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

Alabama


ALASKA.... North to the Future

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

Alaska


ARIZONA.... The Grand Canyon State

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

Arizona


ARKANSAS.... The Natural State

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

Arkansas


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

California


COLORADO.... The Mountain State

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

Colorado


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

Connecticut


DELAWARE.... The First State

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

Delaware STATE INFO website


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: -

District of Columbia


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

Florida


GEORGIA .... The Peach State

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

Georgia


HAWAII .... The Aloha State

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


Hawaii


IDAHO.... Famous Potatoes

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -

Idaho


ILLINOIS.... Land of Lincoln

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -

Illinois


INDIANA.... Hospitality State

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


Indiana


IOWA.... The Corn State

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


Iowa


KANSAS.... The Wheat State

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -

Kansas


KENTUCKY.... Bluegrass State

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


Kentucky


LOUISIANA .... Bayou State

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -

Louisiana


MAINE.... Vacationland

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


Maine


MARYLAND.... Chesapeake State

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -

Maryland


MASSACHUSETTS.... Codfish State

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


Massachusetts


MICHIGAN.... Great Lakes

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


Michigan


MINNESOTA.... 10,000 Lakes

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


Minnesota


MISSISSIPPI.... The Hospitality State

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -

Mississippi


MISSOURI.... Show Me State

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


Missouri


MONTANA.... Big Sky Country

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -

Montana


NEBRASKA.... Cornhusker State

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


Nebraska


NEVADA.... The Silver State

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -

Nevada


NEW HAMPSHIRE.... Live Free or Die

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

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -

New Jersey


NEW MEXICO.... Land of Enchantment

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


New Mexico


NEW YORK.... The Empire State

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -

New York


NORTH CAROLINA.... First in Freedom

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


North Carolina


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


OHIO.... The Heart of it All

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


Ohio


OKLAHOMA.... Oklahoma is OK!

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -

Oklahoma


OREGON.... Pacific Wonderland

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


Oregon


PENNSYLVANIA.... The Keystone State

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -

Pennsylvania


RHODE ISLAND.... The Ocean State

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


Rhode Island


SOUTH CAROLINA.... Nothing Could be Finer

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -

South Carolina


SOUTH DAKOTA.... Great Faces, Great Places

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -

South Dakota


TENNESSEE.... The Volunteer State

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -

Tennessee


TEXAS.... The Lone Star State

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -

Texas


UTAH.... 2002 Olympics!

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -

Utah


VERMONT.... Green Mountain State

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

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -

Virginia


WASHINGTON .... The Green Tree State

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


Washington


WEST VIRGINIA.... The Mountain State

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -

West Virginia


WISCONSIN.... America's Dairyland

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


Wisconsin


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

Wyoming STATE INFO website


CANADA


ALBERTA.... Wild Rose Country

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


BRITISH COLUMBIA.... Beautiful

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


MANITOBA.... 100,000 Lakes

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


NEW BRUNSWICK.... Picture Province

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


NEWFOUNDLAND and LABRADOR.... Canada's Happy Province

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


NORTHWEST TERRITORIES.... Explore Canada's Arctic

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


NOVA SCOTIA.... Canada's Ocean Playground

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


ONTARIO.... Yours to Discover

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.... Garden of the Gulf

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


SASKATCHEWAN.... Wheat Province

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


QUEBEC.... Je Me Souviens

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


YUKON TERRITORY.... Home of the Klondike

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN and TERRITORIAL


AMERICAN SAMOA.... Moto O Fia Fiaga

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


GUAM.... Hafa Adai

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


NETHERLANDS ANTILLES (Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, St.M, Saba, Statia)

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: No info yet.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -

Netherlands Antilles


PUERTO RICO.... El Morro

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: Request returned - insufficient address.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


US VIRGIN ISLANDS.... Vacation Paradise

LATEST INFO DATE: -

LATEST AVAILABLE PLATES WITH PRICES: Request returned - insufficient address.

DMV ADDRESS FOR THESE ITEMS: -


End of listing. If you have a foreign country or territory you'd like me to look into, just let me know! - Email me here.


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