If a New York politician has his way, anyone driving a car with a New Jersey license plate won't be able to park overnight on New York City streets.

Neither will anyone else whose vehicle doesn't bear a New York plate, according to a report on NYPost.com.

Assemblyman Michael Miller (D-Queens) has proposed a law that would ban out-of-state cars from parking on New York City streets from 2 a.m.-5 a.m., the report said. Violators could be towed.

The lawmaker said about 20 percent of cars parked in his district aren't registered in New York.

Miller suggested many locals are registering their cars out of state, making them guilty of insurance fraud and attempting to avoid state motor vehicle fees.

Anyone visiting a New Yorker would be allowed to apply for an "exemption sticker" that would let them leave their car overnight.

A spokesman for the American Automobile Association told the Post Miller's idea was "totally shortsighted and unfair."

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