Section 405 - Expiration dates1.Automobile, truck, truck tractor, motor home, moped, semitrailers not exceeding a gross vehicle weight of 2,000 pounds, special mobile equipment, tractor and camp trailer registration. Registration for an automobile, truck, truck tractor, motor home, moped, semitrailer not exceeding a gross vehicle weight of 2,000 pounds, special mobile equipment, tractor and camp trailer is as follows. A. A registration expires on the last day of the month one year from the month of issuance. [1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5(AFF).]B. When an application is made after the registration for the previous year has expired, the term of the renewal begins on the month of the issuance of the previous registration. [1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5(AFF).]C. A person who has a fleet of 5 or more motor vehicles may petition the Secretary of State for a common expiration date of all vehicle registrations. [2001, c. 671, §5(AMD).] [2011, c. 167, §1(AMD); 2011, c. 167, §7(AFF).]
2.Other vehicles. All vehicles not governed by subsection 1 have registration periods from March 1st to the last day of February of the next calendar year. [1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5(AFF).]
3.Early display of plates. A number plate or suitable device furnished for the next registration period may be displayed on the first day of the month in which the current registration expires. [1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5(AFF).]
4.Emergency. The Secretary of State may extend the expiration date of a registration under emergency conditions. [1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5(AFF).]
Amended by 2011, c. 167,§ 1, eff. 3/1/2012.1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW) . 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF) . 2001, c. 361, § 38 (AFF) . 2001, c. 361, § 7 (AMD) . 2001, c. 671, § 5 (AMD) . 2005, c. 577, § 9 (AMD) .