LICENSE PLATES FOR HISTORICAL VEHICLES
Gary L Wolf | Published on 8/3/2024
The Michigan House Bill to modify the requirements for LICENSE PLATES FOR HISTORICAL VEHICLES has been approved! See the following recent announcement:
The Governor of Michigan has signed into law changes to 1949 PA 300, changing the restrictions on historic and authentic license plates.
Beginning this Memorial Day through Labor Day, historic vehicles can be driven as exhibition vehicles.
Act No. 34
Public Acts of 2024
Approved by the Governor
April 2, 2024
Filed with the Secretary of State
April 2, 2024
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 2, 2024
STATE OF MICHIGAN
102ND LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2024
Introduced by Reps. Roth, Kunse, Beson, Markkanen, Harris, Slagh, Schuette, Borton, Mueller,
Thompson, Bierlein, St. Germaine, Beeler, Breen, VanderWall, Jaime Greene, Rigas, Snyder,
Neyer, Wozniak, Bezotte, Steckloff, Hope, Brabec, Liberati, Mentzer, Martus, Outman,
Haadsma, Koleszar, BeGole, Conlin, Prestin, Farhat, O’Neal, Weiss, Hoskins, Fitzgerald, Paiz,
Steele and Whitsett
ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 4183
AN ACT to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “An act to provide for the registration, titling, sale, transfer, and
regulation of certain vehicles operated upon the public highways of this state or any other place open to the
general public or generally accessible to motor vehicles and distressed vehicles; to provide for the licensing of dealers; to provide for the examination, licensing, and control of operators and chauffeurs; to provide for the giving of proof of financial responsibility and security by owners and operators of vehicles; to provide for the imposition, levy, and collection of specific taxes on vehicles, and the levy and collection of sales and use taxes, license fees, and permit fees; to provide for the regulation and use of streets and highways; to create certain funds; to provide penalties and sanctions for a violation of this act; to provide for civil liability of manufacturers, the manufacturers
of certain devices, the manufacturers of automated technology, upfitters, owners, and operators of vehicles and service of process on residents and nonresidents; to regulate the introduction and use of certain evidence; to regulate and certify the manufacturers of certain devices; to provide for approval and certification of installers and servicers of certain devices; to provide for the levy of certain assessments; to provide for the enforcement of this act; to provide for the creation of and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies; to impose liability upon the state or local agencies; to provide appropriations for certain purposes; to repeal all other acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act or contrary to this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on a specific date,” by amending section 20a (MCL 257.20a), as amended by 2012 PA 239.
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
Sec. 20a. “Historic vehicle” means a vehicle that is over 25 years old and that is owned solely as a collector’s item and for participation in club activities, exhibitions, tours, parades, and similar uses, including mechanical testing, but is not used for general transportation. For purposes of this section, use of the vehicle during the period from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day each year is considered an exhibition.
This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Clerk of the House of Representatives
Secretary of the Senate
BIG THANKS TO JOHN RUSSELL, FRED STOYE, AND BETH & BRUCE WIEGAND for their efforts in pushing this legislation through. CLICK ON THE PARTIAL FORM TO THE RIGHT (or below if on a smart phone) TO OPEN THE APPLICATION FOR HISTORIC OR AUTHENTIC PLATES.