Florida License Plate Frame Law

EdP · Monday at 5:30 PM

Florida recently made a new law for license plate frames. Many cover parts of the plate and now are illegal, however, a simple border is still OK

as of October 1, 2025, most license plate frames and covers are illegal in Florida if they obstruct any part of the plate, including numbers, letters, the word "Florida," or the registration decal, making them a second-degree misdemeanor with potential fines and jail time, though enforcement priorities are currently focused on education. You can only use frames that fit entirely within the border and don't cover any plate detail

NVQB10 · Monday at 10:00 PM

EdP said:
Florida recently made a new law for license plate frames. Many cover parts of the plate and now are illegal, however, a simple border is still OK

as of October 1, 2025, most license plate frames and covers are illegal in Florida if they obstruct any part of the plate, including numbers, letters, the word "Florida," or the registration decal, making them a second-degree misdemeanor with potential fines and jail time, though enforcement priorities are currently focused on education. You can only use frames that fit entirely within the border and don't cover any plate detail

I hate the "dealer advertisement" frames anyway.
I always take them off, turn them around and put them behind my tag.
They provide some additional support and rigidity, and a bit of insulation, between tag and car body, and they put a nice black border around the plate without blocking any thing info-wise.
YMMV!