New Arizona license plate law
This just in from former Lockheed Martin co-worker Lee Graham:
If you live in Arizona, please read carefully! This new law takes effect Jan 1, 2009. Please understand you can have a license plate frame holder as long as it doesn’t cover the name Arizona on the top your license plate, if the license plate frame holder covers the name Arizona, you’ll receive from the nice police officer a $130.00 ticket!
It is your responsibility as privileged Arizona drivers to know new motor vehicle laws - the state doesn’t send out mailings. For more info on new motor vehicle laws click on the link below. So if you have a frame holder that covers the name Arizona on your license plate remove it before Jan 1, 2009 and replace it with one that doesn’t cover the name Arizona.
http://www.azdot.gov/MVD/WhatsNew/whatsnew_2008.asp
License Plate Holder Law - State law* requires that the state name at the top of Arizona license plates must be visible. Any license plate holder or cover that prevents the license plate from being clearly legible is in violation of this new law.
* A.R.S. 28-2354(B.)
December 22nd, 2008 at 9:45 am
What, exactly, is the purpose of this law? Is it an insuation that the law enforcement officials of this state are too stupid to recognize an Arizona license plate? Or, as many people have plate holders that cover the name of the state and tickets are estimated to be over $100, is it designed as a short-term revenue stream? Was this a pet peeve of some legislator who did not care for the frames? How much of our time and money was spent to pass this ludicrous law?
December 22nd, 2008 at 10:01 am
Here’s the full story on why it was made into law:
http://www.kvoa.com/global/story.asp?s=9527726