Temporary plate laws vary significantly from state to state and play a crucial role in regulating the use of vehicles with temporary registrations. These laws are designed to ensure that vehicles ...

License-plate inserts that used to adorn new cars on Washington’s roads now stay with the dealer. After a law was passed in 2022, dealers have to issue durable temporary front and back plates. Craig ...

Inmates at the penitentiary in the Walla Walla prison have been making the state’s vehicle license plates since the early 1920s. Washington state makes a variety of custom plates including military ...

GREENWICH — At first glance, the paper license plates that have become a common sight on commuter routes and residential blocks around the region appear harmless. But for police officers, those flimsy ...

Starting this month, car buyers cannot drive off dealerships with temporary paper plates. The Senate Bill 1902 law requires that dealerships must issue metal license plates to buyers at the time of ...

Texans will no longer be given a temporary paper license plate when buying a new car next month. A bill signed in 2023 that eliminated the use of paper license plates goes into effect July 1, and car ...

Washington has been dealing with a shortage of permanent metal vehicle license plates for months. That’s only half the problem facing car dealers and car buyers. In 2022, the state Legislature passed ...