Crackdown on False License Plates Nets Results

Mindy Cohn

Investigators working in tandem with the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles are targeting those who use fake license plates.

Fake license plates help drivers avoid tolls, vehicle registration fees, evade speed and school-zone enforcement cameras, and avoid detection from law enforcement.

“When someone uses a fake license plate, that means hardworking taxpayers and motorists are footing the bill for someone trying to cheat the system,” says DMV Commissioner and Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee Chair Mark J.F. Schroeder. “Drivers should know that our investigators are out there working closely with other law enforcement agencies to target this issue, and those who break the law can expect to be caught.”

DMV investigators have partnered with New York State Police, Triborough Bridge, and Tunnel Authority, NYPD Highway Patrol, the Taxi & Limousine Commission, the NYC Sheriff, the Albany County Sheriff, and the City of Utica Police Department throughout the campaign.

Since January, the initiative has netted 420 citations, including 92 plate violations, 66 traffic tickets, 36 towed vehicles, 29 improper registrations, 26 plates seized, 23 uninspected vehicles, 20 unregistered vehicles, and 11 fraudulent temporary registrations.

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