What are the laws about getting tickets for not being street legal with your license plate covers when you are out of your home town?
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What are the laws about getting tickets for not being street legal with your license plate covers when you are out of your home town?
I just got 2 $65 tickets in NY for my license plate covers. They are legal where my car is registered (OH). Should I fight this? And if so, can I do it without having to haul myself all the way back to the Bronx?
Asked on September 19, 2011 under General Practice, Ohio
Answers:
FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
In order to determine whether or not to fight the ticket you received for improper license plate covers for your vehicle, you need to carefully read the statute that you were cited for in the state of New York and see if the statute only applies to registered automobiles under New York law or not since the plate covers are allowed in the state of Ohio where your vehicle is registered.
If so, then you will have the needed information to contest the New York citation if you desire. Make sure that you have copies of the New York statute and the Ohio statute to asisst you if you want to contest the citation.
If you want to fight the traffic citation concerning your plate covers, unfortunately you will need to travel to the court house in New York where the hearing is scheduled to fight it.
Good luck.
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