Bill > HB26

This bill amends Delaware's vehicle registration laws to explicitly prohibit the possession, operation, purchase, installation, manufacturing, selling, or distribution of "number plate flipping devices," which are manual, electric, or mechanical devices designed to either switch between multiple number plates or hide a vehicle's license plate from view. Under the new law, anyone using such a device would be subject to penalties for the first offense of a fine between $50 and $200, imprisonment between 30 and 90 days, or both, with increased penalties for subsequent offenses, including a fine of $100 to $300 and imprisonment of 90 days to 6 months. The bill adds this specific prohibition as a new paragraph (9) to the existing section on vehicle registration violations in Title 21 of the Delaware Code, and correspondingly updates the penalties section to include these new provisions. By criminalizing number plate flipping devices, the law aims to prevent potential vehicle-related fraud, identity concealment, and other illegal activities that might involve obscuring or changing a vehicle's license plate.

Justice, Transportation and Infrastructure

https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141729