In California I believe the plate stays with the vehicle. I know you
cannot transfer a standard plate from one car to another, so that is
backwards from Florida. I believe you can keep personalized plates to
transfer to another car, but you can also leave them on the car when you
sell it.
At 07:51 PM 9/8/2002 -0400, Brian Hollands wrote:
>As I'm about to get my dealer license here in Florida I've had to study up
>on such stuff. Your friend should contact the DMV in both states and ask
>for their recommendation. In Florida, If you sell a vehicle and the buyer
>has your plates on the car then you are liable for anything that happens
>even though you've sold the car. In most cases, the DMV will issue the
>buyer a temporary tag which will allow them to drive the car home until they
>can register it. In Florida, you're subject to a $100 fee for a new tag
>which is meant to get buyers to transfer a current tag (ie from a trade-in)
>to the new vehicle. Not all states do that but it should be checked on as
>it may solve the problem and save a few bucks too.
>Brian '69 2000
>Tampa, FL
>http://web.tampabay.rr.com/oilleak/
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
> the
>guy wanted to give him cash plus 200 deposit to hold onto the plates until
>got it there. he is worried about getting pulled over.
>
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