no plates

I know we're talking mostly about Indiana, but if the front plate disappeared and there was one on the rear, I'd swap it to the front, make my company notifications, and roll on.

Then again, when I was working in Washington a while back, I first saw two plates on a semi... guess I hadn't run into that before.

 

here is what i found, thanks to your state laws:
IC 9-18-2-48
License plate reproductions
Sec. 48. (a) The commissioner may enter into a contract or an agreement authorizing a person to create and use a reproduction of a license plate issued under this article.
(b) A person may not create or use a reproduction of a license plate issued under this article unless the creation or use of the reproduction is expressly authorized in writing by the commissioner. The commissioner may impose under IC 4-21.5 a civil penalty upon a person who violates this subsection. The amount of a civil penalty imposed under this subsection:
(1) shall be determined by the commissioner; and
(2) may not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(c) Money paid to the bureau as:
(1) compensation to the state under a contract or an agreement entered into under subsection (a); or
(2) a civil penalty imposed under subsection (b);
shall be collected and deposited according to IC 9-29-1-1.





from what i am reading, one CAN use a cardboard copy (reproduction) of a plate, as the registration papers would still be IN the truck....and someone from the company secures written permission from the state to do so..???

like i had said earlier, i know what the mechanics in the shop did for me...and i never had any problems.....

 

Did you bother to read the IC code you posted the commissioner must aprove it not the state but the commissioner (that is a single person) and I believe it would just be as easy to get a replacement plate. Not to mention the two IC codes I listed. Both infractions = tickets at minium $150.00 each plus impound. Dont believe a Police Officer do what u want and dont wine when ticketed and towed. Not trying to be mean just stating the law. Fact be fact

 

uh yes i read that...what does it take to make a phone call and get what you want when you are a multi-billion dollar a year business and giving the state a portion of that money..?? it can be done....whatever...

 

The first truck I was issued had no plate on it. I didn't find out until a security guard asked about it. My company faxed me some kind of temporary registration. I ran with that into and out of Canada and all throughout the midwest and into and out of many a weigh station without even a second look by anyone. Got my new truck, that was the first thing i looked for.

 

you're just going to piss off people by continually QC'ing them. as i stated in an earlier posting, i did NOT find anything in the CSA points that referred to driving a vehicle with a missing plate. YES you WILL BE DAC'd if you REFUSE to drive or do your job, that's a given.....do as you wish, you're the one sitting needlessly......"reproducing" a plate (on cardboard) is not a crime..trucking company shops I HAVE WORKED FOR, did this all the time, tractor, trailers, the registration for the truck is IN the truck with you...right...??

whatever......good luck to you.

 

The first truck I was issued had no plate on it. I didn't find out until a security guard asked about it. What the heck did you LOOK at during your PRETRIP ?

 

i thought most drivers just check to make sure the shiny naked lady is on the mud flaps..!! to me, THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT..!! i can't drive without my naked lady...