FLORIDA – What once amounted to a minor traffic citation in Florida can now lead to jail time. A new state law, House Bill 253, took effect in October and makes it illegal to display anything that ...

A new Florida law makes it illegal to have anything that obstructs your license plate. License plate frames are legal as long as they do not cover any numbers, letters, or the registration decal. The ...

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A new Florida law makes it illegal to obstruct any part of a license plate, including numbers and registration stickers. The law targets tinted covers and devices designed to hide plates from law ...

Q: A news site has an article about it now being illegal to have a license plate frame on your vehicle, and the author thought the cars she saw being pulled over were because of license plate frames.

ORLANDO, Fla. — In news that may have slipped under your radar, your favorite license plate frame may now actually be illegal. In a law passed on October 1, 2025, Florida now prohibits any obstruction ...