Linenoise77 t1_j5t8orw wrote on January 25, 2023 at 12:11 PM

DMV. You just hand them to someone at the front desk, they toss them in a box, and give you a receipt.

That said while i have heard stories of people getting hassled for not returning them, i must have a half dozen sets down in my basement from over the years, and have never had an issue.

stickman07738 t1_j5tddbx wrote on January 25, 2023 at 12:57 PM

The issue is if someone gets them and uses them. Once you hand them in, they are marked as surrendered in the database.

CardassianZabu t1_j5tv8s0 wrote on January 25, 2023 at 3:13 PM

This happened to me. I had no idea they were supposed to be turned in, and through the years, I don't know what I did with them, but I just got a ticket for street cleaning in Jersey City. It was my plate from 15 years ago, on a car that was not mine, and now I have to plea by mail (I just have to send a copy of my license and registration).

Jake_FromStateFarm27 t1_j5tjjty wrote on January 25, 2023 at 1:49 PM

DMV will even send you the old ones if you want and they'll usually have hole or specific mark if I remember correctly that's what happened to me last year.