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Lost or Stolen License Plate

You may obtain a replacement plate at a Secretary of State office for $5.  Bring your vehicle registration or the license plate number and your identification.  Additional fees are due if you personalize your replacement plate or if you purchase a different type of plate.  Auto Centennial and Great Lakes Splendor plates are no longer issued.  If you have one of these, you may choose a standard, Spectacular Peninsulas or specialty plate as a replacement.

If only your tab was damaged, lost or stolen, a new tab and vehicle registration will be issued for $5.  A replacement plate is not necessary in this case. 

Stolen plates should be reported to your local police or sheriff's office.  The agency will enter a message into the Law Enforcement Information Network alerting officers that the plate was reported as stolen.

A plate can only be replaced by the vehicle owner, by a member of the owner's family living at the same address or by a representative of the owner with an Appointment of Agent form completed by the vehicle owner. 


 

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