How to buy a personal license plate in Georgia

Personalized license plates are a popular addition to your vehicle to personalize it. They offer a little extra information that might:

• Give others a snapshot of what's important to you
• Park your car
• Show pride in your car

Personalized license plates in Georgia are known as special or prestige license plates. You can order license plates for your vehicle that are of great importance to you, such as:

• A combination of numbers or letters with a personal meaning
• Nickname
• phonetic phrase
• Your car model
• Your initials

Whatever you want to put on your license plate, the process is the same in Georgia.

Part 1 of 3. Decide on your custom license plate combination

You can choose any combination of numbers or letters up to seven characters long for your car license plate and up to six characters long for a motorcycle license plate. Spaces are included in characters, and special characters such as ampersands, slashes, or brackets are not allowed.

Step 1. Decide on a combination of letters and numbers.. If you're looking to purchase personalized license plates, chances are you already have an idea of ​​what you'd like to see on your license plate.

If it's a phrase, make sure it's phonetically accurate.

You can mix letters and numbers in any order.

• Attention: Obscene or obscene number combinations are not allowed. Avoid any derogatory references of any kind, including racial, gender, any combination of letters that sound like "HATE", any inclusion of "ANTI" and sexual references. As a rule, if someone can be offended by your license plate, your application will be rejected.

Step 2. Choose two more combination options. There is a chance that your first combination has already been selected or will not be approved.

Choose two options that may be related to your first choice or completely different.

Part 2 of 3: Apply for Prestige License Plates

You must send the completed form to your local county office to apply for a prestige or personalized license plate.

Step 1: Get your documents. Download and print Form MV-9B from the Division of Motor Vehicles of the Georgia Department of Revenue.

This is the only form accepted for applying for Prestige license plates.

• AttentionA: With this form, you can only apply for an individual license plate for one vehicle at a time. If you want to get prestige plates for multiple vehicles, you will need to submit multiple applications.

Step 2: Fill in your personal information. Fill in complete personal information as the owner of the vehicle.

Please provide your full legal name, physical address including zip code, and telephone number.

If the name has a secondary owner, you also need to provide their information.

Step 3: Fill in the vehicle information. Carefully fill in the fields with information about the vehicle.

Fill in the VIN or Vehicle Identification Number field with your 17-digit VIN number found on your vehicle's registration papers or on your vehicle's dashboard.

Write down the year, make and model of your car.

Step 4: Choose License Plate Options. Enter three license plate combination options on the form templates.

Give the meaning of each phrase below it.

Step 5: Sign the form and date. Write your driver's license number in the box at the bottom of the form, then sign and date the form.

Step 6. Include the required payment in the application. Plates are subject to a one-time fee of $35.

Add another dollar if you'd like the plates mailed to you.

Attach a check or money order to your application.

Step 7: File an application with your local county tax office.. You can find your local office by selecting your county from the drop-down list on the Department of Motor Vehicles website, then click Submit.

• Attention: Personal plates cannot be bought as souvenirs. They can only be issued to current residents of Georgia.

Part 3 of 3. Get your personal license plates

You will be notified when your license plate is ready to be issued, or you will receive it by mail if you have paid for this option. If your application was rejected, either because your number combination was already taken or because it was deemed unacceptable, you will be notified.

• AttentionA: The $35 production fee is non-refundable if you choose not to use your custom or prestige license plate.

Step 1: Revisit your local tax office.. Visit the local tax commissioner's office again.

Step 2: Register a new license plate on your car. If you have not already done so, you will be required to pay an annual fee of $20 plus an additional $35 annual prestige plaque fee.

Step 3: Install the plate. Install your personal or prestige license plate on your car in place of your current regular license plate.

After your application is processed, new license plates will be sent to you and your car will receive additional personalization. If you don't feel comfortable installing cool new license plates, you can outsource the job to a mechanic.