affidavit of non use

[Finfeatherfur]

Cajuncoin - you are almost correct. No matter what type of plate you have, it must be canceled. You can have a regular plate, and choose to keep it, just as a personal plate, or HAM plate, or CCA plate, or DU plate. It is not the plate that matters - it is the fact the state is going to get notified of NI status. And the registered owner of that plate will get the flag, no matter who is currently operating that vehicle.

And depending on the situation, I don't always tow an uninsured vehicle. I will sometimes pull the plate and issue a seperate citation for NI, which is another $70. If it is a repeat offender, it goes on tow truck!

Another thing, with the current law, the driver is required to "show proof" of insurance. (And this Pesssesssss me off to no end). If the driver has a cert showing the insurance is good for another 5 months, but the computer is showing it is NI, I can't cite him/her. Even though it is a pay on-line POS insurance company that allows them to pay monthly. So they can get insurance, and stop paying premium, but still ride until that old card is no good.

[Cajuncoin]

Originally Posted by Finfeatherfur

Cajuncoin - you are almost correct. No matter what type of plate you have, it must be canceled. You can have a regular plate, and choose to keep it, just as a personal plate, or HAM plate, or CCA plate, or DU plate. It is not the plate that matters - it is the fact the state is going to get notified of NI status. And the registered owner of that plate will get the flag, no matter who is currently operating that vehicle.

And depending on the situation, I don't always tow an uninsured vehicle. I will sometimes pull the plate and issue a seperate citation for NI, which is another $70. If it is a repeat offender, it goes on tow truck!

Another thing, with the current law, the driver is required to "show proof" of insurance. (And this Pesssesssss me off to no end). If the driver has a cert showing the insurance is good for another 5 months, but the computer is showing it is NI, I can't cite him/her. Even though it is a pay on-line POS insurance company that allows them to pay monthly. So they can get insurance, and stop paying premium, but still ride until that old card is no good.

It is only terminology (inactivate=cancel active registration), the fact remains specialty gets a different treatment at DMV, now you being law enforcement, the terminology and policy get mixed signals. You still can not leave a canceled or INACTIVATED plate no a vehicle. Most People have a bad habit of letting the plate go with the vehicle thus starts the problem.