In Cali they just can use it to pull you over for no other reason. I ran my GTI for 46K miles over 2 years and only got a front plate ticket once by a major ****! I just left it on after that. I live close to a area of extream wealth and many of the guys with supercars (Ferrari, Lambo, NOT 911, everyone has one of those) don't even run plates or even register the cars because paying a few no plate/reg tickets is WAY cheaper than actaully paying the thousands to register the car and get plates.
On my GTI I also ran it off to the side. Zip Tie style!
