i had a friend who was ticketed $50 in his SI for not having a front IL plate. in my case, the front plate is required in the State of NJ, but i have yet to be hassled by IL PD for not having it. for me i simply make a temporary rig when i'm in Jersey which consists in a wire hanger and light bungee cord. it doesn't look very good, and it's apparently temporary, but it works well enough for the purposes of state inspection, it doesn't block the radiator inlet, it doesn't require the punching of holes for that plate bracket which i had filled-in in PA, and it certainly complies with all state laws. then again, i spend very little time in NJ, but i would wonder whether or not we could simply get away with displaying the plate in our windshields as i have seen done on occasion?
