A New York Woman was pulled over for driving with a counterfeit license plate. The handwritten cardboard plate was designed to look like a New York license plate. She was charged with possession of a forged instrument and held on $400 bail.
Photo by Erie County Sheriff's Office/Facebook
"In case you are wondering, homemade cardboard license plates are NOT legal," they wrote in the Facebook post.
Schweickert was seen driving with the cardboard plate, painted to resemble a New York plate, on the back of her car and no front plate.
Officers also discovered that she was driving with a suspended license and no insurance, as she was charged with possession of a forged instrument, driving with a suspended registration and three traffic offenses.
She was held at Erie County Holding center with a bail of $400 in advance of her hearing.
In case you are wondering, homemade cardboard license plates are NOT legal.
Posted by Erie County Sheriff's Office on Thursday, March 3, 2016Advertisement
