# Dealer tags from Georgia in Florida **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 4, 2002, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealer-tags-from-georgia-in-florida/117417 "2002-07-04T22:32:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/db5fbb/32.png) [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirka_T_Bawa)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2002, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealer-tags-from-georgia-in-florida/117417/1 "2002-07-04T22:32:41Z")
Ok, I just bought an used car from a dealership last week. I’m going down to Orlanda Florida next week. The car currently has a temporary dealer tag on it that expires July 28th. Does anyone know if that tag would be good enough incase I get pulled over in Florida, or would they give me a ticket because the car is not registered yet? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2002, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealer-tags-from-georgia-in-florida/117417/2 "2002-07-04T22:34:50Z")
WAG: As long as you have the paperwork proving ownership, you should be okay. ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2002, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealer-tags-from-georgia-in-florida/117417/3 "2002-07-05T13:53:46Z")
Granted this was 10 years ago, but doing the same thing with my temporary Georgia deal-name-only plate with not so much as a window sticker, I didn’t have problems in either Florida or South Carolina (South Carolina does the same thing as Georgia, so maybe they’re used to it). I’m sure cops had gotten behind me a few times with those tags. ---
**Author:** ![E72521](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@E72521](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E72521)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2002, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealer-tags-from-georgia-in-florida/117417/4 "2002-07-05T15:06:53Z")
Vehicle registration from any given state is legal in all states. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2002, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealer-tags-from-georgia-in-florida/117417/5 "2002-07-05T18:52:02Z")
Just so everybody knows. “Dealer plates” in Georgia are pieces of cardboard printed for the dealer with their logo on it. Near the bottom in a blank spot or on a piece of white tape is written the expiration date in hand. No id #, not even “Georgia” written on it. Not one single thing produced by the State is involved. No window stickers, no decals, no prison shop metal. Obviously one can just put a new piece of white tape over the old, write a new date and keep on going until the cardboard falls apart in the humidity. Then get a new one from a buddy or have one printed up yourself. Works until you get stopped for something else. Florida is probably used to it. But I think a west cost cop would have you over in a flash. (There are “real” dealer plates in Georgia. I see them once in a great while.) ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2002, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealer-tags-from-georgia-in-florida/117417/6 "2002-07-05T18:54:15Z")
Oh, **E72521** , a friend of mine was _arrested_ in New Jersey for having Indiana dealer plates. YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2002, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealer-tags-from-georgia-in-florida/117417/7 "2002-07-05T20:02:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ftg \* > \*\*Just so everybody knows. “Dealer plates” in Georgia are pieces of cardboard printed for the dealer with their logo on it. Near the bottom in a blank spot or on a piece of white tape is written the expiration date in hand. No id #, not even “Georgia” written on it. > > \*\* This has recently been changed. Now, when you buy a car in Georgia, the dealer is required to issue a 30-day temporary paper tag showing a date that is 30 days from the day the car was sold. I know of people who drove around for a year with one of those “tag applied for” paper tags. Enough people complained and the law was changed. ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2002, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealer-tags-from-georgia-in-florida/117417/8 "2002-07-05T20:05:54Z")
Uh, we use cardboard dealer plates in California, too. Although I’m not sure that I’ve ever seen them on a used car, I don’t see any reason why not. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2002, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealer-tags-from-georgia-in-florida/117417/9 "2002-07-06T20:37:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mr. Blue Sky \* > This has recently been changed. Now, when you buy a car in Georgia, the dealer is required to issue a 30-day temporary paper tag showing a date that is 30 days from the day the car was sold. I know of people who drove around for a year with one of those “tag applied for” paper tags. Enough people complained and the law was changed. Umm, I was citing the new law. Note that I was referring to expiration date, etc. But still just dealer logo cardboard.