We've had a lot of discussions in the past on this, but I'll bring it back up.
From my first new car (2001 Nissan Maxima) through today, the only vehicles I've owned with front plates were older Cleetus' (cleeti??) where the stamped steel bumpers had a provision for front plates. Corvette, CTS-V, Passat, BMW, Lincoln, LeBaron, etc...never had plates, or as soon as I brought them home I pulled the front mounts off the cars.
The only time I've EVER had problems is when I was speeding. Recently, I've been lucky with a string of pull-overs, but my CCW license has gotten me off with warnings - and I'm guilty of no front plate, too-dark window tint, you name it...
If you're doing 0-9 over the limit, I would say front plate isn't going to get you.