Florida Statutes Section 320.06(1)(b) requires a ten-year replacement of all license plates. The replacement is necessary because license plates must be fully reflective to ensure visibility for law enforcement purposes. To discard your old license plate, you may either retain it in a safe location where no one will have access to it, or you may destroy the plate by cutting it and the decal in half and placing them in the trash or recycle bin.
Due to the state of Florida’s 10-year mandatory license plate replacement requirement, your previous plate was replaced with license plate during the renewal process. This is your new plate registered to you.