I was told (F&G) that this sticker will not fade, the color will stay the same next year and only the year in the upper left corner will change.

If you have it on your rear window and it fades you will not get a ticket.
I have not seen a faded one yet, but on Sunday the sticker came off my brother's license while we were clamming. Luckily he saw it come off and was able to catch it.
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