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Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 320
MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSES

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F.S. 320.261

320.261 Attaching registration license plate not assigned unlawful; penalty.—Any person who knowingly attaches to any motor vehicle or mobile home any registration license plate, or who knowingly attaches any validation sticker or mobile home sticker to a registration license plate, which plate or sticker was not issued and assigned or lawfully transferred to such vehicle, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.—s. 1, ch. 59-478; s. 199, ch. 71-136; s. 7, ch. 72-79; s. 47, ch. 83-318.

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Amendments to 320.261

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 320.261

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S320.261 - NONMOVING TRAFFIC VIOL - ATTACH REGISTRATION LICENSE PLATE NOT ASSIGNED - M: S

Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S320.261

R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S320.261 Attaching TAG (license plate) not assigned - Points on Drivers License: 0

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 320.261

Total Results: 9

ANTHONY MAURICE BROWN v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-01-06

Snippet: DCA 1988). “Since [a] violation of . . . section 320.261 is only a misdemeanor, a police officer may arrest

State of Florida v. Kerrick Van Teamer

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-07-03

Citation: 151 So. 3d 421, 39 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 478, 2014 WL 2979378, 2014 Fla. LEXIS 2149, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 10282

Snippet: guilty of a misdemeanor of the second de-gree_”); § 320.261 (making it illegal to "knowingly attachf ] to any

Aders v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-07-27

Citation: 67 So. 3d 368, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 11780, 2011 WL 3111876

Snippet: which is a second-degree misdemeanor under section 320.261, Florida Statutes (2010).[5] A color discrepancy

State v. Marrero

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-01-21

Citation: 890 So. 2d 1278, 2005 WL 120363

Snippet: vehicle. This would have been a violation of section 320.261, Florida Statutes (1997), a second-degree misdemeanor

Indialantic Police Dept. v. Zimmerman

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1996-07-26

Citation: 677 So. 2d 1307, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 7855, 1996 WL 417613

Snippet: had grounds to detain and arrest Zimmerman. § 320.261, Fla. Stat. (1993). See generally, State v. Carmody

State v. Rodriguez

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1991-01-03

Citation: 575 So. 2d 1262, 1991 WL 36398

Snippet: registration license plate not assigned, section 320.261 of the Florida Statutes (1987); and driving while

State v. Carmody

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1989-12-21

Citation: 553 So. 2d 1366, 1989 WL 153606

Snippet: DAUKSCH and HARRIS, JJ., concur. NOTES [1] § 320.261, Fla. Stat. (1987). [2] §§ 316.123(2)(a), 322

Phillips v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1988-10-05

Citation: 531 So. 2d 1044, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 2265, 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 4394, 1988 WL 101066

Snippet: an improper license tag in violation of section 320.261, Florida Statutes (1987). This statute makes it

Parrish v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1981-08-18

Citation: 402 So. 2d 530, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 20891

Snippet: unlawful automobile license plate contrary to Section 320.261, Florida Statutes (1979). The revocation of his