Depends on the state. Some will issue a temp tag, some will not, some only for residents. Only states I know from personal experience are Ohio and Indiana will issue a temp tag. Wisconsin supposedly only for residents, but I arm twisted the dmv lady into giving me one by assuring her I was only driving it directly out of the state. I called and asked in Florida because I was thinking about buying a trailer there, and they told me no. Here in Ohio you have 10 days from purchase where you can use the tag from your existing vehicle until you get to the dmv to transfer the tag to the new vehicle. So my theory there is use my existing plate to get home, and if stopped tell them you are going to transfer the plate. When I brought my cab/chassis home from Wisconsin to Ohio, I stuck a "not for hire" decal on the doors and didn't stop at any scalehouses, maybe just got lucky.
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