IronMike

> LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT
> PRESS RELEASE
> Friday, July 13, 2001
> "LADOT to Begin Crackdown on Missing Front License Plates"
> Los Angeles - The Los Angeles Police Department, in cooperation with the Los
> Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), administers the City's Photo
> Red Light Program (PRL). The PRL Program is dependent upon the compliance of
> California motorists displaying their front license plate on their vehicles.
> California Vehicle Code Section 5200 states, "When two license plates are
> issued by the department [DMV] for a vehicle, they shall be attached to the
> vehicle for which they were issued, one in the front and the other in the
> rear."
> Currently, a large number of Los Angeles motorists fail to display their
> front license plate on their vehicles. Many believe it distracts from their
> vehicles' "aesthetic beauty" and fail to place it on the front of their
> vehicle. Diane Cunningham, Parking Administrator for LADOT announced that
> beginning Monday, July 16, 2001, Parking Enforcement Officers will begin
> including the enforcement of front license plates on all vehicles cited
> during their routine course of enforcement. Parking Enforcement Officers
> will check all vehicles cited for parking violations, to see if the cited
> vehicle is displaying a front license plate. If not, that section will be
> added to the original violation. Violators will be required to show proof of
> compliance and be assessed a court processing fee to correct the situation.
> The PRL program is currently in its seventh month of operation in the City
> of Los Angeles. There are currently eight intersections equipped with PRL
> enforcement cameras. Those intersections are:
> * Wilshire Boulevard and Westwood Boulevard
> * National Boulevard and Sepulveda Boulevard
> * 6th Street and Alvarado Street
> * 3rd Street and Vermont
> * Imperial Highway and Figueroa Street
> * Rodeo Road and La Brea Avenue
> * Victory Boulevard and Laurel Canyon Avenue
> * Winnetka Avenue and Sherman Way
> The PRL program for the City of Los Angeles is a three and one half-year
> program to impact red light-related collisions at high incident locations.
> Vehicles entering the intersections on the red phase activate cameras placed
> at selected intersections and a series of photographs are taken of the
> vehicle and the driver at the time of the signal change. Officers of the Los
> Angeles Police Department review each photograph and determine if the
> violation meets issuance standards. If the officers determine a violation
> has occurred, the registered owner is sent the citation in the mail within
> 11 days. Drivers are afforded all the rights and options of those citations
> issued by a police officer in person, including traffic school if eligible.

MikekiM@PureMS

Just heard it on the radio, and wanted to send an email some loser friends that are still living in LA.

BiZzAro ThAi

arrgggghhhh!!!.what a bout a euro plate will that be okay?

mj42jackson

bite me!

here comes big brother...

mgold

"to see if the cited vehicle is displaying a front license plate".

Sounds like you only get the ticket if you've infringed on another law.

I have been pulled over in LA for no front plate but it's very rare.

IronMike

It's not that rare. 3 of my friends have been pulled over in this month for front plate violations.