Personalized plates

Learn about the rules for personalized plates, see costs, and begin the application process.

1. Decide what you'd like to have on your plate

Standard-size plates can have between 1 and 7 characters.

Motorcycle and small trailer plates can have between 1 and 6 characters.

You can use:

  • Letters
  • Numbers
  • Hyphens
  • Spaces

You can't use:

  • Unusual characters: (#, %, &, @, +, !) etc
  • Invalid letter and number combinations
  • Vulgar, racial, ethnic, or indecent messages

Choose which background you want

Chose between personalized plates with:

Use these tools to help you plan your plates:

2. Find out the initial cost for a plate

Personalizing a special design plate will cost more. Contact a vehicle licensing office to find out the total cost of your plates.

Initial cost for plates with the standard mountain background

Vehicle type Fee
Passenger vehicle $169.25
Truck $168.50
Trailer $117.25
Motorcycle $87.25

Note: Yearly plate renewal fees will apply.

Initial cost for special design plates

Vehicle type Fee
Passenger vehicle $209.25
Truck $208.50
Trailer $157.25
Motorcycle $127.25
Keep Kids Safe plate Add $5 to above

Note: Yearly plate renewal fees will apply.

3. Submit your payment and application

Mail the payment and a completed Specialty License Plate Application to the address on the form.

4. Update your Good To Go! account, if needed

If you have a Good To Go! electronic tolling pass, be sure to update the contact information on your account with the Department of Transportation. Update your Good To Go! account online, or call 866-936-8246.

5. Renew your plates yearly

You must renew your plates every year.

We will cancel your personalized plates and they will be available for another vehicle owner to use if you don't:

  • Renew your personalized plate within 45 days after the renewal date
  • Transfer your personalized plate to a new vehicle within 30 days of the sale of your previous vehicle

Need additional help? Here's how to contact us:

call Phone: 360-902-3770
(TTY: Call 711)
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