Yeah - that's how they do the red light camera tickets and tollway violations here... they say it's the vehicle owner's responsibility and then they make it a civil penalty so the criminal system doesn't come into play. They just want their money.

And yeah - that photoblocker spray doesn't work. I actually bought a can last year (yep... I'm gullible) and tried it out. I took flash pictures of my plates before and after and it didn't do ANYTHING.