(Tyler, Texas) - Any time there is a picture or video posted in a Facebook group, there is always the complaint of why the license plate isn't blurred out. Police do have the capability to "run" a license plate during a traffic stop. Posting a Picture or a Video Without a Blurred License PlateThere is no requirement, there is no law, that says you have to blur out a license plate in a picture or video in Texas (uscode.house.gov). "But I can go to the DMV and pay $6 to get the info from the license plate." Online ScamsThere are some websites that claim you can search their database to find information from a license plate.