Dunderhead passes semi in construction zone

The crazy part is that a vehicle with no license plate was able to get that far in the first place. So many license plate crimes I see on the road these days get zero attention from the police.

 

None of my vehicles have plates mounted. I've been stopped twice in over two years for it. No tickets issued either. They're registered. I just don't have the plate viewable at all.

 

That's crazy because the law requires it to be visible. Unobstructed even. You can't have a tinted cover over a license plate in any state.

 

Agreed but as touched on in another thread, laws are enforced however the authoritative body or official feels like it. There's lots of discretion (or power) that gets used or abused.

Laws are only a reality when they're enforced and they'll never be enforced equally because there's no such thing as equality.

They all use whatever they feel is appropriate to enforce (or not) said laws. Sometimes it's race. Sometimes it's class. Sometimes it's favoritism. Sometimes it's laziness. Sometimes it's apathy...etc etc.

Also, another state can't enforce another state's laws. Plates fall into that category often. Just like tint laws. MD can't write you a ticket for it if you're registered in PA. They can't even make a legal traffic stop for it like a MD cop could if it was MD registered vehicle.

 

a state enforces its laws on out of state vehicles.

 

In addition some states have “reciprocity laws” with other states so any violations that occur outside of your home state translate to violations in your home state.
My home state (Massachusetts) has a reciprocity agreement with 41 states (and 2 Canadian provinces).

 

Tell that to MD, OH, PA, WV and MI. They can only enforce criminal law. Equipment or inspection type violations are not enforceable on out of state registrations.

 

https://compacts.csg.org/compact/driver-license-compact/

 

Looks like out of the states he listed, only Michigan is not party to the compact. If you're out of state, do it Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Maine!