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 ...

Across the country, a seemingly harmless customization choice is turning into a reliable way to attract police attention. Decorative license plate frames, tinted covers, and vinyl wraps are no longer ...

Editor's note: This story first ran in Eliot Kleinberg's Florida Time column in July 2019. Between 1938 and 1975, Florida assigned each of its 67 counties a number that was based on its population ...