Partially Obscured License Plate Is Cause For Traffic Stop

U.S. v. Arciga-Bustamante, 2006 WL 1659779 (6/16/06)(unpub'd) - It was okay for an officer to stop the defendant for not having a clearly visible license plate where half the state name on the plate was covered by a decorative border and the officer could not see the state name until he was on the shoulder, almost directly behind the car.