# Michigan license plate: Temporary

> The Michigan temporary license plate: format 999999, for example 298225, documented since 2026, car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, and trailer.

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Part of [Michigan license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--michigan) (7 registration series).

![Michigan (United States) license plate, Temporary (documented since 2026)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-mi/us-mi-temporary/michigan-license-plate-temporary.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `999999` (9 any digit) |
| Years | ~2026 → today (documented from 2026; the format is likely older) |
| Class | temporary |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `us-mi-temporary` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--michigan/temporary) |

Sources:

- [MCL 257.226a: the 30-day maximum, the in-ink date and vehicle description, serial numbering with the number noted on the statement of vehicle sale, and the destruction requirement](https://codes.findlaw.com/mi/chapter-257-motor-vehicles/mi-comp-laws-257-226a.html)
- [legislature.mi.gov](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=MCL-257-226a)

## About this plate

TEMPORARY REGISTRATION PLATE OR MARKER. Michigan legislates the temporary plate's LIFECYCLE, issue, note the number on the sale form, destroy on receipt of the regular plate, while legislating almost nothing about its appearance. The destruction duty is unusual enough to be worth carrying: it means a Michigan temporary marker is not merely expired but SUPPOSED NOT TO EXIST after the regular plate arrives, which is a different fact about the world than an expired plate sitting in a glovebox.

## How long it is valid

THIRTY DAYS. MCL 257.226a issues the temporary plate 'for a period not to exceed 30 days pending receipt of regular registration plates', against Ohio's forty-five next door, which is the clearest single illustration in this group that temporary validity is a per-state variable.

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-mi/us-mi-temporary.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/michigan?series=us-mi-temporary
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/us-mi` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "us-mi-temporary"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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