Department of Corrections inmates manufacture license plates for Washingtonians, but the department has faced worker safety and shortage issues due to COVID-19.
CLARK COUNTY, Wash. — Washington is one of several states nationwide going through a license plate shortage, so now Clark County could begin issuing temporary paper permits instead for passenger vehicles.
The Clark County Auditor’s Office and nine licensing subagents are part of that process.
“The production capacity has been really diminished,” Clark County auditor Greg Kimsey said.
The shortage in Washington is due in part to interruptions in production during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Metal license plates are produced
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