New Jersey enforces front and back license plate requirement for all vehicles

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TRENTON, N.J. — All vehicles in New Jersey must display both front and rear license plates at all times under a state law that authorities say is being strictly enforced without exception.

According to the law, failing to properly display both plates is a violation subject to summonses. This includes driving or parking a vehicle without a front plate, having obscured or covered plates, or operating a vehicle with improperly displayed tags.

The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission and local law enforcement agencies have reiterated that the rule applies to every vehicle on the road, regardless of model or type. “No front plate,” “covered or obscured plates,” and “parked or moving vehicles without proper display” are explicitly listed as…