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Use our Online Plate Search and Order to search for available plate numbers. Charitable plates and standard Home Means Nevada plates may be ordered online.
Use our Online Plate Search and Order to search for available plate numbers. Charitable plates and standard Home Means Nevada plates may be ordered online.
We suggest you order online or by mail/fax if your vehicle is already registered in Nevada, if you are moving to Nevada in the near future or if you will be buying a vehicle in the near future. The DMV or County Assessor office you designate will mail a postcard when your plates are ready.
You must pick up the plates within 60 days after they arrive at the office. Make an appointment as soon as you order the plates.
Order in person if you will be registering a vehicle or renewing the registration within the next 60 days. We will issue a movement permit and mail the plates to you. See DMV Offices. Many County Assessors in rural areas offer DMV services.
Start Here to search for plate numbers and order standard plates or many charitable plates online.
You must have a Nevada driver's license or ID card to order online.
Plate styles that require special qualifications may not be ordered online.
Your order will be reviewed by the DMV staff and, if approved, your plates will be mailed to the DMV or County Assessor office of your choice for pickup.
Check your plate choice online.
Download and complete the appropriate application below for your plate. Mail the application and fees to the address on the application. Fees may be paid by check or money order payable to DMV or a Payment Authorization Form (ADM 205).
For faxed orders, fax the completed application and a Payment Authorization to (775) 684-4797.
You can order plates even if you are moving to Nevada within the next 60 days but have not actually registered a vehicle here yet.
Your order will be reviewed by the DMV staff and, if approved, your plates will be mailed to the DMV office of your choice for pickup.
You may order your custom plates in person at the same time you register a vehicle or renew its registration at a DMV Office or at a County Assessor's Office which offers vehicle registration services.
You may wish to use our online Personalized Plate Search in advance to help select your plate style and/or personalized numbering. Complete the appropriate application below.
You will receive a temporary movement permit for your vehicle and your new plates will be mailed to you.
We cannot release license plates which are not registered to a vehicle.
Order by mail or fax, placing your name and address on the application and the recipient's name on the line labeled "Name of person plate will be registered to if other than applicant."
When the DMV or County Assessor's office you chose on the application receives your plates, the staff will notify you by mail. The office will hold the plates for 60 days.
The registration will have to be completed in person at a DMV or Assessor office as outlined below.
One DMV office visit is necessary to receive personalized plates no matter which method you use to place the order.
See the full list of Registration Requirements or the New Resident Guide and use our online Registration Fee Estimates. Make an appointment well in advance.
To swap plates on an existing Nevada registration, bring the old plates to the DMV or County Assessor which offers vehicle registration services.
No registration renewal or emissions inspection is necessary if your renewal is not due. A $5 substitute plate fee will apply in addition to the specialty plate fees.
If your renewal is due within 35 days or you choose to renew, you will need to complete an emissions inspection if required and if the last test was completed more than 90 days ago. Your expiration date will change if the current expiration date is more than 35 days away. Credit will be given for the unused portion of your current Nevada registration.
If you are transferring plates between vehicles that you own, you must renew the registration(s) for a full year, present Evidence of Insurance card(s) and Emissions Inspection(s) if required. Credit will be given for any unused portion of a current registration.
Bring the license plate application, any required documentation, Evidence of Insurance and your current odometer reading to a DMV Full Service Office or County Assessor which offers vehicle registration services.
Individuals may transfer plate numbers if the original owner signs a License Plate Release (SP 67) as the new owner registers the vehicle or a plate swap is completed at a DMV office.
If you see a personalized plate number that you find offensive, you may ask the DMV to review and possibly recall it. Please complete the following form and mail it to the address listed.
License Plate Complaint Form (SP 74)
The DMV will consider recalling any personalized license plate that:
