Kind of like this - Ohio has a law that says vehicles must have a license plate on the front and back of the vehicle. Michigan only gives us one plate for the back. Several years ago I got pulled over in Ohio and was given a ticket for not having a plate on the front of my car. When I argued that I couldn't possibly have a second plate because Michigan didn't issue them, I was told "Too bad - we do"!""
Please tell us that you fought this and that legislatures in those 2 states have gotten the message.
I cannot create a second license plate if my state doesn't issue one- that would be forgery, wouldn't it?
This is just plain stupid. Is this the best that our politicians can do???
Unfortunately - I couldn't fight it. I would have had to take a day or two off work and driven several hundred miles to go back to Ohio to appear in court - it was far cheaper to just pay the stupid ticket.
I wasn't the only one - the Ohio State troopers only did this for a week or two, but they nailed hundreds of Michigan drivers.
You don't ever want to get a speeding ticket in Canada. I was ticketed for speeding in Northern Ontario. Of course I was in the middle of a pack of 15 cars all going the exact same speed. I was the only one with Michigan plates, so I was the one pulled over and ticketed. I think I was doing the equivalent of 10 miles over the limit. The fine was almost $400! And unfortunately Ontario has a reciprocal agreement with Michigan - if I hadn't paid that ticket, I would have had my MI license suspended.
The Canadian cop told me I could go to court to fight it. I told him, "Yeah - I'm going to take two days off work, drive 600 miles to go to court when I'm sure the judge is your brother-in-law. The cop just walked away. I hollered back at him, "I notice you didn't deny that the judge is your brother-in-law!". He STILL didn't deny it - which leads me to believe he probably was!