Beginning in 2017, Pennsylvania drivers will no longer need registration stickers on their vehicle license plates, but the police may find their jobs are harder because of that change.

The registration stickers will be unnecessary after Dec. 31, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

While the proposal might be good for drivers, who will no longer have to remember to place them on their license plates, the change might not be so good for police.

Cranberry Township Police Chief Kevin Meyer said the consensus among police is that identifying dangerous drivers will become more difficult without the stickers.

“We’re always looking at those missing or expired decals as an opportunity to pull someone over,” he said.

Sometimes that can lead to identifying an unlicensed or uninsured driver, he said.

Deputy Chief David Adam of the Butler Police Department said that these illegal drivers can often have other violations as well.

Although this is not always the case, it usually is in his experience, he said.

“(Registration stickers) keep people honest,” he said.

While police can run the license plate number to check on its registration, it takes more time and isn’t as easy as just seeing the sticker, according to Butler Township Police Chief John Hays.

“I think, for us, it’s maybe going to be a hindrance,” Hays said.