The license tag of a motorcycle or moped must be permanently affixed to the vehicle and may not be adjusted or capable of being flipped up. The New Statute language is as follows:ģ16.2085(3) Riding on motorcycles or mopeds. The Governor signed the bill on June 4, 2010.

Senate Bill 2400 was absorbed by House Bill 971 and was voted on and approved by the House and Senate at the end of the 2010 Session. The Bill added language that said “Except as provided in FL Statute 316.2085(3).” It finally looked like Vertical License Plates would be legal on motorcycles, until new language was added to the Statute at the request of the Department of Transportation.

At first glance, it looked like this Bill’s intent was to fix the loophole in FL Statute 316.605 as it pertained to Vertical License Plates for motorcycles. No device for or method of concealing or obscuring the legibility of the license tag of a motorcycle shall be installed or used.” The language requiring a motorcycle license plate be affixed horizontally was deleted.Ĭurrently there are some law enforcement agencies that are issuing citations for having a Vertical Tag by citing FL Statute 316.605 which states in part: “Vehicle license plates shall be affixed and displayed in such a manner that the letters and numerals shall be read from left to right parallel to the ground.”Īs discussed in an earlier Press Release, Senate Bill 2400 was introduced in the most recent legislative session in Tallahassee. The new law amended Florida Statute 316.2085(3) to state: “The license tag of a motorcycle or moped must be permanently affixed to the vehicle and may not be adjusted or capable of being flipped up. Prior to the change, Florida Statute 316.2085(3) stated: “The license tag of a motorcycle or moped must be permanently affixed horizontally to the ground and may not be adjusted or capable of being flipped up.” The new law went into effect on June 16, 2009. Governor Charlie Crist signed an amended bill (SB 1100) apparently restoring the legality of the use of a vertical tag/vertical license plate for motorcycles and mopeds. We have received numerous inquiries over the past few months concerning this issue and hope to finally clear this up for you. NEW FLORIDA LAW EFFECTIVE SEPTEMON VERTICAL LICENSE PLATES FOR MOTORCYCLESįor what should be a simple issue, Florida law pertaining to Vertical License Plates on Motorcycles have thoroughly confused many in the motorcycle community.

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