Form A-226: Michigan Department of State Refund Request Form

All requestors must complete Section A: Applicant. Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required.

Enter the Name, Address, City, ZIP and Daytime phone number.

Mark the Payment method: Cash, Check, Credit card, EFT, E-check or Other.

Enter the Date of transaction, the Amount requested and the Reason for requesting refund.

Sign on the Customer signature line and enter the Date.

Section B is for driver's license, state ID, driver reinstatement fee, or title refund requests: enter the Driver's license number or state ID number.

Reason for requesting refund (check only one): Driver reinstatement fee refund, Driver's license or state ID refund, Title refund (For a title refund, submit copy of the title application form TR-11C.)

Enter the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), the Vehicle make and the Vehicle year.

The Michigan Vehicle Code authorizes the Secretary of State to refund vehicle, snowmobile, and watercraft registration fees only under certain conditions. Section C is for license plate, tab, snowmobile, and watercraft refund requests: read the descriptions and indicate your reason for requesting a refund.

Enter the License plate, watercraft mc, or snowmobile registration number and the Expiration date.

In Section C, check only one Reason for requesting refund.

When you transfer or assign a title of a registered vehicle before placing the new license plate or tab on it, you may apply for a refund.

Return your registration and unused plate or tab within 30 days from the date of transfer or title assignment.

Your license plate must never have been attached to the vehicle or the tabs must have never been placed on the plate to be eligible for refund and cancellation of the registration.

The plate and/or tab must be returned with this form.

There is no provision in Michigan law that allows for a refund when a person registers a snowmobile then sells it.

Enter date the vehicle or watercraft ownership was transferred, sold, or assigned.

You may be required to provide proof of the sale or transfer.

For Overpayment of registration fees, submit a photocopy of the vehicle registration you are now using.

Provide details on page 1 for this transaction.

When a vehicle or watercraft owner dies, only the surviving spouse may apply for a refund for the time remaining on the license plate.

Submit the owner's original registration, license plate, and a copy of the death certificate.

A copy of the death certificate is required for review.

If your driver's license is suspended by the Michigan Department of State due to a physical or medical reason, you may apply for a refund for the time remaining on the license plate.

Return your original registration and your license plate and tab.

Enter date your driver's license was suspended.

If, through an error, you purchased more than one Michigan registration for the same vehicle, you may apply for a refund of the license plate and/or tab purchased.

You must submit the unused plate and/or tab purchased and its corresponding original registration.

You must also submit a photocopy of the registration that you are now using.

Mail a Request for Driver's License, State Identification Card, or Reinstatement Fee Refund to the Michigan Department of State Driver Records Activity Unit, Lansing, MI 48918. Mail a Request for Title, License Plate, Tab, Snowmobile, or Watercraft Refund to the Michigan Department of State Financial Services Division - Refund, Lansing, MI 48918-1422. Mail a Request for Sales Tax Refund to the Michigan Department of Treasury Technical Services Section, PO Box 30698, Lansing, MI 48909-8198.