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		dragonwriter on March 20, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Los Angeles Cops Argue All Cars in LA Are Under In... > 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. [...]"

aestra on March 20, 2014 [–]

Right. Not so relevant in California, but when it snows you have an obligation to clean the snow off your license plate!!

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