Originally Posted by abaya

Ahhhh, thank you Snowy. I feel semi-vindicated. It was just weird in particular that my dad never told me about this, because he's extremely knowledgeable about all things car related, and I know he would have told me if it was necessary. But he's also a lifelong WA state resident... and I had no inkling that license plate rules across states would be so different.

So yes, in the future, when selling cars in different states... ASK AROUND for what to do about the plates when transferring the title!!