I was pulled over twice in the last 6 months I was in L.A. for not having my front license plate. Seems that the police are cracking down a bit in the areas where red light cameras are installed. This occurred shortly after those cameras were in place. Since moving from there, I haven't received any tickets and I work right across the street from the police station.
I never wanted to put the front plate on my Lotus, so I just eat the burden of the ticket. It's only a $10 "fix-it" ticket, here, but then you also have to wait in line to get it inspected at the DMV (or the CHP, I believe). Other than the wasted time, it's worth $10 a year not to have to put that front plate on. I just strap it on with wires, get it inspected and pull it off... uh, I mean I WOULD do that, if I wasn't a law-abiding citizen.
JLL