Surrendering license plates to the state?

Question:
why is it necessary to surrender one's license plates when moving to a new state? what penalties are there for not surrendering them?

Answers:

Does State Farm have to reimburse my rental when their driver was at fault?

Most states require it so that you don't use your old plates, that are no longer registered to a person, and then get in an accident or traffic violation. I also know that some states reuse plates. When I moved states, they allowed me to keep my plates. I don't know if there is a penalty for not surrendering them.

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Car Insurance for New Jersey?

I don't know why they want them but NY charges you $5 per day, every day they don't have your plates; starting the day you register with another state.

Taxi insurance got third party excess $1000. how about pte car?

By the way, just because you live in another state does not mean that penalties are unenforceable. When you go to the DMV to register a vehicle or get/renew a license they will refuse you until the penalty in the other state is taken care of.

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License plate 7 letters aloud?

Depends entirely on the state. In Oklahoma for example, once you have your new plate you can nail the old one the garage wall, or make a bird house out of it, they don't care. Other states require you to turn in your old plate to get a new one. CA for example. What penalties? You don't get your new plate until you give them your old one.

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I recieved frame deamage, am I due by law in AZ comp. from the at fault Ins. because of the leser resale val?

It's to make sure they can't be illegally used. That was the only reason they gave. When my daughter moved from Oregon to Calif. they wanted her to give back her plates...but They let her keep one cause she asked.

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Car insurance deductible...If I backed my fully covered car.?

The DMV needs to delete the number so it won't be duplicate it or given to another vehicle. It's also for your own benefit. If they got stolen and used for other purpose, that way you won't be responsible. It also will prevent them to keep charging you registration fees, if they don't know you moved out of state. Is just a preventive measure.

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Application for Texas Certificate Of Title??!?!?!?

In va you dont...i have all my old ones..NY and AZ too

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I have a question for floridians?

When my brother and sister-in-law moved from North Carolina to Tennessee, they were not required to return their NC plates. Same thing for when they moved from Tennessee to Maryland - no turning in the Tennessee plates. I still have all of their NC and Tennessee plates in my license plate collection.

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