Motor vehicle license plates; allow reuse from one vehicle to another vehicle under certain conditions.

HB 1359 allows Mississippi vehicle owners to reuse license plates when purchasing or selling a vehicle under specific conditions. It permits owners to keep plates from a traded-in vehicle (when buying from a dealer) or from a privately sold vehicle and apply them to a new vehicle they register, provided the plates match the new vehicle's series, type, and are issued for the same county. The bill modifies existing law to clarify that plates can be reused without surrendering them to the state, as long as the vehicle type and county registration align. This directly affects vehicle owners who buy, sell, or trade vehicles within Mississippi. The change simplifies plate management but does not alter registration fees or tax requirements.