38.01.020 Display of Registration Plates

(a) Whenever two registration plates are issued for a vehicle, one such plate shall be attached to the front and one to the rear of the vehicle. Whenever only one registration plate is issued, the plate shall be attached to the rear.

(b) Registration plates shall be attached firmly and rigidly in a horizontal position and in a conspicuous place. The plate shall at all times be maintained in a legible condition and shall be so displayed that they can be readily and distinctly seen and read. As far as is reasonably possible, the plates must at all times be kept free and clear of mud, ice or snow so as to lie clearly visible. Any peace officer may require the operator of any vehicle on which plates are not properly displayed to display such plates as required by this section.

(c) A civil fine of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) may be imposed upon any of the following:

(1) A person who operates a vehicle for which current registration plate or insert tag has been without such plate or tag being attached to the vehicle.

(2) A person who operates a vehicle with a registration plate attached in a non-rigid or non-horizontal manner or in an inconspicuous place so as to make it difficult to see and read the plate.

(3) A person who operates a vehicle with registration plate in an illegible condition due to the accumulation of dirt or other foreign matter.