When questioned, she just kept repeating. So when driving, you may as well have a flag that says "pull me over - expired plate. She recommended that I call San Jose PD to have their Officers informed of this. Yeah right. Moral: When locating a clean set of black plates for your ride if it qualifies, the record must indicate " no record found. Not signed off at a wrecking yard or whatever. Otherwise your information cannot be assigned to the plate.