Does your State or Province require that you mount an issued DMV License Plate to the Front of your vehicle?
These US States require a Front and Rear DMV License Plates:
Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming,
These US States only require a Rear DMV License Plate:
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia,
These Canada Provinces require a Front and Rear Issued License Plate
British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Saskatchewan
These Canada Provinces only require a Rear Issued License Plate
Alberta, Quebec, Northwest Territories, Prince Edward Island, Yukon Territory
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June 26th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
My vehicle is registered in CT, so clearly it has to have front and rear license plates while being driven in that state. But I’m now using it in Mexico, where the police can effectively prevent you driving a vehicle by removing the plates. As a precaution, do you think I could remove the front plate myself for safekeeping reasons and still be street legal?
June 27th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
If the State in Mexico requires that you have a front license plate on your vehicle I would leave it on.
If the State in Mexico does not require having a front license plate displayed you would not get pulled over for not displaying a plate as per your US State requirements.
If you drove your car in Florida,where we clearly do not require a Front Plate, you would not be pulled over in Florida for not displaying a Connecticut license plate mounted on the Front.
Florida does not enforce Connecticuts State DOT laws.
When it come to Police removing your plates so that you cannot operate the vehicle legelly, in Florida your plates get confiscated for DWLS, and DUI infractions.
The police can confiscate your plates in all of our United States for such infractions.
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October 26th, 2008 at 3:47 am
Nova Scotia does not require a front plate.
December 3rd, 2008 at 1:14 am
🙂 We got pulled over in Mexico City last December by a police man who insisted that in Mexico we “HAVE TO HAVE FRONT LICENSE PLATES” it is the law there. Otherwise we get pulled over and fined an infraction for not complying with the law.
So unfortunately, our vehicle is registered in North Carolina and the DMV there says they do not and will not issue duplicate license plates (for mounting on the front when we drive in Mexico.)
Any suggestions? There’s got to be a way to get a front license plate to drive in Mexico with a US vehicle, if you (like me) live in a state that won’t issue duplicates…
Hmmm….
February 11th, 2009 at 3:55 am
the cops in Mexico want bribes. Put any licence plate in front if this is what they want. You can find lots of plates in the junk yard.
June 18th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
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August 20th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
I purchased my vehicle from an authorized dealership in Calif in 2006. The vehicle has only a rear bumper licence holder. The dealership indicated that it was not a requirement to display a front plate. Today I was stopped for not displaying a front plate.
September 1st, 2009 at 1:25 am
Is it illegal to have an unlit rear license plate on a motorcycle in British Columbia?
September 28th, 2009 at 2:24 am
A front license plate is not required in Saskatchewan. The law changed about 7 years ago…
November 15th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
To clarify, a front plate has not been required in Saskatchewan since July 1, 2004. Of course, it’s your choice whether or not to remove it from your vehicle…
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April 24th, 2010 at 9:45 pm
A front license plate has not been required in Nova Scotia for a long while now.
July 5th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
I have Ontario car licence plates. I will be staying in Alabama for 1 year. Do I need to have an Alabama car licence plates? Do I need to have an Alabama driver’s licence? My Ontario car insurance will be valid for 6 months. Do I need to have Alabama car insurance for the entire 1 year?
Thank you.
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November 21st, 2010 at 2:50 am
It should be noted most all states have a collector vehicle plate which generally does not require a front plate.
Thanks
Tyler