Grand Rapids Press Photo Above are the correct Michigan license plate tabs. The 2011 Michigan license plate tabs should be orange, but some tags were issued with last year's color, yellow.

The 2018 tab was doctored to say 2019, but there were a few clues to help give it away. The tabs were expired for more than eight months, but the vehicle was just caught this week. Skip Navigation ...

Most often the tab was a small piece of metal attached to the license plate so the plate itself could be used for more than just a year. This helped save metal for World War II.

Ask a Trooper: License plate tabs explained Question: I've noticed that the tabs on our license plates change color every year. Who decides what color the Minnesota registration tabs on license ...