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BMV lacking new license plates
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Posted on Jul 15 2004
Implementation of a new law requiring the display of license plates at the front and rear side of a vehicle may have to be put off for the moment due to the lack of license plates at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
According to Department of Public Safety Commissioner Edward Camacho, the new law might be put into effect on Aug. 15 yet as the Bureau of Motor Vehicle is currently lacking license plates.
“I just found out that we ran out of plates already,” he said.
This has also made the registration of vehicles difficult, Camacho said.
Because of this, he is requesting for an extension before the police begin enforcing the law.
“People coming in to re-register their vehicles are going have a hard time getting their license plates so I’m asking for the grace period,” Camacho added.
DPS also has a shortage of registration forms as a result of a mechanical problem with the printer. Camacho said BMV might be receiving forms on Aug. 15 as well.
He praised, though, the passage of the new law, saying this would prevent the sharing of the stickers.
“If we only require one to be put on [the license plate] then the other sticker could be given to someone else whose vehicle may not be registered. That’s been happening in the past and this law will prevent that,” he said.
The law will also enhance the ability for law enforcement officers to identify vehicles from both the front and rear side, he added.
The new law states that operating a vehicle that has no license plates on either rear or front sides is a misdemeanor, entailing imprisonment or fine. (Cassie DLG Fejeran)
