If you purchase a vehicle and the plates expired a week prior, do you have to purchase new plates?

Yes, because plates are not in your name. They are in the previous owner's name.

Make sure to have the title transferred to your name. Bring the bill of sale and title with you. If you bought the car from a person and not a business then more than likely you will have to pay taxes on th he vehicle. I took my daughters boyfriend and we ended up paying almost 400.00 total. And yes we did pay the 10.00 for a temporary tag. It actually saved us some head ache. Because, when we got to the license plate place after we went to the Howard Stanley building downtown to transfer the title they went ahead and put it in his name. You willstill have to go through Marta and then you will get your plates.