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I used to live next door to a cop. He told me once that tags that are
seriously out of date raise a giant red flag to any cop who sees them.

Call your local Bureau of Motor Vehicles and they'll tell you how to
get up-to-date tags. Driving with tags that old isn't worth the risk.

Of course they are red flags. A seriously expired plate usually means the
owner doesn't give a damn, so there are probably lots of other things. I
used to find the typical scenario was expired plates, safety problems, no
insurance and unlicensed or suspended driver.