TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) – Florida drivers could soon say goodbye to the yellow stickers that have adorned license plates for decades.
The House State Affairs Committee unanimously approved legislation Tuesday that would eliminate the annual requirement to display registration stickers. The bill now heads to the full House for a vote.
Rep. Tom Fabricio, R-Miami Lakes, who sponsors the measure, said the stickers serve no purpose in the digital age.
“The reality is that the yellow sticker is just a proof of payment,” Fabricio said. “That technology of proof of payment came from a time when nobody could see there would be a supercomputer that the police would have to be able to verify in real time that you’ve paid for your tag registration.”
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Florida would join three other states, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Connecticut, that no longer require physical registration stickers on license plates. Instead, law enforcement would rely on the state’s database system to verify current registration status in real time.
The change has drawn support from drivers like Panama City Beach resident Debby Graham.
“Everything now with technology can take care of it,” Graham said. “I think it’s a great thing. Anything to save the taxpayers’ money.”
Fabricio estimates the state could save $24 million by eliminating the costs associated with printing and distributing the stickers.
“This is just an additional burden that’s being put on motorists,” he said, referring to the current system that requires drivers to apply new stickers annually.
The legislation would not change other aspects of vehicle registration, including expiration dates, renewal notices, or the requirement to carry registration documentation in vehicles.
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