I'm aware of this, I drove my '12 ISF for the past 6 years without a front plate and got ticketed three times for fix it tickets. I show up at CHP with the plate on a special holder that attaches to the tow connector, and then I remove it as soon as I'm done.
It's my personal preference to not...
I'm in California and was very specific about no holes on the front bumper. My license bracket is not inside my vehicle so unless they have a spare they won't do this during my services. I will also make sure to specify for them not to touch it when I take it in.
May I ask what your license...
Depends on where you live I suppose. Considering there was only one used Cav Blue TRD Pro in California when I was looking for a 4runner and it was selling for $5K over MSRP with 5K miles on it, you can only imagine what a new one goes for.
I found one on its way from Japan, they wanted $12K...