Michigan license plate: Government
Issued today Documented since 2026. Government plates for car, van, truck, and bus, issued by Michigan Department of State (Secretary of State). One of 7 Michigan license plates.
Format, years and the law
- Format
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999 X 999, for example180 X 837(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
- Government: civil government fleets with distinct series. Issued for car, van, truck, and bus.
- About this plate
- GOVERNMENT / MUNICIPAL. The statutory fact is the good one: this is a plate class whose VALIDITY IS A CONDITION rather than a date.
- How long it is valid
- MCL 257.224 exempts state-owned and certain nonprofit plates from time expiry entirely, they expire when 'worn out or illegible'. So a Michigan government plate has no expiry date at all, only a condition.
Legal basis and sources
- MCL 257.224: plates for state-owned vehicles and certain nonprofits do not expire on time but when worn out or illegible https://codes.findlaw.com/mi/chapter-257-motor-vehicles/mi-comp-laws-257-224.html
- en.wikipedia.org https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Michigan
This plate in your app
The series id is us-mi-government. 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-government")'
- Plate image (SVG, sample serial): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-mi/us-mi-government.svg
- Blank template, filled on your side: https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-mi/us-mi-government/template.svg
