I LOVE BRANDON - MS Specialty Plate YEAR LEGISLATURE AUTHORIZED PLATE: 2024 See full description for details 300 tags must be pre-sold before the Department of Revenue will begin production on a particular distinctive tag. When the Department receives the 300 applications, the appropriate fees, and a epartment-approved design provided by the organization, the tag is sent for manufacturing. Applicants may pick up their tag from their county tax collector's office once the Organization has been notified the tags are ready. The tax collector’s offices will have a list provided by the Department of the people who have already paid their fees and are entitled to one of the first 300 tags. The applicant should pick up his tag as soon as he is notified that the tag is available at the tax collector’s office. There is 60 days allowed from the time the organization is notified by the Department for the vehicle owner to pick up the license plate. If the applicant waits beyond the 60 days period to pick up his tag, the special tag fee must be paid again at the time the special tag is picked up.