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The following states only require 1 license plate, Alabama, Arizone, Delaware, Arkansas, Flordia, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan,Tennessee, Mississippi, New Mexico, both North and South Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia (*Rhode Island accepts either rear or both license plates). So all of the other states require 2 license plates, which includes Ohio. License plates should be mounted to the car in the proper place (the bumpers) in a manner that is free of obstruction.Automobile manufacturers are prohibited by law from distributing cars with only one license plate in states that require both. If you have violated license plate laws, it will usually result in a traffic ticket. Besides a traffic ticket, a violation of a license plate provision can sometimes be accompanied by a fine, usually from $100-$200. It depends on where your at, but in Ohio you should see a majority of cars with 2 license plates, but if you where to go to Kansas you would see a majority of cars with 1 license plate because they only need 1 license plate.