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.

Historically, Florida hasn't messed around with its license plate obstruction laws. There have been lengthy discussions and attempts to clarify what constitutes a plate obstruction and a completely ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — You know the license plate frames that have fuzzy overlays to keep cameras from getting a good snapshot of them are illegal, but could your everyday license plate frame be illegal ...

Florida recently passed a new law that made it seem as though license plate frames were illegal for cars on public roads. While that might sound strange, it was even weirder when the Florida Sheriffs ...

Last year, Florida passed a law banning license plate frames that obscure “any feature or detail” on the plate itself, a move that quickly created more questions than answers. That legislation almost ...

Under a 2025 Florida statute, drivers anything that blocks or alters a vehicle's driver's license plate can be fined or receive jail time. The law was signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on May 19 and ...

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 ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – In a memo to all Florida law enforcement agencies on December 12, FLHSMV clarified that license plate frames are permissible as long as they don’t obscure the tag number or decal.

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 ...