Walk It Through: The Expired Tag
Midnight on the birthday, no citation before the birth month ends, and a different answer past 6 months.
A driver realizes the car's registration ran out on the owner's birthday and was never renewed.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One driver and one tag. How a ticket is paid or contested, the points it may carry, and the servicemember exception are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.