Professional Fire Fighter Plate

*Please note there are different requirements depending upon plate choice. Be sure to review the specific information for each plate.

Special requirements

The application for this plate is provided by the Association and not the DOT. There are two ways to receive the plate application:

If you are a verified and registered user of the IPFF website, you can log onto the website and find the application in the member’s section.
The application can be forwarded to you if the request is received by the Secretary/Treasurer of the association or is a request from an officer of one of the affiliate locals and verification is successful.

Additional contact information:
Iowa PFF S/T Brandon Pflanzer
PO Box 2268
Iowa City, IA 52244
262-391-1032
Sec.Treas@iowafirefighters.org

Website: Iowa Professional Fire Fighters Association

Eligible vehicles

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

Numbered plates

$25 initial fee
$5 annual renewal fee
Annual registration renewal fee

Personalized plates

$50 initial fee
$5 annual renewal fee
Annual registration renewal fee (paid to county treasurer)

Personalized license plates may consist of up to five 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

How to apply

Mail the completed IPFF plate application and fees to:

Vehicle & Motor Carrier Services
Iowa Department of Transportation
P.O. Box 9278
Des Moines, Iowa 50306-9278

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. 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.

For questions

Telephone: 515-237-3110
Email: dot.plates@iowadot.us

Registration & Plates