Registration Sticker placement?

[Yamadoo04]

So I just got my Registration sticker today and need to put it on my sled. I know this might be a stupid question but we spend $200 - $800 on a wrap, paint other stickers etc. and then have to put an ugly colored sticker on our sleds for registration. My question is this; For all of those that have put on a tunnel wrap to make it unique and cool looking, where are you guys putting your stickers? I do not want to put mine on my tunnel anywhere now because I put a black tunnel wrap on it. I also don't want to put it anywhere on the outside of my hood or pan. The sticker says to place the decal on the left side of the hood pan or tunnel. It does not say it needs to be visible and many times in the snow if you put it on the tunnel it is not visible anyway because of snow build up. So I guess my real question is this. If I put the sticker on the inside of my side panel am I going to get in trouble? I have the sled registered, I have a decal on the sled on the left side of the pan, and I carry the paper with me while I ride. Can they still give me a ticket for not having it in the right spot, even though it does not say anywhere that it needs to be on the outside of the hood pan or tunnel and it does not say anywhere that it needs to be visible.

Any comments or experience with the fish cops on this?
Thanks

 

[jacmmaxwell]

Seen others put them inside the side panels... you can plan on a ton of grief from anyone checking but at the end of the day I've never seen anyone ticketed for having them in the wrong spot... as long as they have them.

Never ridden in Utah so maybe they are better or worse.

 

[sundancemtlodge]

Priest Lake area

In Priest Lake Area if you have all your paper work they get it and don't have to have it on the out side. They only check at the parking areas. I don't know about your area. Up here they just want to know you payed.

 

[801_FuNk_801]

We got checked at Wolf Creek Pass yesterday while loading up to leave. I didn't have my stickers on my sled at all. He just said, get those stuck on there when you get a second. Didn't seem to care too much about anything. I think it all just depends on the guy and what kind of day he's having.

 

[Always war]

I've just been keeping mine in my vest with the registration papers. Had to pull it out a few times throughout the years, but it's never been a big deal. This year they didn't even give me a month sticker. I took the old one off for some tunnel reinforcement. Since when do they not give you a new month sticker?

 

[POLZIN]

We got checked at Wolf Creek Pass yesterday while loading up to leave. I didn't have my stickers on my sled at all. He just said, get those stuck on there when you get a second. Didn't seem to care too much about anything. I think it all just depends on the guy and what kind of day he's having.

Dang I dodged a bullet then!I forgot mine at the house yesterday

 

[Yamadoo04]

Thanks for all the input so far. My buddy carried his for a while in his pack and was told to put them on the sled or he would be ticketed. We told them it's too cold to put them on right then and they would just fall off. They said ok but put them on the sled before next time he saw us again or he would ticket him.

I agree it might just depend on how that guys day is going.


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[Bowfisher]

In Idaho we have to have two stickers on the sled. I've got away with putting one on the outside on the clutch side shock tower and one inside on the clutch/belt guard. I've been stopped cause the stickers weren't visible and had to roll the sled on its side and clear some snow and open the hood to show the cop the second sticker. I think that wether or not you get in trouble depends on your attitude and the cops attitude. I'm more than happy to take the time to show them the sled is registered as long as I don't have to put those ugly stickers on my tunnel, the cop even said something about not blaming people for not wanting to put the stickers where they are supposed to be. I can however see a cop being a D--k one day and pushing the issue of them not being placed where they are supposed to.

 

[BHPete]

We got checked at Wolf Creek Pass yesterday while loading up to leave. I didn't have my stickers on my sled at all. He just said, get those stuck on there when you get a second. Didn't seem to care too much about anything. I think it all just depends on the guy and what kind of day he's having.

Must have been the same DNR that stopped us?
We had 2 young men with Pros riding with us. One had the tunnel reinforcements, the other had a wrap on his tunnel. Long story short, they are less than impressed with the covering of the VIN number!
So I guess the lesson learned in the state of Utah is make sure your VIN is exposed! I am under the impression that they consider it tampering with the VIN?

 

[Yamadoo04]

Must have been the same DNR that stopped us?
We had 2 young men with Pros riding with us. One had the tunnel reinforcements, the other had a wrap on his tunnel. Long story short, they are less than impressed with the covering of the VIN number!
So I guess the lesson learned in the state of Utah is make sure your VIN is exposed! I am under the impression that they consider it tampering with the VIN?

What about taking the sticker with the VIN # on it and placing it on the bar under the hood of the sled? VIN # is still visible on the sled but just not on the tunnel. I guess I will find out one day when they stop and talk to me.

 

[phatty]

first off the DNR guys in Utah are like cockroaches, they are everywhere now days. We ran into them in some crazy drainage off wolf creek pass (utah one, not the colorado one) that I would have never ever thought they would be able to ride in.
secondly, when you wrap the tunnel, you better cut out the VIN. I put a piece of tape over the vin then wrapped the tunnel. The tape raised the VIN spot and I easily cut out that little section of the wrap. If you do not do this I promise you they will write you a ticket.
I have always carried the registration papers and stickers in a ziplock bag in my coat pocket. I am always straight up honest with the guys. I tell them it looks like crap and I don't want it on my sled. But having the VIN exposed and showing them the stickers right away always seems to let them know I am not cheating the system. It also helps that I have a pile of stickers for registration in colorado, montana, idaho, and wyoming. Lets them know you dont try and cheat the system.

 

[wjl]

Mine is on the gas tank towards the back. Last year it was good blue sticker this year yellow.
As for out of state carry them in my pocket.
Places I have scene reg stickers placed:
Behind front shock, wrapped around a arm, on the top of the tunnel tight to the seat, inside front panel, by wind shield, and wrapped around rear bumper.
Most DWR guys are cool about it if everything is there and up to date, but who knows they have bad days too.
What works wonders is be polite.

 

[snengineer]

I've found that the people who want to give you trouble will find a reason to do so. I usually have the registration sticker instructions with all my insurance and registration forms. this way when someone starts barking up that tree I can show them how I followed the instructions given, as far as the VIN thing goes I have no idea, but when I bought a sled with a wrap covering the VIN the city cop that verified it had no issue as long as he could read the VIN still, by the sticker indentation. Its amazing how much crap they give you in the mtns about stuff that will fly at the DMV....its an attitude thing I guess.

 

[Vern]

agree it all depends on the officer. we used to stick them to the top of the clutch guard, most didn't care some would say they really needed to be outside but never gave a ticket for it. we were also told by one or two officers in the past that they can't be on any part that can easily be swapped out with another sled, so that would rule out side panels, hoods, etc.. up around here in cache valley we rarely get checked, maybe once or twice a seson it seems, but it sems like everytime we cross the boarder to do some idaho riding we find an officer.

 

[MPS]

I haven't registered mine since 2011. Oops! It might have something to do with my avatar. I don't ride on groomed trails...they can kiss my a$$. I refuse to give the government more revenue for no services. Taxation without representation. I refuse to pay for some fat a$$ trail rider from California to ride groomed trails in Island Park. I also refuse to pay for some smucks job to check registrations.

That is how I feel about sticker placement.


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[mtncat1]

the ut dnr cops are very sneaky, they will cruise around away from trails. when they draw a bead on a group they check eceryone. they also will set up at choke points in parking lots, I had a couple of them chase down my truck and check under the covers. bottom line they want your money so I'd try to give them no reason to look at me. on the backing decal that your ut. stickers come on it wants you to put the decal on a specific side of the hood over by the head light,so they can easily spot you. sorry I used to fight this kind of stuff but just got worn out on getting bugged. the one saying that sticks in my head is from another form poster who I believe is a cop said quote: is no condition in life that is made better by the presents of the police.

 

[MPS]

the ut dnr cops are very sneaky, they will cruise around away from trails. when they draw a bead on a group they check eceryone. they also will set up at choke points in parking lots, I had a couple of them chase down my truck and check under the covers. bottom line they want your money so I'd try to give them no reason to look at me. on the backing decal that your ut. stickers come on it wants you to put the decal on a specific side of the hood over by the head light,so they can easily spot you. sorry I used to fight this kind of stuff but just got worn out on getting bugged. the one saying that sticks in my head is from another form poster who I believe is a cop said quote: is no condition in life that is made better by the presents of the police.

They cannot look under your cover unless they have a search warrant. I was in law enforcement. Now that I am separated from it I can stand back and see all the bullchit.

I know this is just a registration issue, but law enforcement is too far reaching and they need to take a step back from our lives. Your quote is spot on these days. The presence of police is usually not good. It is really sad. They are not out to "serve" anymore. They are out for revenue.


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[mtncat1]

they did and gave us tickets to boot ,in ut. you can't even transport a sled with out tags. that was what we were cited for. they saw us drive buy and followed us for couple of miles and pulled us over. and had us remove the covers. these were dnr cops .

 

[mtncat1]

They cannot look under your cover unless they have a search warrant. I was in law enforcement. Now that I am separated from it I can stand back and see all the bullchit.

I know this is just a registration issue, but law enforcement is too far reaching and they need to take a step back from our lives. Your quote is spot on these days. The presence of police is usually not good. It is really sad. They are not out to "serve" anymore. They are out for revenue.


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amen your preaching to the choir .

 

[BHPete]

they did and gave us tickets to boot ,in ut. you can't even transport a sled with out tags. that was what we were cited for. they saw us drive buy and followed us for couple of miles and pulled us over. and had us remove the covers. these were dnr cops .

I find this hard to believe because you don't need tags to ride on private property. They can go pound sand over that one!
On the other hand, if they were looking for proof of ownership, considering the amount of sleds stolen, then that would be an entirely different issue!