Unlawful Tag Tickets in Tampa, FL
To begin with, a police officer pulling you over for an unlawful tag is often a pretext for a brief investigation of a driver. So, they can check whether he or she might be under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or both. Regardless, if a driver hasn’t been consuming alcohol, or if he or she hasn’t committed any moving violations. Since a police officer began observing their vehicle, any traffic stop is something more than a mere annoyance.
Swapping Plates or Validation Stickers
Florida Statute §320.261 makes it a second-degree misdemeanor to knowingly attach to a motor vehicle or mobile home a registration license plate that was not issued and assigned or lawfully transferred to that vehicle.
The same statute applies when a person knowingly attaches a validation sticker or mobile-home sticker to a license plate when that sticker was not issued and assigned or lawfully transferred to the vehicle.
The word “knowingly” matters. Section 320.261 does not describe an accidental or unknowingly incorrect attachment as the same criminal offense.
A second-degree misdemeanor is generally punishable by up to 60 days in jail and a fine of up to $500.
Conviction Issue of Unlawful Tag Tickets
Still, it’s unlikely they will impose anything approaching a maximum penalty. Therefore, a conviction of the offense is going to result in a permanent criminal record. So, that record can interfere with your job, educational, and housing opportunities. At any rate, defenses to section 320.261 exist. Thus, it is in your best interests to Contáctenos if they charge you with a violation of the statute. Especially if you expect to have a security check coming up.
Plate Frames, Covers, and Legibility Are a Different Rule
Florida Statute §316.605 governs how a license plate must be displayed.
The plate’s letters, numbers, printing, registration decal, and identifying information must remain clear and distinct and must be plainly visible and legible from 100 feet.
Nothing may be placed on the face of a Florida license plate except as permitted by law or government rule.
A violation of §316.605(1) is a noncriminal traffic infraction treated as a nonmoving violation. That is different from the criminal §320.261 offense involving knowingly attaching a plate or validation sticker that was not assigned or lawfully transferred to the vehicle.
Whether a particular frame or cover violates §316.605 depends on whether it actually interferes with the plate information and the statute’s visibility requirements.
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In short, we will work with you to identify all the risks of your unlawful tag ticket. Above all, we will find the critical information needed to counterbalance those risks. Then, we will charge ahead, working directly with your prosecutor. Furthermore, we will demand that your case be completely dropped or your charges drastically reduced.
Thus, if you receive an unlawful tag ticket, we can help. As a matter of fact, we have won hundreds of cases for our clients in similar circumstances. So, we know what it takes to fight on your behalf.
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