DEAR SUN SPOTS: I read and enjoy your column every day. You’re one smart cookie! I hope you can help me with this request.

I was lucky enough to receive a Flagship Cinemas Movie Money Bonanza coupon booklet with savings for movie admissions and snacks at Flagship Cinemas. The only information on the back gives a phone number for “fundraising opportunities.”

I’m sure many Sun Spots’ readers are familiar with these, as I see many being used when I am in line purchasing movie tickets. Does anyone know where I can currently buy some? I think they are used as school fundraisers, etc., and would like to know if any schools or organizations are selling them. I would like to purchase at least three booklets.

Now my pet peeve. Why are people allowed to put their car registration month and year stickers anywhere they please on their license plates? The upper right (month) and lower right (year) are clearly marked to place the stickers. I have seen some in all corners, across the bottom (covering Vacationland), in between the numbers and letters. In most cases the month is always covered with a year sticker. I have even seen vanity plates defaced like this. — No Name via email

ANSWER: Sun Spots’ in box will undoubtedly soon fill with offers to sell coupon books, and she will publish them.

As for those stickers on license plates, for an answer Sun Spots turned to Sgt. David Chick, inspector of police for the Lewiston Police Department, and asked him if officers would ticket for this offense.

He kindly reviewed two links on the topic — issuance and form of registration plates, mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/29-A/title29-Asec451.html, and manner of display, mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/29-A/title29-Asec452.html — and then offered the following:

“After reviewing these, it would appear that bringing an enforcement action of citation might be a bit of a gray area, which could be open for interpretation. It is not so clearly spelled out as the fresh license plate template having marked out boxes for the stickers to be applied. 

“That being said, it definitely could be cause for a stop of the vehicle to investigate whether the registration is in fact up to date if the year sticker is not readily apparent by the expectation of practiced observation. Consistency always makes more sense where there is a prospect of some enforcement action which might take place.

“But old habits are hard to break, where the stickers used to be placed in an alternating rotation around the corners, and there are some who seem to take pride in showing how long they have held registered ownership.

“So, to answer the question as presented: The officer is not likely to issue a ticket for the incorrect placement of the sticker on the plate (unless it is obliterating other recognition features of the plate), yet it is entirely possible that it could be the reason a driver could be pulled over, specifically because the officer could not determine by casual passing glance that the vehicle registration was valid when the stickers are not correctly placed where expected to be observed.

“If you’re trying to hide a dead body or other evidence of a crime lying out in plain sight on the backseat, that stop will be good to get you!”

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I see more drivers using their fog lights during the day and on clear nights and am wondering if I missed the passing of a new law or if it is just a fad. I’ve blinked my fog lights at some of them to make them aware of it, but I’ve never noticed any of them turning their lights off.

It’s not a crime or anything bad, but I decided to use this column (being the most read of our paper) so that drivers can check to see if they’re one of the many drivers doing this. 

Cars have a separate switch for fog lights. In my car there is a red light when the fog  lights are on, so if you don’t want to get out and check your lights, look for this light and turn them off.

Please drive carefully! — No Name, No Town

ANSWER: Sun Spots is undoubtedly one of the offenders. She’s used to old vehicles where you have to turn on the lights and never thought about the fog lights being on when she didn’t need them. Sorry!

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