context: Here, according to the testimony of the officers, which the trial court found reliable, English's tag was not in compliance with the statute. As such, the officers had the authority to conduct a traffic stop in this case.
citation_a.signal: but see
citation_a.identifier: 11 So.3d 462, 463-64
citation_a.parenthetical: finding that police officers who were unable to read defendant's license plate because of a trailer hitch properly attached to the vehicle lacked authority to perform a traffic stop, because matters external to the tag, such as trailer hitches, bicycle racks, handicap chairs, u-hauls, and the like were not "other obscuring matter"
citation_a.sentence: But see Harris v. State, 11 So.3d 462, 463-64 (Fla. 2d DCA 2009) (finding that police officers who were unable to read defendant’s license plate because of a trailer hitch properly attached to the vehicle lacked authority to perform a traffic stop, because matters external to the tag, such as trailer hitches, bicycle racks, handicap chairs, u-hauls, and the like were not “other obscuring matter”).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 471 So.2d 155, 156-57
citation_b.parenthetical: finding that officer charged with enforcing motor vehicle laws had the duty and authority to investigate why a vehicle that was parked in the roadway had its license tag partially obscured with a dirty rag, in violation of the law
citation_b.sentence: See Wright v. State, 471 So.2d 155, 156-57 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985) (finding that officer charged with enforcing motor vehicle laws had the duty and authority to investigate why a vehicle that was parked in the roadway had its license tag partially obscured with a dirty rag, in violation of the law).