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Originally Posted by Jack L
If the state of Washington is notified ,the seller is no longer responsible. It's my understanding the seller is required to leave the plate on the trailer or car or whatever. Drive by any used car lot in Oregon or Washington and you will see that they all have a plate from the previous owner.
It's always best to follow the law as it applies to the state te vehicle is registered in.
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OK!
I forgot that Washington is one of the states where the
license plate belongs to the vehicle upon which it is registered is not the property of the owner of the vehicle. If that situation also applies to trailers you would be golden. Just run the Washington plate back home. In that situation that's the law and you would be fine.
In other states such as Tennessee where I live the plate belongs to the owner/seller of the vehicle/trailer and in most situations can be transferred to the sellers new vehicle if they purchase one. The State of Tennessee makes LOT'S of money selling Temporary Tags when a vehicle transfers ownership of new and used vehicles and the buyer does not have a plate to transfer as you must have a registered plate or temporary tag to legally operate a vehicle until you are able to properly
license and transfer ownership. Trailer's are a little different in Tennessee as there are different
registration requirements where in most cases a private none commercial trailer owner does not even need to register or
license their trailer.