Is there a grace period for expired license plates?
Nope, none at all. They have a specific date that they expire and you have a whole year to take care of renewing it. In Michigan, the plate expires on your birthday. Chances are that an officer will not stop you for an expired plate in that specific month, as they can’t tell by the plate what date it expires, unless they go into the database. But if you get stopped for anything else and it is expired, they will ticket you. .
Answer No, I can give you a citation the day they expire (although I wouldn’t except for the most extreme cases. In fact, I normally won’t even stop someone for expired registration for the first month after they expire). A plate with an expiration of 05-07 expires on the last day of May, 2007. At midnight on June 1st, I can stop you for expired registration. You can try to blame the Secretary of State for not sending you the renewal, but it won’t work. It is the driver’s responsibility to know when they expire and to renew them before that date. The fastest and easiest way is on line www.cyberdriveillinois.com. If I remember correctly, you can print a receipt that shows that the sticker is paid for and can carry that until it arrives. Understand though, that there is probable cause to stop you because the sticker on your plate is still expired.