Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 257. Motor Vehicles § 257.809

Sec. 809. (1) An applicant to transfer the registration from a vehicle subject to section 801  1 to another vehicle subject to section 801 shall accompany the application with a transfer of registration fee of $10.00. If the registration plates are transferred to another vehicle, as provided in section 233,  2 and if the registration plate fee for a 12-month registration for the vehicle to which the registration is transferred is greater than the registration plate fee paid upon registration of the vehicle from which the registration was removed, then, if applicable, in addition to the transfer of registration fee of $10.00, the secretary of state shall collect 1 of the registration difference fees as follows:

(2) If the registration plate fee for a 12-month registration for the vehicle to which the registration is transferred is less than the registration plate fee paid upon registration of the vehicle from which the registration was removed, the secretary of state shall collect a transfer of registration fee of $10.00 and a registration difference fee of $5.00 and shall not refund the difference.

(3) Until October 1, 2027, a transfer of registration fee collected under this section must be deposited into the transportation administration collection fund created under section 810b.  3