Driving on revoked registration after buying a new car

[dassy004 18]

26 minutes ago, Loren Y said:

You should consider yourself lucky honestly. I don't know about illinois, but here in Nevada that would be a fictitious plate charge and a felony. I've bought cars and as a side note you are better off without a license plate on the vehicle. The worse case scenario then is a minor mistomeanor for " failure to display registration" basically a fix it ticket, go register the vehicle go to court and it's dismissed. I think the officer was cutting you some slack, but sounds like the judge wasn't very friendly. You also may be able to go to the clerk of courts and pull your criminal history summary. That will list any and all charges, and their final outcome. It's the same info USCIS would get if they pull your records. 

If I had knew the licensed plate wasn't registered to the car I would have took it off and just drive with it which is better.

[randomstairs 303]

11 hours ago, Loren Y said:

You should consider yourself lucky honestly. I don't know about illinois, but here in Nevada that would be a fictitious plate charge and a felony. I've bought cars and as a side note you are better off without a license plate on the vehicle. The worse case scenario then is a minor mistomeanor for " failure to display registration" basically a fix it ticket, go register the vehicle go to court and it's dismissed. I think the officer was cutting you some slack, but sounds like the judge wasn't very friendly. You also may be able to go to the clerk of courts and pull your criminal history summary. That will list any and all charges, and their final outcome. It's the same info USCIS would get if they pull your records. 

It can't be a felony. That's way too extreme. Perhaps a difficult misdemeanor but a felony - I don't buy it. 

[Loren Y 2,755]

4 hours ago, randomstairs said:

It can't be a felony. That's way too extreme. Perhaps a difficult misdemeanor but a felony - I don't buy it. 

4463. (a) A person who, with intent to prejudice, damage, or
defraud, commits any of the following acts is guilty of a felony and
upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the
state prison for 16 months or two or three years, or by imprisonment
in a county jail for not more than one year:
(1) Alters, forges, counterfeits, or falsifies a certificate of
ownership, registration card, certificate, license, license plate,
device issued pursuant to Section 4853, special plate, or permit
provided for by this code or a comparable certificate of ownership,
registration card, certificate, license, license plate, device
comparable to that issued pursuant to Section 4853, special plate, or
permit provided for by any foreign jurisdiction, or alters, forges,
counterfeits, or falsifies the document, device, or plate with intent
to represent it as issued by the department, or alters, forges,
counterfeits, or falsifies with fraudulent intent an endorsement of
transfer on a certificate of ownership or other document evidencing
ownership, or with fraudulent intent displays or causes or permits to
be displayed or have in his or her possession a blank, incomplete,
canceled, suspended, revoked, altered, forged, counterfeit, or false
certificate of ownership, registration card, certificate, license,
license plate, device issued pursuant to Section 4853, special plate,
or permit.