California law prohibits license plates altered by painting or by vinyl wrap kits. (Photo by Mark Acosta, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) ...

As of Jan. 13, there were 10,387 vehicles in the License Plate Wrap program. With a license plate wrap there is no drilling or screwing anything into the front bumper.

Motorists use vinyl wrap, which is pretty accessible, to create that color scheme, said Casey Ramstead, an officer and spokesman for the California Highway Patrol out of its Woodland Hills station ...

With the state running out of its current combination of license plate numbers and letters, California plans to launch a new license plate sequence for newly registered vehicles starting next year ...

California law prohibits license plates altered by painting or by vinyl wrap kits. (Photo by Mark Acosta, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) ...

Is it legal to alter a California license plate? California law prohibits license plates altered by painting or by vinyl wrap kits. (Photo by Mark Acosta, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) ...

We think these license plates are indeed legitimate license plates, but they have been altered or covered with an after-market, non-Department of Motor Vehicles wrap kit, which is illegal.

California law prohibits license plates altered by painting or by vinyl wrap kits. (Photo by Mark Acosta, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) ...

We think these license plates are indeed legitimate license plates, but they have been altered or covered with an after-market, non-Department of Motor Vehicles wrap kit, which is illegal. If a ...