CHP calls semi truck’s faked license plate ‘a serious offense’

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) said that a forged license plate was discovered during a commercial vehicle traffic stop in Madera on Monday.

On December 15, CHP Officer McCaslin stopped a commercial truck on southbound SR-99, at Madera Avenue (SR-145).

“During the stop, Officer McCaslin noticed two license plates attached to the front of the semi, overlapping each other. The front license plate had a suspicious print on it. A closer look revealed the outer license plate was a printed copy of a real license plate, attached to a metal plate. It did not belong to this vehicle and was covering the original plate,” CHP said.

CHP noted that license plate forgery is a serious offense and suggested that the person responsible may be guilty of a felony:

“California law requires vehicles to display state issued license plates belonging to the assigned vehicle. Falsifying or forging license plates is a serious offense.

California Vehicle Code Section 4463(a)(1), states in part: A person who, with intent to prejudice, damage, or defraud, commits any of the following acts is guilty of a felony:

-Alters, forges, counterfeits, or falsifies a certificate of ownership, registration card, certificate, license, license plate, temporary license plate.“