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<blockquote data-quote="CRK" data-source="post: 2352" data-attributes="member: 16">Some more misc laws that might be good to know. NCGS 20-63 This deals with how the plate is attached to the vehicle (e) the tag must be clean and visible (get the mud off of it on the way home). If you are stopped, and the officer requests that you clean the tag, you gotta do it, or its a misdemeanor violation (you could be arrested). I like this one, I always thought it was a crime to have a dirty vehicle&nbsp; . (f) You cannot possess or display a registration plate which has been repainted, altered, or forged. (g) The tag cannot be covered or concealed in any mannor. This includes smoked covers, frames, clear covers, bike racks, etc... I love car dealerships for this one. If I need to stop a vehicle for an investigative reason and they have a &quot;Crown Auto&quot; tag frame on, I can stop them. This is a misdemeanor. Main thing to remember is--no frames, and no covers and you will be fine. And I know every Tom, Dick, and Harry has one or both. But this is a good one to know at any rate if you don't want to give anyone a reason to stop you. If you cover or disguise the month and year stickers only, then that is just an infraction based on section (g). But that would be something that the DA's office would likely reduce to. The misdemeanor would most likely get charged originally. Obviously, these are not strictly enforced at any level, but they are on the books. And for Heaven's sake. The month sticker goes on the left hand side, and the year sticker goes on the right hand side. I have never understood why so many have a year sticker on both sides</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CRK, post: 2352, member: 16"] Some more misc laws that might be good to know. NCGS 20-63 This deals with how the plate is attached to the vehicle (e) the tag must be clean and visible (get the mud off of it on the way home). If you are stopped, and the officer requests that you clean the tag, you gotta do it, or its a misdemeanor violation (you could be arrested). I like this one, I always thought it was a crime to have a dirty vehicle . (f) You cannot possess or display a registration plate which has been repainted, altered, or forged. (g) The tag cannot be covered or concealed in any mannor. This includes smoked covers, frames, clear covers, bike racks, etc... I love car dealerships for this one. If I need to stop a vehicle for an investigative reason and they have a "Crown Auto" tag frame on, I can stop them. This is a misdemeanor. Main thing to remember is--no frames, and no covers and you will be fine. And I know every Tom, Dick, and Harry has one or both. But this is a good one to know at any rate if you don't want to give anyone a reason to stop you. If you cover or disguise the month and year stickers only, then that is just an infraction based on section (g). But that would be something that the DA's office would likely reduce to. The misdemeanor would most likely get charged originally. Obviously, these are not strictly enforced at any level, but they are on the books. And for Heaven's sake. The month sticker goes on the left hand side, and the year sticker goes on the right hand side. I have never understood why so many have a year sticker on both sides [/QUOTE]

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