Swapping IRP license plate front to back at the state line.......

Would it be possible/legal to have a photo of it printed on laminated cardstock or something and put that on the back? I'd imagine a sign shop could probably figure out some way to make that happen.

 

get your elected state representative involved. Be amazed what can happen when you do.

 

Missouri only issues front plates for pickup trucks licensed over 12,000 pounds...which includes the truck & any trailer you intend to pull with it. KY & IN (and others) only issue 1 plate to ALL vehicles, to be mounted in the rear. Illinois issues 2 plates to passenger cars and pickup trucks...one for the front, one for the rear. If the state you are registered in only issues one plate, you install that plate where the issuing state wants it and you are legal in EVERY state. Illinois can't do to a Missouri pickup truck without a rear plate or a KY or IN car without a front plate, because the vehicle is plated properly in its home jurisdiction.

However, that Illinois tag MAY be required to be mounted on the rear of your friend's truck...

http://illinoistruckcops.org/blog/?p=1536

I'm still looking for Illinois...."depending on the type of vehicle"....but Indiana states:

http://www.in.gov/dor/files/cmvg.pdf

The Illinois General Assembly website seems to be down right now, so I can't look up the vehicle code to see if they've got the same front/rear requirements as IN....

 

http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilc...hapterID=49&SeqStart=33400000&SeqEnd=62500000

So you're correct...Illinois requires apportioned truck plates to be on the front of the truck. As such, I'd leave the plate on the front and if Indiana has a problem with it, show up to court with the above quoted section of law...and perhaps even throw in these:

http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code//title9/ar18/ch2.html

...and yes, that exemption exists in Illinois:

http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilc...hapterID=49&SeqStart=33400000&SeqEnd=62500000

In other words, as long as an Illinois base plated vehicle displays its plates in the manner compliant with Illinois law, that vehicle is legal for travel in Indiana. Likewise, an Indiana plated vehicle which displays its plate in accordance with Indiana law is legal for travel in Illinois. I certainly wouldn't be wasting my time swapping the tag from the front to the rear and back again every time I crossed the state line. If harassed, I'd tell the cop that if he feels THAT strongly about it, to go ahead & write the ticket...

...then hire a lawyer and proceed to make the cop look like a doofus in front of the judge.

 

IRP sets the rules for IRP registered vehicles, not the states. The IRP plate must go on the front. I would contact IRP directly. They have been helpful to me in the past. http://www.irponline.org/

 

Is it local cops or the State Police doing that. I could see local cops being ignorant of the IRP regs but the State Police should know better.