Section 514 - Replacement number plates(a) In case of the loss of a number plate, the owner of the motor vehicle to which it was assigned shall immediately notify the Commissioner of such loss, and the Commissioner shall furnish such owner with a new plate. The fee charged shall be $15.00 for each plate. The owner of a motor vehicle who has lost one number plate may operate the owner's vehicle with only one number plate attached, until a new plate is furnished to the owner, provided the owner notified the Commissioner as required under this section.(b) Any replacement number plate shall be issued at a fee of $15.00. However, if the Commissioner, in the Commissioner's discretion, determines that a plate has become illegible as a result of deficiencies in the manufacturing process or by use of faulty materials, the replacement fee shall be waived.Amended 1969, No. 276 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1981, No. 81, § 1, eff. 5/5/1981; 1989, No. 51, § 33; 2001, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 20, eff. 5/15/2002; 2005, No. 72, § 12; 2011 , No. 46 , § 4; 2015, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 31; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 155.