[6lucky13]

I registered my car in CA with YOM 1936 plates. My local DMV was at first confused about what to do, but eventually made a photocopy of the plates to send to Sacramento for approval. Got a letter from DMV Sacramento a few weeks later that I needed to pay an additional fee (<$50) for the registration with these plates. Sent it in and got my registration. In my experience, there is really no need to turn in the original plates!

Kerry