§461. Reservation of same number
1.
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.
[PL 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.
[PL 2023, c. 634, §4 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 482, §B5 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 645, §C6 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 645, §C16 (AFF). PL 1997, c. 776, §11 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 470, §4 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 352, §1 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 421, §5 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 634, §4 (AMD).