These trendy custom California license plates are illegal
That was my suspicion, because how could just making your own license plates possibly be legal, right? I nevertheless reached out to the CaliforniaAccording to, “A person shall not display upon a vehicle a license plate that is altered from its original markings.” This would cover license plate vinyl wrap kits, such as these, which use your DMV-issued license plate.
Indeed, the California Highway Patrol told us that the number of violations for altered license plates has indeed been increasing. In 2020 and 2021, the CHP issued approximately 220 citations for displaying a license plate that is altered from its original markings . In 2022 alone, that number jumped to more than 990 citations. The CHP did note that these did not include digital license plates or the vinyl front license plate wraps that are part of a legal DMV pilot program.
There's no shortage of them available either, with numerous available on Etsy alone. The sellers do alert you to the possible legal ramifications of using their products as something other than a fun trinket to hang on the wall of your garage or roadside-style restaurant. One writes"* Disclaimer * Check with your state laws or take your own risk on wrapping your license plates" while another that specifically creates custom"replica" California license plates states"Please note that all License Plates sold by seller are sold as show plates. We cannot be held responsible for any fines or convictions resulting from using plates for any purposes but for the one for which they were designed.
So, certainly consult your lawyer if you think the above sections don't actually apply to your custom license plate, or at least know that you'll be running afoul of California law — much as you are if you choose not to mount a front license plate as so many do in California.
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