109 acts igres 01 Abbreviations for Vehicle, License Plate and Registration Types AMA Amateur Radio AMC Antique Motorcycle ANT Antique APO Apportioned – Power Unit AUT Automobile BRV Bad River Band Tribe BUS Bus CLS Collector Special CMC Collector Motorcycle COL Collector Vehicle CVG Civilian Group (Civil Air Patrol, EMT white design, Rescue squad member) CYC. Many Florida drivers break license plate law without even knowing it. Legally speaking, anything that touches or obstructs the original display of your license plate is considered illegal.
As a Florida resident, you must have a FL license plate to operate your vehicle on public roads. You will apply for a license platein person when you register your vehicle for the first time. You may also be able to transfer FL license plates from your previous vehicle if you're registering it in the same name and get temporary plates while waiting for your registration paperwork. To renew your tags, you'll renew your registration, which can be done online, by mail, or in person.
Keep reading for more information about license plates and tags from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV).
NOTE: Looking for details about FL disability permits? See our Disability Placards & Plates page.
Interested in special license plates, such as personalized plates? See our pages on Types of FL Specialty Plates.
Registered vehicles in Florida must display a license plate with a valid decal. In most cases, license plates go on the back of your vehicle.
The standard Florida license plate features:
In addition, you must have a decal in the upper right corner of your license plate that shows the month and year that your registration expires.
If you buy a vehicle from a Florida dealership, you will get a temporary plate valid for 30 days. This allows you to drive your car while waiting for your title and registration.
If you buy a car in a private sale, you CANNOT get a temporary plate. You and the seller must go to your local tax collector or tag office to complete the vehicle transfer.
You can apply at your local tax collector's office for a temporary plate for other situations in which you need to operate the vehicle for a short time only, such as driving a car you buy in FL back to your home state.
Several specialty license plates are available from the FL DHSMV, including personalized plates and plates that support various organizations. See 'Personalized License Plates' below for more information, including the FL DHSMV tag search to find available plates.
You can also apply for a disability license plate or parking placard in order to use handicapped parking.
To apply for a license plate, you need to register your vehicle in Florida.
You must register within:
For complete instructions, visit our Car Registration page.
Renewing your vehicle registration in Florida also renews your license plate and can be done no more than 3 months before it expires.
For details about renewing your vehicle registration, including fees and forms, see our FL registration renewal page.
Once you renew your registration, you'll receive a new expiration decal for your license plate. Put the new decal on your license plate over the old decal.
If your Florida license plate or decal is lost, stolen, or damaged, you can apply for replacements.
You must go in person to your FL DHSMV office with:
NOTE: If you are replacing surrendered or seized license plates, you must also include a letter of clearance from the appropriate agency.
In Florida, license plates stay with the owner as long as they are in use. If you will no longer use your license plate, you must surrender it to the FL DHSMV.
You can transfer tags from a car that you sell or trade to a newly purchased vehicle ONLY IF the new vehicle will be registered:
You will transfer the tags when you register the new car.
You CANNOT transfer FL tags to another person.
Florida license plates MUST be surrendered if you will no longer use them. You have to surrender plates when you:
You can surrender your tags to your county tax collector:
The cost of license plates in FL is determined by several factors, including the type and weight of your vehicle.
You will pay higher fees when you register your car than when you renew your registration, including an initial registration fee and an issuing fee.
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Email the link to this formAlthough New Hampshire has several different plate types, a few of our more popular plate types are described below. Please view our complete list of Plate Types for more information.
Passenger Plate: These are the standard issue plates with the 'old man of the mountain' design.
Decal Plate: These plates are available in both Passenger and Veteran and cost $15, in addition to the plate manufacturing fee, and regular town and state registration fees. The $8.00 plate manufacturing fee is only required in the first year of purchase. Decal Vanity Plates are also available for the additional $40 vanity plate fee. These plates allow for a 3' x 3' authorized decal to be placed on the plate. The legislature approves which organizations are allowed to sell decals to be placed on these plates. Please see our Decal Plate page for more detailed information and for a list of authorized organizations.
Vanity Plate: Vanity Plate means a personalized registration plate composed entirely of alpha characters, alpha numerical characters or a combination of symbols and alpha numerical characters, which can be obtained for an additional fee. Cost for the Vanity Plate is $40.00 for a twelve (12) month period and is prorated depending on the number of months you are registering your vehicle. To apply for a Vanity Plate, please fill out form Application for Vanity Plates(RDMV 120). To check the availability of a plate, please go to our Plate Search.
Veteran Plate: Veteran plates shall be issued to a motor vehicle registered pursuant to RSA 261:87-b.
Conservation (Moose Plate): Regular New Hampshire license plate with Moose logo on the left side. Cost for this plate is $30 per year in addition to the plate fee and regular town and state registration fees. An $8.00 plate fee is only valid in the first year of purchase. Proration is not available for the Moose Plate. Also available in Vanity Plates.
State Parks Plate: Regular New Hampshire license plate with Parks logo on the left side. This parks plate allows admission into most New Hampshire state parks. For the complete list of state parks, please visit the State Division of Parks and Recreation. The cost for the plate is $85 per year in addition to the plate fee and regular registration town and state fees. Plate fee is only charged in the first year of purchase. Proration is not available with the Parks plate. Also available in Vanity Plates.
Conservation Parks Plate: Regular New Hampshire license plate with Moose on the left side, Park logo on the right. This plate is limited to four digits. Cost is $85 per year for the parks, $30 per year for the conservation. The plate fee is only charged in the first year of purchase. Proration is not available. Also available in Vanity Plates.
Motorcycle Plate: Limited to 5 characters. Also available in Vanity Plates; however, the ampersand symbol (&) cannot be utilized.