Hello. I removed my front license plate saturday. I know this is not legal, but a good 10 or 15% of cars in my area don't have them. I was just wondering if anyone here has ever actually been pulled over or received a ticket for this.

The main reason I'm posting this is that when I took the plate off, my bumper was severely scratched. It is not all the way through the paint, but it is noticeable. It is similar to the spoiler wearing the paint off of the trunk lid. Is this happening to your cars to? or do you not use the front plates?
Thanks