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New Florida Law Just Made Your Cute License Plate Frame Illegal | Carscoops
- Florida's HB 253 criminalizes any license plate obstruction as a second‑degree misdemeanor, with penalties up to 60 days in jail.
- The law targets decorative frames and other alterations that affect plate readability, expanding penalties beyond simple infractions.
- A new crime category covers license plate obscuring devices, with manufacturing or selling such devices as misdemeanors.
- Drivers with dealer-installed decorative frames could face penalties under the new crackdown.
- If a license plate obscuring device is used in a crime, penalties can escalate to a third-degree felony.
- The law broadens enforcement to include disguises and devices designed to shield plates from cameras.
- Manufacturing or selling plate obscuring devices becomes a first-degree misdemeanor under the new statute.
- State law explicitly includes dealers in the scope of enforcement across Florida.
- Authorities emphasize that drivers should ensure their plates are fully visible to avoid penalties.
- The statute adds new penalties for plate obstruction and related devices in Florida.
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