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Old 04-23-2009, 11:51 PM
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That won't save the $100.00 it's gonna cost when you get stopped.

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Get that temporary bracket that a lot of Mini owners seem to use and install it for the fix. It is relatively easy to remove later.
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It seems to me that if a person gets 6-8 tickets for the same offence, that the resulting fine is not having the desired effect (that of changing the behaviour). If it was common to pay $10 and change it back later, it would seem only logical for the state to increase the fine to the point where people notice, whether or not the state needs the revenue (which I am sure they do, but which seems immaterial here)

I am not too bothered by a lack of front plates, but I think that any significant window tint ahead of the B pillar is a safety issue, and should be ticketed. If you can not make eye contact with the other driver, how do you know that he can see you?
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......I think that any significant window tint ahead of the B pillar is a safety issue, and should be ticketed. If you can not make eye contact with the other driver, how do you know that he can see you?
Are you serious?
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Old 04-23-2009, 11:35 PM
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well atleast its summer so my windows will be down, and just got my windows tinted yesterday haha thatll suck but i have out of state plates

dont for get to make complete stops, no "california rolls" haha
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Under a little-noted law that took effect Jan. 1, the cost of a California fix-it ticket and other types of citations will now cost you a lot more.

Beginning in 2009, the cost of a California fix-it ticket - a citation for a mechanical violation on your vehicle - increased from $10 to $25. What’s even worse is that while in the past one $10 fine covered all of the fix-it violations, now you can be assessed $25 for each mechanical violation. With the various fees that can be tacked on, the cost of a California fix-it ticket can now exceed $100 or more.

The same bill increased the surcharge on moving violations by $35, parking citations by $3 and the court costs of attending traffic school by $25.

Although that burnt-out tail light can now cost you significantly more money, it can also give police probable cause to pull you over, which can lead to serious criminal charges such as DUI.

For anyone with out of state plates....
If your car is new to California you must register and pay the fees within 20 days of entry or residency. If you don't your plates can be confiscated with additional fines and penalties.
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The part that most people don't understand is for the most part
the CHP will not concern themselves with your vehicle unless
something attracts their attention. A Burned out light attracts
attention for sure. Tinted windows is another one.

Once stopped the officer begins a walk around and the violations
start adding up. The one that gets a lot of people is windshield
obstructions You know things hanging from the rear view mirror,
portable Navi units installed improperly and rear passengers
not wearing seatbelts.
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I wonder how comes no one is - an atterny at low...can we hire one for x5 members for fun..?!?!?!?!
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I wonder how comes no one is - an atterny at low...can we hire one for x5 members for fun..?!?!?!?!
dont see how this will help, the law is the law, as stupid, absurd. unfair, outrageous the fine is.....


do you guys think there are enough mod-ers in cali to make a change against these modification law fines they just increase changed, make them legal

because this puts a lot of them, us, in a hard place, all they have to do is go to the local In N Out, or a random GTG, to strike the jackpot
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NOPE, not a chance...

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do you guys think there are enough mod-ers in cali to make a change against these modification law fines they just increase changed, make them legal because this puts a lot of them, us, in a hard place, all they have to do is go to the local In N Out, or a random GTG, to strike the jackpot
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