January tabs might be late

From today Strib's Drive column:

Motorists who renew their January 2022 vehicle registrations online or by mail may not get them before their tabs expire.

But there is no need to worry, Neville said. A driver's record is updated as soon as an online or mail-in application is processed. Law enforcement checking a license plate will see that a driver who has renewed has a valid registration even if they don't have stickers displayed, Neville said.

Maplewood-based 3M, which makes the tabs, has not been able to get the stock to make the tabs due to the global supply chain disruption. The company expects to get a shipment Dec. 24 and will work with the printer to get caught up, Neville said.

There have been about 52,000 online and mailed-in registration renewals submitted for January so far, and DVS expects to receive another 320,000 renewal applications for registrations expiring by the end of January.

https://www.startribune.com/do-minnesotans-without-front-and-back-license-plates-ever-get-caught/600128658/