They were initially issued rear only but by were being issued in pairs. By , all jurisdictions in North America had switched to a uniform standard size of license plates to measure 6" x 12".
Therefore, when the MSP decided to ditch their "pukish yellow" license plates and go back to the reverse color scheme, it was done on the new smaller sizing format. It was confirmed for the next issue MSP license plates that came out in , so I will defer that information for that particular issuance until I get rock-solid confirmation that proves otherwise.
The Michigan State Police is deployed over 8 Districts formerly 9. Commencing for certain in , MSP license plate numbers reflected District First number and even Post Second number assignment which will be outlined below.
Over the course of "leaner times" in the early 's, many MSP Posts in some Districts have closed or have been amalgamated into others as may be seen by the more current map posted below. The newer Post designations are outlined further down in the chronology. The plates were now made of embossed aluminum and colored maize yellow over dark blue in honor of the th Anniversary of the University of Michigan. This was the series where the use of District and Post designations took place with the first number indicating the District and the first two numbers reflecting the Post.
When the USA was about to embark on her Bicentennial celebrations in , the state of Michigan produced license plates to commemorate the occasion. Special red white and blue license plates were made for all motor vehicles which was a tribute to Ol' Glory. The design was created by Richard J. The license plates used by the Michigan State Police during this time were an extension of that red, white and blue design. The raised characters were in white over a primarily red background. The vertical section of the plate from the inside edge of the left mounting holes was painted in dark blue.
By , the red white and blue MSP license plates dropped the embossed white-painted border and went to a step border. The format and color otherwise remained the same until In early April of , the Michigan State Police went "Back to the Future" with their license plate design and layout by re-issuing the maize yellow over dark blue plates. The maize yellow paint was coated with a reflective material. These plates were embossed aluminum and utilized a step border.
The first of these new plates was issued to the New Buffalo Team Post These plates were introduced as new fleet replacements only until after all the red white and blue stock had been exhausted. As a result, the red white and blue MSP plates were run well into the mid to late 's in some parts of the state. Prior to the next big MSP license plate changeover in , a variation on the style plates took place, but it is unknown if this change was specific only to the examples shown below, or if it was a general style change.
Some Training Division MSP cars bore license plates in the same color as the regular issue but without the state name or state slogan. The dies used for the TD prefix and the two numerals were smaller and mitered in design similar to the older Florida dies of the 's and early 's. There is no known usage of this type of license plate for any MSP vehicles used outside of the Training Division.
The new plates were a radical departure from previous designs. The new plates were once again made of embossed aluminum and consisted of a reflective white background.
The top of the plate sported a blue band which spanned the length of the plate and was wide enough to cover the recessed sticker navel located in the top right corner of the plate. The MSP emblem was silkscreened to the left of the embossed numerals. The Michigan state internet website address www. The style was replaced by the "Pure Michigan" base in , however this base was still used on MSP vehicles until miled-out.
Marie, 83 St. In , the state of Michigan was in a new state promotion campaign for "Pure Michigan". A new license plate design was launched as a result. The plate was still a step-bordered reflective white plate with dark blue embossed numerals.
A Medium blue "wave" appears along the bottom span of the plate with "michigan. The Michigan State Police shield graphic is screened to the left of the embossed characters. The post number and special unit prefixes remained the same as the issue. This series was also strictly a four digit number series. Although the number of MSP Posts have diminished since and into , the number of vehicles assigned to the remaining posts has increased to the point of defunct post numbers being re-issued just to have enough plates to be assigned to MSP vehicles.
This is also being done to eliminate the need to issue 5 digit plates. Thanks to Mike Moorman for this information. The Michigan State Police Motor Carrier Division , more recently known as The Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division CVED is responsible for the staffing and operation of 14 scale facilities and conducts road patrol activities focused on commercial vehicle enforcement, e.
Additionally, the division's commercial vehicle enforcement responsibilities include conducting federal compliance reviews and investigations, school bus inspections, commercial vehicle training for division personnel as well as local and county law enforcement officers and conducting new entrant safety audits. Currently CVED has motor carrier officers, 7 investigators, 4 safety auditors and 10 school bus inspectors. Enforcement responsibilities involving commercial vehicles are, but not limited to, the following areas: General state laws, Equipment requirements, Driver qualifications, Transportation of hazardous materials and Unlawful transportation.
Motor carrier officers conduct high visibility traffic enforcement, homeland security, and infrastructure protection through commercial vehicle enforcement activities. Numbers begin at The Michigan State Police began utilizing motorcycles for patrol enforcement activities in It is believed that they used regular Michigan motorcycle license plates on the rear of the cycles up until In , it's been stated that the MSP were issued embossed steel plates painted in white over black, but size unknown and run rear only.
As with MSP car license plates, it can be surmised that the white over black license plates were issued annually with slight variances in positioning of characters. The only other known photo of an MSP motorcycle license plate from this era is a couple of examples shown in a Michigan State Archives photo where MSP mechanics are seen repairing motorcycles at East Lansing Headquarters garage.
They are painted in white over black. Otherwise, there is no other information at this time with respect to MSP motorcycle license plate usage until the 's.
Some special types of Michigan State Police license plates have been made but not issued for official use. The following plates are such examples. Disclosure: We receive compensation from powweb. We test, use and give high marks to this product.
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