Washington has updated license plate laws, targeting covers and frames. Learn what’s legal, what’s banned, and how the changes aim to improve road safety.

Washington has updated license plate laws, targeting covers and frames. Learn what’s legal, what’s banned, and how the changes aim to improve road safety.

Right up there with stick-on carbon fiber applique is the license plate frame: Just a lot of nothing. Until now. New frames graft cameras, parking sensors and even a lockbox onto your car with a ...

The Iowa Supreme Court just ruled that drivers whose cars display the frames can be stopped if they obscure the small print below the plate numbers. The decision ended a five-year court battle ...

WINSTON-SALEM — A new law up for debate in the North Carolina General Assembly would ban license plate frames that block any portion of the plate. According to the legislation, the law wouldn't ...

Otherwise, you could face a hefty fine and court costs. While license plate frames aren’t explicitly forbidden, they must meet a few requirements to fly on the road in Kentucky.

What’s the problem with license plate frames? This seems like the laws are going too far. A: I’m not a lawyer. I’m a traffic safety nerd trying to help other people become safer road users.

Washington has updated license plate laws, targeting covers and frames. Learn what’s legal, what’s banned, and how the changes aim to improve road safety.