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BUT EVEN IF YOU OPT OUT OF THE PROGRAM ... be aware, the old plates do not suddenly become "DMV Clear". They continue to be listed in the DMV system, as a license plate of that year vehicle. So if it was a 56 plate with a 58 sticker, it is listed as a 1958 plate. You can't simply change the sticker and use it on, say, a '59. It can only go to another 1958 vehicle.