RE: Anti laser license plate covers

["Drew Boggs (dboggs)" <dboggs@sequent.com>]

Greetings !

FYI - In Oregon, the same laws apply regarding the license plate covers.  No
clear, smoked or colored are allowed and both plates have to be displayed.  I
know about the plate regulation from experience.  Whilst in college, I was
stopped and cited for no front plate.  I guess the Judge recognized the "Poor
college student" thing, and let me off with a warning ! 

Drew C. Boggs 
dboggs@sequent.com
86 4kCSQ 

	-----Original Message-----
	From:	John Larson [SMTP:jdlarson@ix.netcom.com]
	Sent:	Monday, September 21, 1998 4:45 PM
	To:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
	Subject:	Anti laser license plate covers

	I'm unaware of the laws in most states, but in California it is
against
	the law to put any kind of cover, clear, smoked, or otherwise, over a
	license plate, or any other object which obscures or partially
obscures
	the visibility of that plate. Furthermore, you have to have both a
front
	and rear plate FIRMLY affixed to the car. It is also illegal to
install
	any kind of material over the headlights, like those slick covers
found
	on the 904, and sold aftermarket for the 240/260Z cars. I believe the
	904 is actually exempt by a "grandfather clause". I'm not sure about
the
	stone guard materials recently discussed on the list. These laws
aren't
	always enforced, but they're there when the friendly officer needs
them.
	I don't think it would look all that good noted on a laser
enforcement
	speeding ticket.
	I'd probably check my state's laws before installing something like
	this. No sense giving them another excuse to stop you.
	Just my $.02, John