Beginning October 1st registration stickers on your license plate will no longer be required and the state will no longer provide a paper copy of your registration. You will be able to download/print a PDF of your registration, or you can get a paper copy from the state for a $5 fee, but they’re not really necessary now that all police cars have computers that can look up registration details. Eliminating the stickers and paper registrations will save the state $4.8 million each year. Drivers are of course still required to pay for the registration and property taxes annually, and must complete an emissions and safety inspection prior to renewing registration (although the state is working with the federal government to remove the emissions inspection requirement from all counties except Mecklenburg).