Florida drivers may soon be required to display license plates on the front of their vehicles, in addition to the existing rear plates, under a proposal that has advanced in the state Senate.
The Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Appropriations Committee on Tuesday approved a bill (SB 92), primarily focused on body shop regulations, that also includes the front license plate mandate. If passed, Florida would become the 30th state to require dual license plate display for most vehicles.
Senator Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, the bill’s sponsor, emphasized the proposal’s aim to deter hit-and-run incidents. “As people are speeding away from these scenes, there’s a lot of cameras out there. And they can’t always see the back of a (car),” Gruters explained…