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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Is your license plate frame illegal in Florida? That's the question drivers have been confused about since a revised law took effect Oct. 1. The law isn't new. The penalties are. Drivers are jamming ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...