Texas Plate Laws Fine Dropped!!!!

[agjake11]

http://www.chron.com/news/article/Texas-mistakenly-drops-fine-for-no-license-plates-2272362.php

Texas lawmakers passing a flurry of bills on the final day of the Legislative session in May accidentally removed a $200 fine for driving without license plates from the transportation code.

That oversight means that fine and enforcement of penalties for falsifying or obscuring plates could disappear when the law takes effect Jan. 1.

Rep. Joe Pickett sponsored the law and has written to Attorney General Greg Abbott asking for an opinion clarifying enforcement. He argued that penalties are implicit.

The El Paso Democrat also said interpreting the law any other way could have absurd and dangerous consequences.

Abbott's office received the letter Oct. 24 and has 180 days to respond. No one asked for an expedited decision - even though the law takes effect in less than two months.

 

[Nick The Great]

Legislative FAIL

 

[agjake11]

planning a jan 1 front plate delete mod day on a local board.

now you can still get pulled over and ticketed for it but its not a moving violation and no fees etc

 

[Zembonez]

Lots of luck with that. Texas code still stipulates that you must display a front and rear plate without anything obscuring it. You can bet your ass this is not going to change.

 

[agjake11]

True. that is what the law states. its still illegal and you can still get pulled over and ticketed for it. just the difference will be penalties once a ticket is issued are going away by accident.

 

[Zembonez]

Yeah. You can bet they will fix that. Don't bet on a news story writer's take being fact. It WOULD be nice if they dropped the requirement for a front plate for sure!

 

[Boilerup15]

I'm glad Indiana doesn't make us have 2 plates.

 

[Texas Jim]

I'm glad Indiana doesn't make us have 2 plates.

Look at my SIG PIC....
Haven't had a front plate since '05...

 

[NMRam]

I'm glad Indiana doesn't make us have 2 plates.

Look at my SIG PIC....
Haven't had a front plate since '05...

No state can MAKE you run 2 plates......they can just lighten your wallet substantially if you choose not to. That is, of course, until their lawmakers screw up and drop the fines......

 

[buRRp]

We have to have 2.