They will get of pass of course.
Florida license plate frame law
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As I read it and the explanations, Florida only wants ALL of the lettering on the plate to be visible and legible. Trying in any way to obscure is what is the crime. Read that way, it makes sense. You can still have your Joe's Used Cars frame if all of the plate lettering is still visible.
The examples show plate brackets that partly cover words including SUNSHINE STATE and MYFLORIDA.COM.
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Hmm, here in BC Canada they don't even issue expiry stickers anymore, for years now. Whoever had plates before the new rule still drive around with several years old stickers, whose who got plates after have no stickers at all.
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Yeah - I got one warning over a dealer frame blocking info - and that ended keeping them on - thin black frames only now …
Here in Colorado the problem seems to be expired temporary plates for car purchases and expired renewal tags. Not sure if our registration fees are higher than any other state but if can be eye opening. I paid 600.00 or so for my new mazda 3. My son paid 800.00 or so for a new golf R. I'm guessing the pretty common 70 to 100K PU's and Suv's get hammered for well over a grand. The renewal rates are about 60 to 70% of that in the second year and go down a little every year thereafter to a preset minimum. I see expired tags and temp plates (some expired by months even a year) on a daily/regular basis and it kind of pisses me off. I did hear that more communities and counties are going after them with the states blessing as it can be pretty significant lost revenue. If they do get caught a pretty heafty "late fee" can be added to the registration fee plus the ticket/citation fee. And yeah, I see a lot of partially (may I say deliberately?) covered plates here as well. There's people who will always game the system.
Yeah, that's pretty typical across most states. Only comment I'll make to your post is that intent doesn't matter. If you or someone else puts a bracket on your plate that blocks part of the word Florida, you've committed a crime. Whether you intended to do it is irrelevant.
Also a reason for cops to pull someone over for a fishing expedition.
AFAIK, other states (NY for one) have a law that the license plate can not be obstructed in any way, including a plexi-glass cover. FWIW, just about every dealer frame on NY plated vehicles obscures the bottom part of a NY plates description of the class of the plate. Probably similar in other states.
Seemingly the law in Florida is catching up to other states. That being said, those laws were not often enforced in NY, at least back when I resided there.
Lastly, some Florida plactes are hard to read even up close as some of the specialty ones have pictures underneath the raised letters & numbers.
Yeah. "You mind if I search your car?"
No problem... I just keep the tailgate down and put brush over the plate. Too bad what they say! I have my rights!
Virginia is pretty high too. We have "personal property tax" that we pay annually to the county. Sales tax on a new car is 4%. Mine was $1,200 this year for a 2023 Cadillac, 2018 Cherokee and a 2012 Chevy truck. That's in addition to the plates.
That may be true, BUT, we also have a lot of toll roads in this state. I think the new law was created due to those wierder people that like to cover their plates just enough to avoid tolls.Floridians are just weird
Then, of course there are those frames that will block out the entire plate at the push of a button.
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Mostly off duty cops use them
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A few years ago all of a sudden it was a big deal here in AZ to have your plate blocked by a bike rack, luggage rack etc. Made the news, people getting tickets etc. But it didn't become a permanent enforcement policy, see it all the time. Seems reasonable to not have your plate totally blocked.
No, they just watch porn on their phones here!
PA has something similar, iirc, it was passed early this year or last, meh.
What's the big deal?
What I see now are semi permanent bike racks that obscure both the license plates and taillights/brake lights. Seems it would be less than a 50/50 split as far as liability if you cant' see the lights in a rear ender situation.
What I see now are semi permanent bike racks that obscure both the license plates and taillights/brake lights. Seems it would be less than a 50/50 split as far as liability if you cant' see the lights in a rear ender situation.
Maybe illegal LED bulbs are next.
That would be a very positive move..........
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