{"data":{"id":"us-de/21-del.-c.-2131","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"21 Del. C. § 2131","heading":"Effect and duration of temporary registration plates; destruction upon expiration; use of temporary tag system.","body":"(a) (1) A temporary registration plate properly issued to an owner or purchaser of a vehicle in accordance with § 2129 or § 2130 of this title shall be valid and shall entitle said owner or purchaser to operate the vehicle for which issued upon the public highways for a period of 90 days from the date of issuance or until the issuance of a permanent registration plate or until the cancellation or rescission of the contract of purchase, whichever occurs first.\n(2) A temporary registration plate properly issued by a certified repair technician to a customer’s expired vehicle for the purpose of verifying repairs in accordance with § 2129 or § 2130 of this title shall be valid and shall entitle said certified repair technician to operate the vehicle for which issued upon the public highways for a period of not more than 60 days from the date of issuance.\n(b) Upon the expiration of a temporary registration plate the holder thereof shall immediately destroy the same.\n(c) A temporary registration plate properly issued to an owner or purchaser of a vehicle under § 2129 or § 2130 of this title must use a temporary tag system, approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles, unless the Division of Motor Vehicles has determined that a motor vehicle dealer or other authorized temporary tag issuer is not permitted to use the temporary tag system, and must purchase plates from the Division of Motor Vehicles pursuant to § 2129(b) of this title.","path":["Title 21. Motor Vehicles","Registration, Title and Licenses","CHAPTER 21. Registration of Vehicles","Subchapter II. Plates"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title21/c021/sc02/index.html#2131","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:26Z","sha256":"236ee08dc5fc741535fee2f4cd719cc1923d6100bbf0dbd4b0e464281d2c13b1","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/21-del.-c.-2130","next":"us-de/21-del.-c.-2132"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}