Florida Statutes
Fla. Stat. § 320.26 (2025)
Counterfeiting license plates, validation stickers, mobile home stickers, cab cards, trip permits, or special temporary operational permits prohibited; penalty.
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320.26 Counterfeiting license plates, validation stickers, mobile home stickers, cab cards, trip permits, or special temporary operational permits prohibited; penalty.—
(1)(a) No person shall counterfeit registration license plates, validation stickers, or mobile home stickers, or have in his or her possession any such plates or stickers; nor shall any person manufacture, sell, or dispose of registration license plates, validation stickers, or mobile home stickers in the state without first having obtained the permission and authority of the department in writing.
(b) No person shall counterfeit, alter, or manufacture International Registration Plan cab cards, trip permits, special temporary permits, or temporary operational permits; nor shall any person sell or dispose of International Registration Plan cab cards, trip permits, special temporary permits, or temporary operational permits without first having obtained the permission and authority of the department in writing.
(2) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a felony of the third degree.
(a) If the violator is a natural person, he or she is punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(b) If the violator is an association or corporation, it is punishable as provided in s. 775.083, and the official of the association or corporation under whose direction or with whose knowledge, consent, or acquiescence such violation occurred may be punished as provided in s. 775.082, in addition to the fine which may be imposed upon such association or corporation.
History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 16086, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 7792(5); s. 6, ch. 65-190; ss. 24, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 69-178; s. 198, ch. 71-136; s. 6, ch. 72-79; s. 5, ch. 78-412; s. 46, ch. 83-318; s. 6, ch. 84-155; s. 21, ch. 86-243; s. 360, ch. 95-148.
Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 320.26
M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd§320.26(1a)POSSESS COUNTERFEITEDLICENSE PLATES ETC
§320.26(1a)FRAUDMFG/SELL/DISPOSE W/O AUTH LIC PLATE STICKR ETC
§320.26(1a)COUNTERFEITING OFLIC PLATES VALIDATION STICKERS MOBILE HOME
§320.26(1b)FORGERY OFALTER INTERNATIONAL REGIST PLAN CAB CARD ETC
§320.26(1b)COUNTERFEITING OFINTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION PLAN CAB CARDS ETC
§320.26(1b)FRAUDMFG SELL DISPOSE INTERNAT REGIST CARD W/O AUTH
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2006–2009 · leading case: Herrera-Lara v. State, 932 So. 2d 1138 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006).
Herrera-Lara v. State, 932 So. 2d 1138 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006). “He argued that a temporary tag is different from a registration license plate and that because the term “temporary tag” is not identified in the list of counterfeit items contained in section 320.26, the statute does not apply to his conduct.”
State v. Taylor, 16 So. 3d 997 (Fla. 5th DCA 2009). “Section 320.26, Florida Statutes (2007) states that no person shall counterfeit registration license plates or have in his possession any such plates; nor shall any person manufacture, sell, or dispose of registration plates without first obtaining the permission of the…”
— 320.26(2) — 1 case
Herrera-Lara v. State, 932 So. 2d 1138 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006). “He argued that a temporary tag is different from a registration license plate and that because the term “temporary tag” is not identified in the list of counterfeit items contained in section 320.26, the statute does not apply to his conduct.”
— 320.26(l)(a) — 1 case
Herrera-Lara v. State, 932 So. 2d 1138 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006). “He argued that a temporary tag is different from a registration license plate and that because the term “temporary tag” is not identified in the list of counterfeit items contained in section 320.26, the statute does not apply to his conduct.”
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