Temporary permits are used for unregistered vehicles under state law for various reasons. Auto dealerships, for example, issue paper tags for vehicles they sell until new owners can register them.

License-plate inserts that used to adorn new cars on Washington’s ... have to be issued by the state or its agencies for each specific vehicle and owner. Temporary, durable plates issued by ...

SEATTLE — The Washington State Department ... Being that temporary paper license plates were harder to see on back windshields, the DOL will no longer be issuing them. The new state law that ...