Registration & Plates

Eligible vehicles

• Automobiles
• Multipurpose vehicles
• Sport utility vehicles
• Vans
• Trucks
• Motor homes
• Trailers and travel trailers

Personalized plates

• $50 ($25 for personalized plate + $25 to the university)
• $5 annual renewal fee
• Annual registration renewal fee (paid to county treasurer)

Personalized license plates may consist of up to seven characters and numbers. All personalized plate choices must have at least two characters.

• No punctuation marks are allowed
• No denoting a government agency (i.e., DOT)
• No display of characters that are sexual in connotation
• No characters suggesting profane, obscene or inflammatory words or phrases, or those contrary to public policy
• No characters or words defined in dictionaries as a term of vulgarity, contempt, prejudice, hostility, insult, or racial or ethnic degradation
• No characters considered to be offensive
• No characters that conflict with the regular license numbering system
• Recognized as a swear word
• Reference to an illegal substance or criminal act
• Any foreign word falling in any of these categories
• Cannot be all numbers

Personalized plates

Order personalized plates online (You will need an Iowa Driver's license or ID and a credit card to complete the transaction.)

Your plates will be sent to your county treasurer's office and staff will notify you when your plates are available. Typical processing time is 3-6 weeks. Check the status of your plate order. Plates must be assigned to a vehicle within 90 days or the plates will be voided and no refund issued. Your current plates must be exchanged for your new plates.