License Plate Tabs
License plates receive a tab showing both the month and year of expiration. The tab also shows the plate number for which it was issued. Individually-owned passenger vehicles, light trucks, and motorcycles expire on the owner's birthday in the month shown.
For standard plates, Spectacular Peninsulas plates, Great Lakes Splendor plates, Mackinac Bridge plates, fundraising plates, and Auto Centennial plates, the tab is placed on the upper-right corner of the plate.
The tab is placed in the lower-right corner of motorcycle plates.
If your tab is lost, stolen, or mutilated and you still have the valid license plate, you can get a new tab at a Secretary of State branch office. Bring your registration or plate number.
For standard plates, Spectacular Peninsulas plates, Great Lakes Splendor plates, Mackinac Bridge plates, fundraising plates, and Auto Centennial plates, the tab is placed on the upper-right corner of the plate.
The tab is placed in the lower-right corner of motorcycle plates.
If your tab is lost, stolen, or mutilated and you still have the valid license plate, you can get a new tab at a Secretary of State branch office. Bring your registration or plate number.
You may also get a new tab online at ExpressSOS by going to ‘Vehicle Services’ and then ‘More Online Services’ to log into your account and purchase a new tab. Please allow for 14 days for mailing if purchasing online.
Replacement tabs cost $5. There is no fee to replace a tab returned as defective at a Secretary of State branch office.
License Plate Sticker Colours, Part 2: 1978-1997. M Some North Carolina '84-'85 stickers were created by covering obsolete stickers with a black on white strip overlay. N Some North Dakota stickers expiring in December of these years had different colour schemes. The reason for this is unknown. Sticker Display Requirements. Your Indiana license plate should have three stickers: An indicator/sticker in the top right-hand corner showing the year in which your registration expires and must be renewed. An indicator/sticker in the top left-hand corner showing the month and day on which your registration expires and must be renewed. Most Missouri license plates require an expiration year tab, which is color-coded and includes the expiration year of the registration. The tabs are issued when a new or renewal registration transaction is processed.
License Plate Sticker Colors
NOTE: The Michigan Vehicle Code now provides a 30-day grace period to affix a license plate tab when a license plate is renewed (MCL 257.255). Be sure to carry proof of your renewed registration in the vehicle – either a paper copy or an electronic copy on a smart phone, tablet, or other device.