$1200 ticket for improperly mounted plate...

[32ndKnockout]

Yeah... Bad news first I guess, so I got a ticket yesterday for my license plate being mounted vertically instead of horizontally. The total of said ticket is $1160. I have an out of state license, license plate, registration, and insurance, but I'm living in florida.

Good news is, I never actually broke the law. The retarded officer who wrote the ticket tried to tell me, in his macho matter-of-fact attitude that it was illegal in louisiana to have my plate mounted vertically. So I did a little bit of research. Not only is it legal to have my plate mounted vertically in LA, but I can even do it in FL if i have a prepaid toll account! Which I do have of course.

Check it out, here's the LA law about plate mounting:
http://www.legis.state.la.us/lss/lss.asp?doc=102303

And here's the FL law about plate mounting. Read paragraph 3 specifically:
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/...0316.2085.html

I'm fighting this one to the end, because according to everything I've found, I've broken no law. Not to mention having a $1200 fine on improperly mounted tags when running a red light is only $262 is bullshit. The fine for my 'infraction' is completely unreasonable.

FTP

[Sunner]

Some laws make no sense, its like $1,000 dollar to go over 100mph in CA and they are going to get you for more just for having a vertical plate?!?! This would be outrageous if you don't win fighting this one, good luck.

[32ndKnockout]

Thanks man, I'm probably going to need it. Though I hope I'll be given enough time to present my case, now all I have to do is request a court date so I can actually go.

[Tone The Natch]

How the fuck is that a $1200 ticket? Holy shit. Fuck riding streets in Florida.

[FarMDER]

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Originally Posted by tone the natch how the fuck is that a $1200 ticket? Holy shit. Fuck riding streets in florida.

+1000000000

[StrictlyStunt]

how does a cop sleep at night handing out tickets like that?

[WHEELIE]

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Originally Posted by StrictlyStunt how does a cop sleep at night handing out tickets like that?

Ask your mom....







Yep I just did a mom joke on you






and this thread makes me happy I live in MN...

[old man roger]

when the wheelie law was written the tag law was written under the same statue as a kind of sub statue so the fine was the same as a wheelie fine but i thought i seen on the news recently that the tag law was rewritten and no longer included in the wheelie law

[Bara]

Holy shit.

Good luck!

Things are reallly messed up there

[HOC_Gixxer]

GL with that man somethings just messed up