DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE OFFICE ADDRESSES and CURRENT OFFERINGS
Last update - 8/13/98
Thanks for stopping by! I will be sending out requests to each jurisdiction on this list on a monthly basis, for the latest available sample and expired license plates from all 50 states, twelve Canadian provinces/territories, and a smattering of US Territories and foreign countries. The date of each response will be shown with each states infomation, along with the proper mailing address, and prices charged, if any. PLEASE NOTE: DMV prices and practices change with the wind, and there's no guarantee that anything listed here is currently valid. Links at the end of each section will eventually lead to a DMV site for that state, that is most closely related to license plates or sample license plates. For now, most of the links lead to a generic State Home Page.
ALABAMA.... Heart of Dixie
LATEST INFO DATE: - 8/98
LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: Plate & Decal 3.00. Decal only 1.00. Certified funds required, order Form available.
DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: - State of Alabama Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division, P.O. Box 327630, Montgomery, AL 36132-7630 - (334) 242-9006
LATEST INFO DATE: - 8/98
LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: Passenger sample - $3.00
DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -Department of Public Safety, Motor Vehicle Division, 2150 East Dowling Road, Anchorage, AK 99507-1997 - (907) 273-2200
LATEST INFO DATE: - 8/98
LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: Sample passenger plate - NO CHARGE
DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -Arizona Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division, Special Plate Division Room 506M - 1801 West Jefferson, Phoenix, AZ 85007
LATEST INFO DATE: - 8/98
LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: Sample plates not available - regular expired passenger and motorcycle plates are free.
DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: - Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration, P.O. Box 72203, Little Rock, AR. 72203
CALIFORNIA.... The Golden State
LATEST INFO DATE: - 8/98
LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: Blue or Black Plates - $7.00, White Plate - $12.00 Month or Year stickers - $1.00 Ea. Order form available
DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: - Department of Motor Vehicles, Sample Plate Requests MS: A194 - 2415 First Avenue, Sacramento, CA. 95818 - (916) 657-7501
LATEST INFO DATE: - 8/98
LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: White on Green Plate - $3.00, White on Blue Plate - $8.00
DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: - Motor Vehicle Registration Section, 140 West 6th Avenue, Room 106, Denver, CO. 80204-5195 - (303) 623-9463
CONNECTICUT.... The Constitution State
LATEST INFO DATE: - 8/98
LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: Current sample, $5.00
DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: - State of Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles, 60 State Street, Wethersfield, CT. 06161-0001
LATEST INFO DATE: 8/98
LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES
Standard gold/blue number 000000, with expired date sticker. - $7.00
Expired date stickers (years not listed, "All months and years not available") - .35 each, then .05 each.
Delaware residents can submit either check or money order, out-of-state residents must send a money order.
EDITOR'S NOTE: I received a flyer with pictures of twenty different Delaware samples, but only one (the passenger) was circled with the hand-written note "Only this plate is available". I also noted that the passenger sample shown was a simple six digit "000000" plate, without the usual SAMPLE panel diagonally superimposed over the middle of the number. I'm not sure, but I'd assume the sample plate they're offering has this panel across the numbers.
DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS:
State of Delaware Department of Public Safety
Division of Motor Vehicles
P.O. Box 698
Dover, Delaware 19903
(contact name - Maria J. Williams)
Department of Public Safety
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.... The Nation's Capital
LATEST INFO DATE: - 8/98
LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet. As far as I know, D.C. samples are still not available to the general public.
DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -
FLORIDA.... The Sunshine State
LATEST INFO DATE: - 8/98
LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: Free passenger and Challenger passenger samples.
DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: - Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles, Motor Vehicle Division, Neil Kirkman Building, Tallahassee, FL. 32399-0500
LATEST INFO DATE: - 8/98
LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: Sample plates are not available.
DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -Motor Vehicle Division, Trinity-Washington Building, Atlanta, GA. 30334 - (404) 362-6500
HAWAII .... The Aloha State
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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IDAHO.... Famous Potatoes
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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ILLINOIS.... Land of Lincoln
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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KANSAS.... The Wheat State
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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LOUISIANA .... Bayou State
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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MARYLAND.... Chesapeake State
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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MICHIGAN.... Great Lakes
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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MINNESOTA.... 10,000 Lakes
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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MISSISSIPPI.... The Hospitality State
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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MONTANA.... Big Sky Country
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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NEVADA.... The Silver State
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -
LATEST INFO DATE: 10/02/97
LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES
1987 green on white passenger plate number VISIT - $5.00
1987 green on white passenger plate number ABC000 - $5.00
1987 green on white passenger plate number SAMPLE - $5.00
Date stickers are also available for 1977, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, 88, 89, 90, 92, 93, 94 and 95 - $1.00 each
Editor's Note: Personal checks will not be accepted. Money orders, certified checks, or cash will be accepted.
DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS:
New Hampshire Office of the Commissioner
Department of Safety
James H. Hayes Safety Building
Attn: Karen Michael
10 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03305
New Hampshire
STATE INFO website
NEW JERSEY.... The Garden State
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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NEW YORK.... The Empire State
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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NORTH DAKOTA.... The Peace Garden State
LATEST INFO DATE: 9/30/97
LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES
1993 series plate - number TOUR - $5.00
1993 series plate - number GREAT - $5.00
1993 series plate - number EXPLORE - $5.00
(The above three come with a white/yellow 1997 date sticker)
National Guard Sample - number NG 0000 - $5.00
North Dakota Centennial - number 100 YRS - $5.00
Standard 1980 passenger - number 000 000 - $5.00
Expired motorcycle plates - from 1980 - $3.00
Color chart showing all North Dakota current issues - $3.00
Color chart showing all North Dakota passenger plates back to 1911 - $3.00
DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS:
North Dakota Department of Transportation
Motor Vehicle Division, c/o Lynette Graf
608 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0780
Info: (701) 328-2725 - Fax: (701) 328-3500 - TTY: (701) 328-4156
North Dakota STATE INFORMATION website
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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OKLAHOMA.... Oklahoma is OK!
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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PENNSYLVANIA.... The Keystone State
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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SOUTH CAROLINA.... Nothing Could be Finer
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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UTAH.... 2002 Olympics!
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -
LATEST INFO DATE: 9/30/97
LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES
Regular current green sample - $10.00
New Conservation plate with hawk, number 000000 - $10.00
DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS:
Agency of Transportation
Department of Motor Vehicles
120 State Street
Montpelier, Vermont 05603-0001
Vermont STATE
INFORMATION website
VIRGINIA.... Visit Virginia
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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WEST VIRGINIA.... The Mountain State
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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WYOMING.... Like No Place on Earth
LATEST INFO DATE: 10/01/97
LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES
Standard current multi-year sample plate is available for $2.50
Sample Motorcycle plate - $2.50
DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS:
Wyoming Department of Transportation
Motor Vehicle Licensing and Titling
P.O.Box 1708
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003-1708
CANADA
ALBERTA.... Wild Rose Country
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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BRITISH COLUMBIA.... Beautiful
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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MANITOBA.... 100,000 Lakes
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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NEW BRUNSWICK.... Picture Province
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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NEWFOUNDLAND and LABRADOR.... Canada's Happy Province
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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NORTHWEST TERRITORIES.... Explore Canada's Arctic
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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NOVA SCOTIA.... Canada's Ocean Playground
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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ONTARIO.... Yours to Discover
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.... Garden of the Gulf
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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SASKATCHEWAN.... Wheat Province
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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QUEBEC.... Je Me Souviens
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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YUKON TERRITORY.... Home of the Klondike
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN and TERRITORIAL
AMERICAN SAMOA.... Moto O Fia Fiaga
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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GUAM.... Hafa Adai
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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NETHERLANDS ANTILLES (Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, St.M, Saba, Statia)
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.
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PUERTO RICO.... El Morro
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: Request returned - insufficient address.
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US VIRGIN ISLANDS.... Vacation Paradise
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LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: Request returned - insufficient address.
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