ORLANDO, Fla. – One official in Florida is urging state leaders to eliminate the state’s physical yellow registration decal, calling the move a “common-sense step forward” that would save residents millions and modernize the system.
Miami-Dade County Tax Collector Dariel Fernandez announced the proposal on Wednesday, asking the Florida Legislature and the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to drop the annual sticker requirement. Fernandez emphasized that the plan would not end vehicle registration itself, only the physical decal
“The physical yellow decal is no longer needed,” Fernandez said. “It fades, peels, gets stolen, and costs our residents money every year. Eliminating the physical decal is a common-sense step forward for our state, one that saves money, reduces fraud, and embraces the technology we already have.”…