LN1_Casey
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I interned on Maui with the police dept a while back and they “can” pull you over for no front plate, even without a traffic infraction. It’s just that most won’t go through the hassle. Similar to window tints, where some officers may add-on the tint violation if already on a traffic stop for a moving violation.
It’s a risk we choose to take if we don’t want to rock the plates on the front bumper. My buddy doesn’t have front plates on his 2020 Model 3 SR+ and hasn’t run into any issues so far. I’d rather avoid the entire situation altogether. Haha
I was pulled over the other day for, uh, "reasons"--they did not tack on a ticket for no front plate.
It's really officer discretion.