Covered Plate (J) (2)

[UrNOTGuilty]

What is the name of your state? NYC - Queens

I purchased my car in 98 and it came with those stupid license plate covers. I had it for about 6 years until they said that none of the words on the plate could be covered.

So being the good citizen I am, I filed down the areas covering the lettering and lived a semi-peaceful life away from these extortionists. This morning I get to my car to find a ticket saying I have a covered plate. $65 bux. What the hell?

Is this just a "Fix it up" ticket? Because my old dad saw the ticket and had a fit and smashed the cover and its "Fixed" now. hahaha

Do I take a picture and bring it in? Should I fight it by mail or in person?

[moburkes]

Why don't you call the number on the ticket, ask how much it is, and pay it?

[UrNOTGuilty]

Originally Posted by moburkes

Why don't you call the number on the ticket, ask how much it is, and pay it?

Hello there, I am pretty sure you didn't read the initial thread. Let me give you the Spark Notes: In the middle of my first post the price of the ticket ($65) and my question was:

"Is this a Fix-it up type ticket" or is this a regular ticket? Because if it is, I will pay the fine (I have no choice but to pay it or suffer more consequences).

Please refrain from replying to this if you do not know. Having a high post count does not make you the most knowledgeable person here.

Thank you and have a nice day.

[moburkes]

Yes, it is a fix it ticket. If you had called the number, they could have told you the same thing.

You're welcome.

[UrNOTGuilty]

I did call the number. Unfortunately there is an automated response that cannot go into such details as "Fix-it" tickets. It just tells you how much you owe and how you can pay it, where to go for DMV's, etc. Rendering the number useless to me in this situation.

Thank you for the constructive answer in your second post. I will take photographs of the car after the plate has been removed. I will mail in my photos as well as a brief explanation of what happened. Hopefully this will blow over without anyone having to pay.

[PrinceCharming]

Sounds like a parking ticket to me. Read below.

(j) Standing or parking vehicles that violate registration and inspection rules are covered or have the VIN obscured. (1) Vehicles must be properly registered. No person shall stand or park a vehicle bearing a New York license plate or plates unless it is properly registered in accordance with the laws and rules of New York.
(2) Valid plates must be properly displayed. No person shall stand or park a vehicle unless it properly displays the current plate or plates issued to it. For the purposes of this paragraph (j)(2), New York plates shall not be deemed properly displayed unless they are conspicuously displayed, one on the front and one on the rear of the vehicle, each securely fastened so as to prevent the same from swinging and placed, whenever reasonably possible, not higher than 48 inches and not lower than 12 inches from the ground, and they are kept clean and in a condition so as to be readable and shall not be covered by glass or any plastic material, and the view thereof shall not be obstructed by any part of the vehicle or by anything carried thereon. New York dealer or transporter plates issued pursuant to §415 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law shall be deemed properly displayed if the one plate issued is placed on the rear of the vehicle as described above. New York motorcycle plates and plates from other states shall be deemed properly displayed if at least one plate is fastened on the rear of the vehicle.
(3) Vehicles must display valid registration sticker. No person shall stand or park a vehicle bearing a New York plate or plates unless it properly displays a current registration sticker.
(4) Improper stickers prohibited. No person shall stand or park a vehicle bearing a New York plate or plates displaying an expired, mutilated, void, imitation, counterfeit or inappropriate New York registration sticker.
(5) Registration plates, stickers, and tags must match. No person shall stand or park a vehicle bearing registration plates, stickers, and tags that do not match as to information contained thereon.
(6) Vehicles must display valid inspection sticker. No person shall stand or park a vehicle bearing New York plates unless it is properly inspected and properly displays a current inspection sticker or certificate, in accordance with §306(b) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law unless it bears New York dealer or transporter plates pursuant to §415 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
(7) Improper inspection stickers prohibited. No person shall stand or park a vehicle bearing New York plates displaying any mutilated, imitation or counterfeit of an official certificate of inspection.
(8) Vehicle covers prohibited. No person shall stand or park a vehicle having a cover on it that obscures the make, color, vehicle identification number (VIN), license plates and/or registration and inspection stickers, and/or restricts entry to the vehicle, if such vehicle is standing or parked in violation of posted rules.
(9) Obscuring VIN prohibited. No person shall stand or park a vehicle that has the vehicle identification number obscured in any manner.

What was the violation number?