PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
NEW BRUNSWICK
KEEP YOUR LICENSE PLATE UNCOVERED
Are plastic license-plate covers legal?
THE SIMPLE ANSWER:
If you drive on a New Brunswick highway, the safest legal position is to keep your registration plate completely uncovered and unobstructed.
WHAT NEW BRUNSWICK LAW REQUIRES
New Brunswick’s Motor Vehicle Act requires registration plates to be:
Clearly visible
Clearly legible
Maintained free from foreign materials
WHY THIS MATTERS
A plastic cover places additional material over the issued registration plate.
Even if a cover is transparent, do not assume that transparency makes it lawful. The legislation addresses not only visibility and legibility, but also the requirement that the registration plate be maintained free from foreign materials.
DON’T RELY ON “IT’S TRANSPARENT”
A transparent cover may still constitute material placed over the registration plate.
If you want the lowest-risk position under New Brunswick law: remove the cover.
PUBLIC GUIDANCE
Keep your registration plate:
✓ Clean
✓ Fully visible
✓ Clearly legible
✓ Completely uncovered
Avoid:
✗ Clear plastic covers
✗ Tinted/smoked covers
✗ Decorative covers
✗ Anything placed over the plate that could interfere with its condition, visibility, or identification
BOTTOM LINE
LEAVE YOUR LICENSE PLATE UNCOVERED.
Don’t assume that a transparent plastic cover is legal simply because you can still read the plate.
Your license plate is an official vehicle-identification device. Keep it visible, legible, and free from foreign material.
Legal-information notice
This PSA provides general information and is not legal advice. The proposition that every possible type of plate cover constitutes “foreign material” is a statutory interpretation; the definitive interpretation of legislation belongs to the courts. Consult current New Brunswick legislation or qualified legal counsel for advice concerning a particular situation.
Source: Government of New Brunswick — Motor Vehicle Act.
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