Florida used a county-based numbering system on license plates from 1938 to 1975, with numbers assigned based on the 1935 census population rank. The numbering system designated Dade County as 1, ...

Legislation that would end a requirement in Florida for motorists to apply a yellow registration decal on their license plates just zipped through its first committee with uniform support.

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 ...

Florida lawmakers have filed bills to eliminate the yellow registration decals on license plates. If passed, registration renewals would be recorded electronically, and law enforcement would verify ...

A Miami-Dade official has proposed eliminating the physical yellow registration decal from Florida license plates. The official argues that switching to digital verification would save money, reduce ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Floridians now have a new license plate option that celebrates America's birthday. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles announced the release of the new America ...

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 ...