The 3rd District Court of Appeals Court has ruled that said a police officer was allowed to stop a Miami-Dade County motorist because the word “Florida” on the car’s license plate was obscured by a metal frame. A search of the car led to the discovery of a bag that contained illegal drugs and to the arrest of motorist Marcelo Pena. His car had a rear license plate with a metal frame that obscured the words “MyFlorida.com” from the top part of the plate and “Sunshine State” from the bottom. After the stop, the officer arrested Pena for driving with a suspended license and saying he smelled marijuana, searched the car and found the pills, the ruling said. The Florida Legislature has since changed the law to eliminate the requirement that the word “Florida” be unobscured on license plates.