Linked in the article from the grandparent post as well: https://forum.officer.com/forum/local-discussion-groups/u-s-states/california/127746-the-fake-11-99-pl

Linked in the article from the grandparent post as well: https://forum.officer.com/forum/local-discussion-groups/u-s-states/california/127746-the-fake-11-99-plate-frames-are-out-of-control https://forum.officer.com/forum/local-discussion-groups/u-s-... These have been a thing for years, are so readily knocked off as to be irrelevant, and make many officers angry. For a while the 11-99 "get out of jail" idea required you also pass your membership card under the license (like the NY cards listed) but I haven't heard of an officer even considering letting someone off because of 11-99 in a long time (sourced entirely from the other side - spending a lot of time at car meets and on auto forums).