The temporary plate for the State of New Jersey is available for both Residents and Non-Residents. ? For the state of New Jersey, temporary plates are available for residents and non-residents. You can provide an out-of-state driver’s license or non-driver ID. If you are not a resident of the state of New Jersey, the temporary plate will be issued as a non-resident. Both resident and non-resident temporary plates are valid throughout all 50 states.