Passenger Vehicle Plates
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Calculate fees online if you’re also applying for a title!
Replace or renew your plates online if you’re on the current title.
In a DEQ area? You must pass the DEQ test. Newer vehicles do not need tested.
Vehicle year 2000 or newer? Find your vehicle’s combined MPG rating at fueleconomy.gov.
Add together each fee type that applies to your situation to get your total fee.
Fee Type
When Fee is Due
Fee
Plate
Vehicle needs Oregon plates (also owe the Registration and any County fees)
$26.00
Registration /
Renewal*
Vehicle year is 1999 or older
$126.00
Vehicle year 2000 or newer, has a combined rating of 0-19 MPG
Vehicle year 2000 or newer, has a combined rating of 20-39 MPG
Vehicle year 2000 or newer, has a combined rating of 40 MPG or higher**
Vehicle is all-electric**
$126.00
$136.00
$156.00
$316.00
County*
You reside and/or the vehicle stays in Multnomah County
You reside and/or the vehicle stays in Washington or Clackamas County
$112.00
$60.00
Transfer Plates
Moving Oregon plates onto another vehicle (you will owe the registration and
county fees if you do not own the vehicle the plates were removed from)
$30.00
*Registration/Renewal and County fees are due if there are no plates or the Oregon plates are expired.
** If you enroll in OReGO, the brand new vehicle registration fee is $172; the used vehicle registration fee is $86.
Submit a copy of your enrollment email to DMV. If you leave the OReGO program, DMV will bill you for the full
registration fee.
NEW VEHICLE with a Manufacturer’s Certificate of Origin: Double the Registration AND any County fees.
CUSTOM PLATE FEES (plates below will show if they have a custom plate option):
Time Remaining on Plates (or years of registration applying for)
Fee
1 Year or Less
$50
1-2 Years (used vehicle with no Oregon plates)
$100
2-3 Years
$150
3-4 Years (brand new vehicle)
$200
Check available configurations on DMV2U. Complete Custom Plate Application to submit with transaction.
Plate Background Options - Anyone Can Apply for These Plates:
The fee listed is IN ADDITION to your total standard passenger fee if you are applying for or renewing the plate.
Fee – in addition to standard passenger fees
Standard Tree
No additional fee
Can choose custom plate for additional fee.
Non-Commissioned Officers Association
Used Vehicle: $10
New Vehicle: $20
Standard Plate and Registration Fees
Fee – in addition to standard passenger fees
Oregon Professional Firefighters
Used Vehicle: $10
New Vehicle: $20
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Used Vehicle: $10
New Vehicle: $20
Share the Road
Used Vehicle: $10 (one-time fee)
New Vehicle: $20 (one-time fee)
Vietnam Veterans of America
Used Vehicle: $10
New Vehicle: $20
Crater Lake
$30 (one-time fee)
Can choose custom plate for additional fee.
Wine Country
$30
Can choose custom plate for additional fee.
Salmon
Used Vehicle: $30
New Vehicle: $60
Can choose custom plate for additional fee.
Fallen Public Safety Officer
Used Vehicle: $32
New Vehicle: $64
Oregon State University
Used Vehicle: $32
New Vehicle: $64
Gray Whale
$40*
Can choose custom plate for additional fee.
Pollinator Paradise
$40*
Can choose custom plate for additional fee.
Fee – in addition to standard passenger fees
Smokey Bear
$40*
Can choose custom plate for additional fee.
Trail Blazers
$40
Can choose custom plate for additional fee.
UOAA Ducks
$40*
Can choose custom plate for additional fee.
Watch for Wildlife
$40*
Can choose custom plate for additional fee.
Cultural
$50
Can choose custom plate for additional fee.
Pacific Wonderland
$100 (one-time fee)
* You don’t owe this fee if you have a plate voucher.
Disabled Veteran and Ex-POW – Permanent Registration – You Must Qualify
Plate Background
Submit With Your Application
Total Fee
Disabled Veteran
• Proof that you have a service-
connected disability; and
• A completed Application for Disabled
Veteran Plates.
• New Plate: $41.00
• Transfer Plate: $30
(plus $15 if you do
not own the vehicle
the plates were
removed from)
These plates cannot be used to park
in Disabled Person Parking spaces.
Ex-POW
• Proof of your qualifying POW
status; and
• A completed Ex-POW Certification.
Veteran Plate Options – You Must Qualify:
Plate Background
Submit With Your Application
Fee – in addition to
standard passenger fees
Veteran’s Plates
• Proof of honorable discharge;
• A completed Veteran Plates
Certification.
• See back of form, some plates
require more proof.
Used Vehicle: $10
New Vehicle: $20
If you choose the blank plate (pictured), you cannot put your own sticker or decal in the blank space on the plate.
U.S. Army Special
Forces Airborne
First Marine Division
Purple Heart
Gold Star Family
• Completed Gold Star Family
Certification.
No additional fee –
standard passenger fees
apply
If you want to request a Congressional Medal of Honor plate, contact DMV.
Other Special Plates – You and/or Vehicle Must Qualify
Plate Background
Submit With Your Application
Fee
Amateur (HAM) Radio Operator
• A completed Application for Amateur
Radio Operator Registration Plates.
$5 one-time fee – in
addition to standard
passenger fees
Antique Vehicle
• A completed Antique Vehicle
Declaration.
To qualify, your vehicle must be:
• Maintained as a collector’s item; and
• Older than half the number of years
between the current year and 1900.
Total Fee:
• New Plate: $112
• Transfer Plate: $30
(plus $100 if you do
not own the vehicle
the plates were
removed from)
Special Interest Vehicle
Note: If you want to provide your
own vintage Oregon plate for use,
contact DMV for approval and fees.
• A completed Special Interest Vehicle
Declaration.
To qualify, your vehicle must be:
• Maintained as a collector’s item; and
• At least 25 years old; or
• Sanctioned as Special Interest by an
established organization; or
• A street rod; or
• A high-mobility multipurpose
wheeled vehicle (HMMWV); or
• A racing activity vehicle.
ATTENTION: If your vehicle was
originally manufactured as
a
p
assenger vehicle or is assembled, i
t
C
ANNOT qualify as a racing activity
vehicle, even if you modified it.
Total Fee:
• New Plate: $112
• Transfer Plate: $30
(plus $100 if you do
not own the vehicle
the plates were
removed from)
National Guard
• Proof that you are an active member
of the Oregon National Guard by
submitting an Oregon Military
Certificate of Eligibility, AGO Form
4309.
You can contact your unit commander to get
Form 4309.
No additional fee –
standard passenger fees
apply