Update To Car Registration Law Allows Digital Copies, Grace Period

An update to the new vehicle registration laws says there's a grace period from law enforcement if you don't have your registration in your car.

Thursday, July 11th 2019, 4:24 am

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Update To Car Registration Law Allows Digital Copies, Grace Period

An update to the new vehicle registration laws says there's a grace period from law enforcement if you don't have your registration in your car.

The law says that all vehicle owners need to have a copy of their registration with the in the car, but right now there's no fine or penalty for not having it.

The update says there will still not be a penalty even after the grace period has ended.

However if police can't match the driver and the vehicle in their database, the driver could be issued a ticket after 10 days.

The update also says a digital copy on your phone of your registration is sufficient.

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