A searchable database monitors public agencies’ use of Flock cameras and other automatic license plate readers.

The desire for a sleek look — black car, black plate — has some California drivers crossing the line of license plate legality. The state does offer two black plates, but a third, illicit version has ...

Q: Yvonne Murphy of Corona said she has noticed several black and white California license plates on vehicles on the roads recently, but she was not able to find them posted anywhere on the Department ...

Since 1980, California’s passenger car license plates have followed the same format: one number, three letters, and three numbers (think 1ABC234). But that tried-and-true combo is at the end of its ...

Over the past several weeks, On the Road has received letters from readers asking or commenting about our previous column discussing California license plates. We received emailed images of darkly ...

Back in 1980, the Golden State adopted a new numbering scheme for its passenger-car license plates: A number followed by three letters followed by three numbers, i.e. "1AAA000." Given new car sales at ...

AI license plate readers are popping up across California. Here's how you can check if your license plate has been recorded ...

License plate laws vary from state to state, which can make it hard to know the rules regarding the use of two different license plates, even for special cases.

Police across the Sacramento area have been eager to adopt the technology, but critics are calling for limits over concerns of accuracy and abuse.