(A) A person shall not operate nor shall an owner knowingly permit to be operated, on any highway, a vehicle required to be registered, unless there is attached to and displayed on the vehicle a valid registration plate issued for the vehicle for the current registration year. A plate is not required on any wrecked or disabled vehicle being transported or towed.
(B) A person who violates subsection (A) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or by a fine of not more than $100. However, if it is a commercial vehicle required to be registered under the schedule of elected gross vehicle weights, the fine which may be imposed shall not exceed $500.
(1993 Code, § 66-2)
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Similar provisions, see M.C.L.A. § 257.255