LANSING, Mich. (WLUC) – The Michigan Office of State announced Wednesday the point out is bringing back a inexperienced and white “Water Wonderland” license plate and will commence issuing Michigan driver’s licenses and state IDs with a new protection layout in 2024.
“I am proud to carry back again a inexperienced and white plate that pays tribute to the civil legal rights breakthroughs of 1963 together with a new, additional secure Michigan driver’s license and ID,” claimed Secretary of Point out Jocelyn Benson. “The new plate will provide as a reminder of the work that however demands to be finished to accomplish entire equality and justice for all. The new ID structure will guard Michiganders from identity theft, fraud, and other criminal exercise.”
According to a press release from the Michigan Department of Condition, residents will be in a position to get the new Water Wonderland license plate starting on Saturday, Jan. 27 on the internet at Michigan.gov/SOS or when obtaining a auto via a dealership. Issuance of the new-seem driver’s licenses and IDs will start out by the finish of January and will continue right up until all cards with the recent layout are phased out around the subsequent 4 a long time.
Eco-friendly and white license plate
Immediately after six decades, and prompted by requests from Michiganders, the Michigan Department of Condition has accredited the reissue of a “Water Wonderland” license plate that is green with white lettering. The plate is very similar to 1 issued in 1963 for some styles of autos.
This year marked the 60th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and UAW President Walter Reuther top the Walk to Independence in Detroit to discuss out towards injustice and inequality. Dr. King shipped his “I Have a Dream” speech at Cobo Corridor during that visit – two months right before he resolved the March on Washington on the methods of the Lincoln Memorial. The green and white “Water Wonderland” plate pays tribute to that historic yr.
The “Water Wonderland” plate will be offered for passenger motor vehicles and can be acquired as a incapacity plate. When obtaining, a 1-time $5 graphic plate rate will be assessed in addition to the usual registration expenses. Personalization of the plate is out there, nevertheless restricted to 6 digits thanks to the font design and dimension accompanying the reissue.
Benson brought back again 1965′s blue and yellow “Water-Wintertime Wonderland” license plate in December 2021 and it has demonstrated to be exceptionally well known. Additional than 1.2 million of the plates have been issued as a result of Nov. 2023.
New driver’s licenses and condition IDs
In line with nationwide finest tactics and chopping-edge engineering, Michigan is shifting the glance of its driver’s licenses and state IDs to incorporate engraved information and quite a few other new safety options that will decrease the chance of counterfeiting and fraud.
The font and shade topic have been current to evidently distinguish from the recent design and playing cards will prominently display the Michigan Coat of Arms. The names of the 5 Terrific Lakes can be viewed in multicolored textual content when the card is held at particular angles. Shading and curved strains in the new layout are tough to replicate, strengthening the integrity of the playing cards.
The new playing cards will include things like a two-line identify format that will accommodate extra figures than the current style and design. In a different visual adjust, the condition will use a gold Michigan shape with a star in it to reveal licenses and IDs that are True ID-compliant. Currently, cards in Michigan that are compliant element a star inside a gold circle.
As of May well 7, 2025, by federal legislation, a typical Michigan driver’s license or condition ID without the need of the Actual ID-compliant indicator will no more time be adequate to board an aircraft for a domestic flight or to enter military services bases or specific other federal services. Understand much more about how to enhance at Michigan.gov/REALID.
As aspect of the card redesign, the magnetic stripe on the back again of driver’s licenses and state IDs has been eliminated. Bar codes that consist of the information and facts from the entrance of the card will keep on being on the back in scannable format.
The transfer to a new style impacts all common and increased driver’s licenses and state IDs, which include industrial, chauffeur’s, graduated, moped, and salvage automobile agent licenses. Recent licenses and condition IDs are legitimate till their expiration date. All Michigan inhabitants will be issued the new design when they renew, substitute, or right their license or ID. There will be no adjust in present-day driver’s license or state ID fees as a result of the new structure.
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