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 ...

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CONFUSION TONIGHT OVER A NEW STATE LAW MEANT TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM OBSTRUCTING THEIR VEHICLES LICENSE PLATES. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THE FRAMES THEY GIVE YOU OUT A CAR DEALERSHIP OR WHAT YOU ADD FOR ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new Florida law increases penalties for anything that obstructs a license plate. Florida officials clarified that frames are permissible as long as the plate number and decal are visible. Covering ...

Floridians are facing a wave of confusion after different legal authorities have put license plate frames in the crosshairs. A new law made obstructed plates a second-degree misdemeanor, but it ...

TALLAHASSE, Fla. (WFLA) — License plate frames and decals have become a topic of concern for Floridians after a new law stirred up confusion. With tougher penalties now on the line, state lawmakers ...

After outcry on social media, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles issued a memo clarifying how the state's new law on license plate frames and covers should be enforced.

One car’s license plate has no frame. The other has a frame. Are they both legal in Florida? That’s the question drivers and law enforcement officials have after a new Florida House bill went into ...