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Florida driver accused of using photocopied license plate: FHP

Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Monday, October 19, 2026 at 8:11 PM · 1 min read
Florida driver accused of using photocopied license plate: FHP — FOX 13 Tampa Bay, Riverview Community news
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A Florida Highway Patrol trooper in Fort Myers pulled over a driver last week after noticing a license plate that was actually a paper photocopy belonging to a completely different vehicle.Photocopied license plate discoveredAccording to FHP, the trooper made a traffic stop after noticing a vehicle's license plate was not reflecting light at night. Upon closer inspection, the trooper discovered the plate was an illegal printed paper photocopy that belonged to another vehicle.The driver told the trooper that after purchasing the car, they took a photograph of a valid license plate from his other vehicle, printed it out and attached it to the car. Troopers noted that drivers are required to have a valid license plate for every vehicle they own."This is something that one of our troopers picked up on, realizing this license plate was not real," FHP Trooper Ken Watson said. "And obviously made that traffic stop. You have to understand that your license plate comes back to that specific veh

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