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You cannot order personalized plates before you register your vehicle, when you renew your registration or before you transfer a registration. You must have a registration windshield sticker, a receipt and regular series plates from DMV before you order personalized plates.
- Replace or transfer personalized plates
To replace your personalized plates that are old or damaged...
- Apply for historical and vintage plates
How to apply for vintage plates. To register your vehicle...
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Get, tranfser, or return vehicle license plates. See info...
- Replace or transfer personalized plates
To replace your personalized plates that are old or damaged or replace your plate with the new Excelsior style, contact the Custom Plates Unit at the phone number below. You must pay a fee: $28.75 for passenger vehicle plates. $16.25 for motorcycle plates.
Get, tranfser, or return vehicle license plates. See info about lost or stolen, damaged, custom or personalized plates.
Use this transaction to search for and order a license plate with a personalized number for a passenger or commercial vehicle (including trailers) or motorcycle. Personalized plates have a combination of numbers and letters that you select.
Order Custom Plates. A picture or professional plate is a vehicle license plate that has the words "New York" contained in a blue banner, and a picture or logo next to the plate number. You can personalize some picture plates for an additional fee.
Use this form to register a vehicle, renew a vehicle registration, change a registration, replace a lost or damaged item, transfer plates or get a title. See form MV-82.1 for instructions. You can renew your registration or order a replacement registration online.
How to apply for vintage plates. To register your vehicle with vintage plates, you must have actual plates that were valid in New York State in the year the vehicle was manufactured. If it was a metal tab year, you must have the metal tab. The plates must be original.