License plates issued to drivers by the Registry of Motor Vehicles become the driver's property automatically. True or False?

Answer: B — False

License plates issued to drivers by the Registry of Motor Vehicles do not automatically become the driver's property. Instead, they are considered the property of the state or the issuing authority. When you receive a license plate, you are granted the right to use it while you own the vehicle it is registered to, but the plate itself is not owned by you in a private sense. You must return the plates to the state if you sell the vehicle or stop using them for another legitimate reason. This relationship highlights that the license plates are a means of identification that the state retains ownership over, while enabling you to operate your vehicle legally on public roads. The options that suggest true ownership or conditional ownership based on time or state regulations, therefore, do not align with the general principle of vehicle registration and licensing as managed by motor vehicle departments in the U.S.