Section 461 - Reservation of same number1.Plate issue year. In a year in which new registration plates are issued, the Secretary of State shall reserve for one year the same registration number for the succeeding registration year for a person who notifies in writing the Secretary of State of that person's desire to retain that registration number. The fee for retention of the same registration number is $25. The Secretary of State may issue a facsimile plate that is valid for a 90-day period during production of a reserved plate. A facsimile plate must be attached to the rear plate bracket.
All numbers other than those reserved may be issued 6 months after the plate issue is complete.
[2023, c. 421, §5(AMD).]
2.Nonplate issue year. In other than a plate issue year, when a person fails to reregister and the registration remains expired for 6 consecutive months, the reservation of the same number ceases and the number becomes available for reissuance. [2019, c. 352, §1(AMD).]
Amended by 2024, c. 634,§ 4, eff. 8/9/2024.Amended by 2023SP1, c. 421,§ 5, eff. 10/25/2023.Amended by 2019, c. 352,§ 1, eff. 9/19/2019.1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW) . 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF) . 1995, c. 482, §B5 (AMD) . 1995, c. 645, §C16 (AFF) . 1995, c. 645, §C6 (AMD) . 1997, c. 776, § 11 (AMD) . 1999, c. 470, § 4 (AMD) .