How to get Detroit sports teams on your Michigan license plate

Alicia Secord | Detroit Free Press

LANSING – Detroit sports fans will be able to represent their professional teams while on the go by early next year.

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed a law on Monday allowing license plates that bear the logos of the Detroit Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings and Lions.

Revenue from the plates will go toward charity funds run by the four teams. Some causes supported are free game tickets for low-income children, youth volunteering and healthy living.

Snyder says residents can "display their support while donating to a worthy cause."

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In December, all four Detroit sports teams tweeted an image of what the plates might look like and asked fans to contact their state representative to vote for the bill.

Almost there! We are a vote away from State of Michigan license plates featuring our team logos. To show your support for these plates & youth sports in Michigan, contact your State Representative today regarding Senate Bill 178: https://t.co/O4ceXMx1zX pic.twitter.com/g0w1M4atFb — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) December 11, 2017

The Secretary of State is required to set up a system for issuing the plates by February 2019. Other specialty license plates can be purchased in the Secretary of State's License Plate Store on the department website at https://on.freep.com/2tMecCs or at an SOS office.

Currently, the SOS offers 15 college license plates, as well as various fundraising plates, military service plates, and special organization plates.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.