Delaware: transferring a plate to another person
Yes, active resale market
How To Accomplish
DMV transfer (form UnKnown)
Transfer permission is not necessarily permission to accept payment.
Confirm current requirements for your plate type with the issuing agency before proceeding.
Process, conditions, and sources
- Rule: The state legally owns the plate, but holders keep their rights indefinitely and low-numbered plates sell privately.
- Steps: Both parties complete the transfer at a DMV office.
- Note: I didn’t find the specific transfer form, so call the DMV first. → dmv.de.gov.
Before arranging a transfer
- Confirm whether transfer to this recipient and payment are permitted.
- Ask which forms, fees, plate classes, and vehicle-transfer conditions apply.
- Confirm how the agency protects the requested configuration during the process.
- Get the agency’s instructions before releasing your rights or paying the other person.