I'm wondering if it's legal to obscure your license plate to prevent them from tracking you, similar to how people wear masks that look like your face is blurred out to prevent facial recognition?
I'm sure cops wouldn't like it if they happened to be behind you; in an ideal world it would be something you could control with a flip of a switch.
Edit: I worded this poorly - surely it's illegal, I was more wondering how much fun it would be to f with the man like that, but I forget that people these days lack the 'fuck with the man' gene that was so prevalent in the 60's. I think people need to take more LSD or something.
> I'm wondering if it's legal to obscure your license plate
No, not only can you not act to conceal them, you have a positive obligation to actively keep them readable. See, California Vehicle Code Section 5201(a): "License plates [...] shall be maintained in a condition so as to be clearly legible. [...]"
5201. (a) License plates shall at all times be securely fastened to the vehicle for which they are issued so as to prevent the plates from swinging, shall be mounted in a position so as to be clearly visible, and so that the characters are upright and display from left to right, and shall be maintained in a condition so as to be clearly legible. The rear license plate shall be mounted not less than 12 inches nor more than 60 inches from the ground, and the front license plate shall be mounted not more than 60 inches from the ground...
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(c) A casing, shield, frame, border, product, or other device that obstructs or impairs the reading or recognition of a license plate by an electronic device operated by state or local law enforcement, an electronic device operated in connection with a toll road, high-occupancy toll lane, toll bridge, or other toll facility, or a remote emission sensing device, as specified in Sections 44081 and 44081.6 of the Health and Safety Code, shall not be installed on, or affixed to, a vehicle.
I'm sure cops wouldn't like it if they happened to be behind you; in an ideal world it would be something you could control with a flip of a switch.
Edit: I worded this poorly - surely it's illegal, I was more wondering how much fun it would be to f with the man like that, but I forget that people these days lack the 'fuck with the man' gene that was so prevalent in the 60's. I think people need to take more LSD or something.