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This is arcane, and sort of out of left field......
I remember getting a ticket on Federal land in 2003 for not having an illuminated light lighting my license plate from 50 ft or more.
Today, on federal land in Sausalito, I got a comment from a NPS park ranger cop about it.
My question isn't even federal vs. state.... the federal cops on federal land don't always have as much to do, so they get bored, and they start looking for code violations.
My question is this:
My Jeep Wrangler is 1995, before the law, and before the license plate light was on a Jeep.
Did this law happen, when, and does it actually retroactively force me to equip my car with a light? I can't imagine needing to do so.. and I have searched for awhile online for it... to no avail.
Anyone know the local, state, or federal law?
I am really skeptical that they would retroactively force a vehicle to have a light on the plate when I simply cannot put the damn thing anywhere to illuminate the plate. Help?
I remember getting a ticket on Federal land in 2003 for not having an illuminated light lighting my license plate from 50 ft or more.
Today, on federal land in Sausalito, I got a comment from a NPS park ranger cop about it.
My question isn't even federal vs. state.... the federal cops on federal land don't always have as much to do, so they get bored, and they start looking for code violations.
My question is this:
My Jeep Wrangler is 1995, before the law, and before the license plate light was on a Jeep.
Did this law happen, when, and does it actually retroactively force me to equip my car with a light? I can't imagine needing to do so.. and I have searched for awhile online for it... to no avail.
Anyone know the local, state, or federal law?
I am really skeptical that they would retroactively force a vehicle to have a light on the plate when I simply cannot put the damn thing anywhere to illuminate the plate. Help?
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Re: no way anyone knows this. I guess you can call it a challenge.
Fri, January 25, 2008 - 10:07 PMLicense Plate Lamp
24601. Either the taillamp or a separate lamp shall be so constructed and placed as to illuminate with a white light the rear license plate during darkness and render it clearly legible from a distance of 50 feet to the rear. When the rear license plate is illuminated by a lamp other than a required taillamp, the two lamps shall be turned on or off only by the same control switch at all times.
Amended Ch. 1313, Stats. 1965. Effective September 17, 1965.
From www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop...vc24601.htm
Jeep should have an aftermarket kit for this. I'd call a parts dealer and explain, and see what they have to say. -
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Re: no way anyone knows this. I guess you can call it a challenge.
Fri, January 25, 2008 - 10:07 PMI'm not an attorney, just someone with the power of a search engine. -
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Re: no way anyone knows this. I guess you can call it a challenge.
Mon, January 28, 2008 - 6:23 PMAnd you play one on TV.
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Re: no way anyone knows this. I guess you can call it a challenge.
Tue, January 29, 2008 - 3:47 PMTo answer your question, yes, California can, in effect, force you to install a rear plate lamp (if you want to continue to drive on public roads without receiving a ticket).
But Allison is onto something here. Rear plate lamps have been required in California for over 40 years now. I highly doubt Jeep was making a vehicle in 1995 that wasn't compliant with California's laws. -
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Re: no way anyone knows this. I guess you can call it a challenge.
Fri, February 1, 2008 - 9:18 AMThat is what someone else said....
and I got it.
I moved it down from where it used to be... it used to be over the gas cap on the rear driver's side.... and the brake light actually had a opening on the bottom where the white light would shine down onto it.
Since then, when the plate broke, I moved it to my berrette bumper. Awesome. I was totally lost.
Now to fix it.
Thanks!
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