Delaware Code
Subchapter II. Plates
§ 2131. Effect and duration of temporary registration plates; destruction upon expiration.

(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 60 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.
(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.
(b) Upon the expiration of a temporary registration plate the holder thereof shall immediately destroy the same.

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