. So he runs my drivers license over the radio and decides to give me a warning..funny thing is that the slip that he gave me had the info of the previous person he pulled over. The only information of mine it had on it was BF= Black Female, my birthdate, and my infraction. I wonder if this infraction was actually pinned to me. Ive had that cover on my car since ive lived in texas and had no issues with cops over it. Thoughts?

midnighter · 12-22-2010, 07:25 PM

He had it for you

*mlee* · 12-22-2010, 07:41 PM

Pretty minor stuff... and a warning at that... Toss it in the trash and enjoy the rest of your trip... They don't stay on your record anyway...

Sir Nuke · 12-22-2010, 09:19 PM

don't worry your pretty head for a minute....hope you have/had a great trip.

COPZ · 12-23-2010, 02:40 AM

Its a new law that has been on the books now for about 6 years. You cannot have anything covering your front or rear plate in Texas the obscures the plate number, this includes tinted covers. Texas also just put into law that the front plate has to be on the front of the car so no more putting it on the dash.

LadyT_SS · 12-23-2010, 05:37 AM

wow ive been in Texas for 4.5 and this is the first ive heard of it. i have michigan plates so no front plate for me.

mws444 · 12-23-2010, 08:15 AM

From the mile marker 60 to 20, you may see as many as 15 troopers working and pulling over about anything they can. It is part of the solution to the drug and violence in Mexico. They really just want to see who is driving and feel them out for drugs or money, rarely write tickets unless speeding 5 over.
I got 7 warnings in the first week I got my Camaro, now they dont mess with me much.

eggydoo · 12-23-2010, 10:06 AM

illegal to have anything, even a clear cover, over the characters of the license plate in texas.

Just from my experience most cops don't care...now dept of safety, state troopers, etc do care.

I've driven for 10yrs w/o front license plate and got pulled over by dept of safety officer for no front license plate.

clg_98ta · 12-23-2010, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by COPZ

Its a new law that has been on the books now for about 6 years. You cannot have anything covering your front or rear plate in Texas the obscures the plate number, this includes tinted covers. Texas also just put into law that the front plate has to be on the front of the car so no more putting it on the dash.

I think it says you can't have anything covering any portion of the plate, like the frames with the dealer names that partially obscure the state name. Another law to protect the toll road operators by outlawing anything that could interfere with their cameras...

COPZ · 12-23-2010, 07:16 PM

clg_98ta I think you hit the nail on the head so to speak.

*mlee* · 12-23-2010, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by LadyT_SS

wow ive been in Texas for 4.5 and this is the first ive heard of it. i have michigan plates so no front plate for me.

So he really had to be gunning for you if on the opposite side of the freeway and turned around in the median. Couldn't have see your plate until he got behind you...

...or he saw no front plate and then realized it was Michigan and just found anything he could.

Legend · 12-23-2010, 08:17 PM

I was out that way last year and was pulled over too...for going 3 over!

I also got a warning...but I was asked if everyone in the car was American citizens.

It's pretty normal out that way from what I've heard.

*SSE 4 2SS* · 12-23-2010, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Legend

I was out that way last year and was pulled over too...for going 3 over!

I also got a warning...but I was asked if everyone in the car was American citizens.

It's pretty normal out that way from what I've heard.

Makes you wonder how many foreign exchange students drive 2010 or 2011 Camaro's...

*TAG UR IT* · 12-24-2010, 01:45 AM

It was a warning, so don't worry about it.

The cover IS ILLEGAL. Period. So, if you don't want a ticket, get rid of it. You are giving officers a perfectly good reason to pull you over.

12-22-2010, 07:23 PM	#1
LadyT_SS Christina Drives: Red Jewel Tint 1SS Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: San Antonio Posts: 171	So I get pulled over... so I get pulled over by a state trooper just outside of El Paso while driving to Arizona. To make a long story short, I saw him on the other side to the highway with someone else pulled over. I was coming near them when he pulled thru the median. I was doing the speed limit but he pulled me over for having a tinted cover over my rear plate. So he runs my drivers license over the radio and decides to give me a warning..funny thing is that the slip that he gave me had the info of the previous person he pulled over. The only information of mine it had on it was BF= Black Female, my birthdate, and my infraction. I wonder if this infraction was actually pinned to me. Ive had that cover on my car since ive lived in texas and had no issues with cops over it. Thoughts?

12-22-2010, 07:41 PM	#3
mlee CamaroFans.com Drives: ZLE & ZR2 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 37,496 View My Garage	Pretty minor stuff... and a warning at that... Toss it in the trash and enjoy the rest of your trip... They don't stay on your record anyway... __________________

12-22-2010, 09:19 PM	#4
Sir Nuke Master of All Things Drives: '20 Corvette Stingray Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Southeast of Houston, Texas Posts: 22,329 View My Garage	don't worry your pretty head for a minute....hope you have/had a great trip. __________________

12-23-2010, 08:15 AM	#7
mws444 Drives: 701 RWHP Lingenfelter/Pedders Beast Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: El Paso Posts: 2,973	From the mile marker 60 to 20, you may see as many as 15 troopers working and pulling over about anything they can. It is part of the solution to the drug and violence in Mexico. They really just want to see who is driving and feel them out for drugs or money, rarely write tickets unless speeding 5 over. I got 7 warnings in the first week I got my Camaro, now they dont mess with me much. __________________ Lingenfelter forged balanced and blueprinted LS3, Maggie TVS 2300 LPE 9.5" Rearend 3.73,LPE dual disk clutch,10/14 rib belt drive, MTI shifter,RPM Level VI,Corsa stainless cat back, Racing Brake Rotors, LPE calipers, LPE twin fuel pumps, American Racing long tube headers, GT9 cam Port and polished heads and an ADM majic tune. 701 RWHP,Fully Pedderized w/complete bushings and Sportsryder Supercar Remote resevior coilovers. CCW 505t's Nitto Invo's and DR's Beware of the LPE Brotherhood!

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midnighter Account Suspended Drives: nothing Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: a hole Posts: 17,906	He had it for you

12-23-2010, 02:40 AM	#5
COPZ Drives: 2011 SYNERGY GREEN 1SS Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: TEMPLE, TX Posts: 140	Its a new law that has been on the books now for about 6 years. You cannot have anything covering your front or rear plate in Texas the obscures the plate number, this includes tinted covers. Texas also just put into law that the front plate has to be on the front of the car so no more putting it on the dash.

12-23-2010, 05:37 AM	#6
LadyT_SS Christina Drives: Red Jewel Tint 1SS Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: San Antonio Posts: 171	wow ive been in Texas for 4.5 and this is the first ive heard of it. i have michigan plates so no front plate for me.

12-23-2010, 10:06 AM	#8
eggydoo Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 629	illegal to have anything, even a clear cover, over the characters of the license plate in texas. Just from my experience most cops don't care...now dept of safety, state troopers, etc do care. I've driven for 10yrs w/o front license plate and got pulled over by dept of safety officer for no front license plate.

12-23-2010, 07:16 PM	#10
COPZ Drives: 2011 SYNERGY GREEN 1SS Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: TEMPLE, TX Posts: 140	clg_98ta I think you hit the nail on the head so to speak.

12-23-2010, 08:17 PM	#12
Legend Hello! Drives: 2008 JSB Z06! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 2,624 View My Garage	I was out that way last year and was pulled over too...for going 3 over! I also got a warning...but I was asked if everyone in the car was American citizens. It's pretty normal out that way from what I've heard.

12-24-2010, 01:45 AM	#14
TAG UR IT www.Camaro5store.com Drives: 2014 ZL1 #705 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SA, Texas Posts: 26,558 View My Garage	It was a warning, so don't worry about it. The cover IS ILLEGAL. Period. So, if you don't want a ticket, get rid of it. You are giving officers a perfectly good reason to pull you over.