16 GCA § 7137: Registration: Renewal.

Upon renewing registrations of vehicles, the Department of Revenue and Taxation shall issue new registration cards and plates or as an alternative, provide for validation and continued use of existing registration cards and license plates.

(a) In lieu of issuing a new registration card the Department may endorse or authorize the endorsement of a receipt of validation upon payment of the required fees, such receipt of validation to be stamped upon the registration card last issued for such vehicle during the preceding registration year or upon a potential registration card issued near the close of the preceding registration year, which registration card so endorsed or validated shall constitute the registration card for the ensuing registration year.

(b) In lieu of issuing a new license plate or plates, the Department may issue a symbol or other device indicating the year number for which issued, which symbol or device shall be attached to the license plate or plates issued for such vehicle for the preceding calendar year and when so attached the license plates with such symbols or devices shall, for the purposes of this Title, be deemed to be the license plate or plates for the ensuing registration year.