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Nearly 17 million vehicles in the U.S. have expired registration tags, with Florida ranking sixth.
Penalties for expired tags in Florida range from fines to potential jail time, increasing with the duration of expiration.
Florida registrations expire at midnight on the owner's birthday, with delinquent fees added for late renewals.
Driving with an expired tag in Florida? You're not alone.
listed the top 10 states with the most expired vehicle registrations as of the start of 2025 and Florida was No. 6, with 692,000 outdated tags, part of nearly 17 million illegal vehicles across the country.
Texas was at the top of the list with 2.1 million, nearly twice the next state (New York, with 1.1 million).
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