License-plate frames are allowed as long as they do not cover key identifying features, including the plate’s letters and numbers or the registration. Howard Cohen hcohen@miamiherald.com Florida Gov.

A measure intended to clarify a 2025 law regarding frames placed around a license plates was among six bills Gov. Ron ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida's new law against anything covering your license plate is causing some confusion among drivers. After HB 253 went into ...

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 ...

Most Floridians probably never paid a lot of attention to license plate frames. They are just seen as props installed for aesthetics for most drivers. And for dealers, they double as something that ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Florida drivers are discovering that a simple decorative border around a tag can now trigger traffic stops, steep fines, and even the threat of a criminal record. A new state law has turned license ...

Florida drivers vented online after a new state law tightened rules around license plate accessories. The change took effect on Oct 1 and threatened fines, jail time, or both. As a result, many ...

Florida law passed in October makes covering or obscuring a license plate illegal. But it's not being enforced the same way across the state. (WJXT) A Florida law meant to keep license plates clearly ...