Are license plate stickers legal?

Are you tempted to show your pride in your favorite department by sticking a sticker on your license plate?

The law is clear, it is "normally" forbidden to stick stickers on your license plate.
However, law enforcement largely tolerates this practice as long as you remain courteous to them and it does not hinder vehicle identification or cause accidents.

In 2009, the new Vehicle Registration System was defined by the decree of 9 February. According to article 9, the form of the territorial identifier is free, which means that you can choose your department and inherent official regional logo.
However, article 10 prohibits modifying the plate, because it must remain legible so that the forces of order can identify you without difficulty.
The offense is punishable by a 4th category fine, ranging from 90 to 375€.

Annexes 2 to 5 stipulate that the territorial identifier is optional.
You can therefore have plates without a territorial identifier to the right of your mineralogical identifier.
Also note that the department number no longer appears on the vehicle registration document. Furthermore, while the left side of the license plate must have a reflective blue background displaying the letter "F" and the European symbol, the right side of the territorial identifier does not necessarily have a reflective blue background.

So, if you want to display your attachment to your favorite department, make sure that your sticker does not obstruct the reading of your license plate.