jerryc41 wrote:
Couldn't that license be transferred to someone else? I guess that's where the fine print enters into it.
I did that a couple of times with friends. They bought the car, and I let them keep the plate till they got it registered. It didn't end well - parking tickets and red lights. Fortunately, we had a record of the sale, so we didn't have to pay the fines.
The local secretary of state manages licensing plates and the valid licensing of registered motor vehicles. Any private person claiming otherwise is lying or worse. Your experiences demonstrated.