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Michigan license plate: Dealer

Issued today Documented since 2026. Dealer plates for car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, and trailer, issued by Michigan Department of State (Secretary of State). One of 7 Michigan license plates.

Michigan (United States) license plate, Dealer (documented since 2026), sample 124 D 276
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Format, years and the law

Format
999 D 999, for example 124 D 276 (9 any digit)

The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued.

Years issued
Documented since 2026; the format is likely older than the first year documented. Still issued.
Vehicle class
Dealer: trade/garage plates bound to a business, not a vehicle. Issued for car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, and trailer.
About this plate
The infix D is the format curiosity.
Permitted use
MCL 257.244: 'A dealer owning a vehicle otherwise required to be registered under this act may operate or move the vehicle on a street or highway without registering the vehicle if the vehicle displays, as prescribed under section 225, a special plate issued to the owner by the secretary of state.' A vehicle bearing the dealer plate 'may be driven on a street or highway for demonstration purposes by a prospective buyer or lessee for a period of 72 hours', and a new purchaser or lessee may likewise use it for up to 72 hours after taking possession while registration is completed. 'The secretary of state shall determine the number of plates a manufacturer, dealer, or transporter reasonably needs in its business.'

Legal basis and sources

  1. MCL 257.244: the dealer-plate authorisation, display per section 225, the 72-hour demonstration and post-sale windows, and the secretary of state's power to set the number of plates a business needs https://codes.findlaw.com/mi/chapter-257-motor-vehicles/mi-comp-laws-257-244.html
  2. en.wikipedia.org https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Michigan

This plate in your app

The series id is us-mi-dealer. The API returns its format, validation, colours and designs with the rest of Michigan's series:

curl -s https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/us-mi \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VEHICLESDB_API_KEY" \
  | jq '.series[] | select(.id == "us-mi-dealer")'
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