BELLINGHAM, Wash. — The Washington State Patrol (WSP) says the driver was stopped in Bellingham with a homemade registration tab.
WSP says the driver was attempting to coverup that the car was a total loss with a suspended registration.
According to Carfax, more than a million drivers in Washington have expired tabs.
License plate tampering is illegal in the state of Washington.
A person found to have tampered, flipped or altered a license plate could spend up to 354 days in county jail and could be fined $1000 for the first offense.
People who observe license plate tampering are asked to contact local police or law enforcement.
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