I learned that my friend got the same ticket I got recently, but hear this! Her car was parked! She drives a new BMW, so she has no front plate or no holes to mount the plate on. But that's beside the point. Is it legal to cite a car for California VC 5200 when it is PARKED? Yes, this was probably in public space. I can understand if the car is illegally parked, has no visible DMV plate anywhere, or has an expired registration, but cited for having no front plate and parked legally and with rear plate and current sticker? This is the same city I got my ticket. Is this even legal?