Front-end license plates proposed for New Mexico vehicles

What do you have on the front of your car?

New Mexico is one of 19 states that does not require a front license plate, leaving room for plenty of custom plates bearing the names of automotive dealers, the brands of carmakers, the logos of sports teams and universities and all manner of slogans.

Plenty of New Mexicans do not have anything at all affixed to their front bumper.

But the state’s dubious distinction as having the country’s highest rates of automotive theft and property crime is leading legislators to rethink that long-running policy.

The House Transportation Committee approved legislation earlier this week that would require vehicle owners to get license plates for their front bumpers, with some exceptions.

Backers argue House Bill 158 would make it easier for law enforcement to identify vehicles.

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