Delaware Code § 21-2128

Status of plates upon transfer of title; conditions permitting reissuance of registration number
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(a) Upon the transfer of a vehicle or upon the expiration of registration for any other cause, the number plates assigned to a vehicle
shall remain attached thereto. However, the transferor may have such registration plates and number plates transferred and assigned to
another vehicle upon proper application in writing to the Department and upon payment to the Department of a fee of $20 in addition
to all other fees required by law.

(b) If a vehicle registration has been expired for 1 year or more, the registration number may be reissued by the Division of Motor
Vehicles.
(c) If a vehicle which was registered in Delaware is titled and registered in another jurisdiction, the Delaware title and registration is
immediately canceled and the registration number may immediately be reissued by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
(d) If a registered vehicle has been junked, salvaged or destroyed to an extent that it will not be registered again for highway use
and if the Delaware certificate of title has been surrendered to the Division, the registration number may be reissued by the Division
of Motor Vehicles.
(e) If a registration number has been removed from a vehicle pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, and if the registration has
expired, the registration number may be reissued by the Division of Motor Vehicles.

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