Brickbat: Obscure Law

Mariagroth / Dreamstime.com

When Victoria Herrington got a ticket for having an obscured license plate, she couldn't believe it. All of the letters and numbers on the plate and the renewal sticker were clearly visible. But the dealer's plate frame obscure the myflorida.com on the very top of the plate, and that's why she was cited.

Comments

[Fist of Etiquette]

The Florida Highway Patrol said the citations are issued at the trooper's discretion.

Sounds like a certain motorist failed to show sufficient deference to a certain copper's authority.

[The Hyperbole ((Very Tall))]

Cop might of thought he was doing her a solid, If she was speeding as she said the fines probably higher, puts points on her licence and might raise her insurance.This is why when I plan on speeding I take off my seat belt.

[Libertarian]

I'll just go ahead and file this one under "unintended consequences."

[Fist of Etiquette]

But the dealer's plate frame obscure the myflorida.com on the very top of the plate...

How is law enforcement supposed to determine the Sunshine State's official web address if he or she can't see it on a perp's tag?

[straffinrun]

Can you get a personalized plate that says "FYTW"? At the very least government should stop using .com and go with .FYTW.

[Florida Hipster]

Next renewal. FYTW is mine.

[Chipper-Shredder 2016]

Fined for blocking free advertising for the government with free advertising for a business. She should feel lucky she wasn't thrown in jail for such a serious crime.

[straffinrun]

What are you in for?

Indecent inexposure.

[Fruit Sushi 2 Go]

*golf clap*

[Adans smith]

Morning,this,to me,is an example of too many vague laws and excuses for cops to pull someone over. How many bad cop posts here have started with 'pulled over for ______ excuse?

[nailzer]

Oh great I drive through Lakeland every work day.

[Florida Hipster]

It was nice of the dealer to pay the fine. Great advertising for them as well.

[UnCivilServant]

Shame that part was buried at the bottom part of the article.

[straffinrun]

Unciv. The man who plays with trolls.

[UnCivilServant]

I needed a distraction and I was laughing for a good while.

[SIV]

I wish Florida would return to the 1970s "ARRIVE STONED" license plates.

[dantheserene]

This may well have been used as a lesser charge compared to speeding, but it is a dangerous precedent.
What percentage of cars in Florida have this "infraction"? Are they all subject to stop for this as a separate charge? It would pretty much end what's left of the requirement for probable cause if this stands.

[sarcasmic]

Here in Maine the plates say "Vacationland" on the bottom.

I have seen more than one plate where someone painted over the V with a T, and the c with an x.

"Taxationland"

[UnCivilServant]

What? Are the taxes actually worse than Massataxes or New York?

[Rich]

"Destroying Government Property. Oh, you know *that's* a paddling."

[(((Renegade)))]

I will bet that the origins of this law were related to the New Hampshire protests during the Vietnam war- people would deliberately obscure the "Live Free or Die" motto on the plates.

[Libertarian]

This surprises me. I'm in Fla and I see a LOT of more egregious plate obfuscations* than this.

*yes, "Egregious Plate Obfuscations" is the name of my next album