![]() ![]() It is in a horizontal position (not including motorcycles).In Pennsylvania, under Chapter 47 of the Pennsylvania code, every license plate needs to be securely fastened so that it complies with all of the following requirements: License Plate Issue-Is it Displayed Properly? ![]() While police officers will more than likely follow, it is best to maintain your vehicle for your safety and when you do travel outside of the Philadelphia area.Here are the most common pre-textual traffic stops in Pennsylvania. It is not state law and Philadelphia’s ordinance doesn’t take place the of Pennsylvania state vehicle law. Don’t assume that a Philadelphia police officer will not stop a car because of this current city ordinance. By way of an example, a car with a hanging license plate or a plate that is obscured or covered in any way offers police a perfect opportunity to stop a vehicle and begin an investigation where they wouldn’t’ otherwise have reasonable suspicion or probable cause. Police officers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey can use a pretext to stop a car and begin an investigation at that point for a completely unrelated issue outside of Philadelphia of course. If you’re traveling, take a minute to look over your vehicle to ensure that there is no issue which would cause a police officer to stop you. These are known as pretexual stops (I encourage you to read my article on these stops for more information). It’s important to keep in mind that police sometimes stop vehicles for unrelated traffic offenses and/or vehicle deficiencies in order to begin an investigation and possibly a warrantless search. ![]() Vehicle Issues & Traffic Stops-Pretextual Vehicle Stop Despite, Philadelphia’s new law, the rest of Pennsylvania and New Jersey’s law enforcement aren’t forcing police to ignore these low level traffic offenses which often lead to more serious criminal charges. According to studies, these traffic stops disproportionately affect minority drivers. Under the Drivers Equity Law, Philadelphia is the first major city in the United States to ban police stops for low-level traffic offenses. If this plastic bag ban wasn’t enough, the city with the one of highest crimes rates in the country has instituted a policy which direct police to NOT stop vehicles for certain vehicle code violations. It appears that a city, where businesses are still recovering from the pandemic, has chosen to make the business environment even more difficult for these entrepreneurs. Summer is here and many will consider taking a day trip into Philadelphia to see historic monuments, a baseball game or for a night out! For those traveling into this city, they may find some interesting facts about it… (1) plastic bags are illegal (the city expects you to carry your own reusable bags everywhere or just pay extra for one on top of sky high food and gas prices) and (2) police are actually directed NOT to stop vehicles for certain vehicle code infractions. ![]()
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