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Check your renewal notice
Submit payment with your renewal mailer and mail to:
Michigan Department of State
Internal Services Section
7064 Crowner Drive
Lansing, MI 48918
Renew and print your tabs instantly
$4.25 for each self-service station transaction.
Online
Go to Online Services and then to Vehicle Services. If you go to ‘More Online Vehicle Services’, you can renew your license plate and submit a one-time mailing address so that your new tab and registration can be mailed directly to you. Tabs and registrations renewed using the Quick Renewal option will be mailed to the vehicle’s residential address on record.
By mail
Send a photocopy of your current registration, proof of valid Michigan no-fault insurance, and a check or money order payable to the "State of Michigan" to:
Michigan Department of State
Renewal by Mail Unit
7064 Crowner Drive
Lansing, Michigan 48980
Information about your renewal fee can be obtained by calling 517-636-5872. Please provide an out-of-state address if you want your registration receipt and new license plate tab mailed to you while you are out-of-state.
