Renewing Your
2021 Dealer
License & Plates
An informaonal handout from MADA
If updates are
required to the informaon listed on your renewal, note
the changes on the applicaon. In this instance, it’s best to
mail your paperwork to MADA so we can work with you and
the state to get the changes made. There may be addional
paperwork required - and renewing online with the changes
could cause delay or prevent renewal. We will review your
paperwork for accuracy before hand delivering it to the
state. A return envelope is enclosed for your convenience.
It is now more important than ever to keep accurate
inventory of plates/tabs and report any lost or stolen plates.
¤ To at renewal me, submit
an addional plate request (Form AR-0036) along with
proof of inventory to support your request.
¤ To , specify the exact plate
numbers you will no longer use. Space is provided on the
renewal applicaon.
¤ are subject to
standard $5 replacement fees and procedures. Form AR-
0036 would also be used for these situaons.
¤ Addional or replaced dealer plates may be hard printed
with the year “21” and will require new tabs. The state is
using the current stock unl depleted.
¤
Tabs will be automacally processed and mailed for
dealers with an acve mul-year license.
CARS e-Services
is expected to open for the dealer license renewal cycle on
September 21. Once it opens, dealers may renew online with
or without the paper renewal from the state.
¤ There is no PIN access code required.
¤ Only the can access renewal acvity.
¤ The state hopes you are logging in on a regular basis
to manage your account, but if not, the login become
inacve aer 12 months of inacvity. If this happens
please contact MADA for assistance.
A current copy of a dealership’s cercate of liability
insurance (ACORD) must be in your e-Services account at
all mes. It is suggested that dealers also provide a copy at
renewal me. This can be uploaded when renewing online,
or include a copy with your mailed renewal. Two reminders
regarding the cercate:
¤ Under the automove liability secon “Any Vehicle” or
“All Owned Vehicles” must be marked.
¤ The state suggests that dealers ask their insurance
provider to make the “State of Michigan - Business
Licensing Secon” a cercate holder to ensure the
informaon stays current with the state.
Dealers who renew online have the opon to renew for 1-4
years at a me (with all fees paid up front; no refunds). Those
in the middle of a mul-year renewal cycle will not receive
paperwork from the state at this me.
¤ Check the expiraon
date on your current printed wall license to be sure. The
state’s online database within CARS e-Services also lists
license expiraon dates.
¤
Give MADA a call. We will contact the state
on your behalf and make sure you get the paperwork.
¤ The Michigan Department of State will mail (via USPS) your
renewal packets - including supplementals - to your main
lot. It is separate from this MADA mailing.
¤ Completed renewals should be submied by Nov. 16, 2020.
¤ !! The state is
now renewing plates with TABS each year.
No longer will dealerships receive new dealer plates each
year. Instead, you will receive tabs, similar to Michigan
resident plate renewals. A few things to know:
• Tabs will be mailed once a dealer’s renewal has been
processed and issued.
• Tabs should be placed at the TOP RIGHT CORNER, and
can be placed on dealer plates upon receipt. (Motorcycle
tabs are placed at the boom right.)
Questions? Contact Jean Quinn
jquinn@michiganada.org • Phone: (800) 292-1923 • fax: (517) 351-3120
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