John J. Barthelmes
Commissioner of Safety
State of New Hampshire
DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY
DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
23 HAZEN DRIVE, CONCORD, NH 03305
Telephone: (603)227-4000 TDD Access Relay NH 7-1-1
Elizabeth Bielecki
Director of Motor Vehicles
Application for Vanity Plates
Entire form must be completed, and it must be signed and dated to be processed - PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY:
Name of primary registered owner of the vehicle: ________________________________________________________
License Number: __________________ Telephone Number: _______________ Email (optional): ___________________
Mailing Address: _______________________________ City: __________________ State: _______ Zip: __________
Current Plate Number on Vehicle: _________________ Make: _________________ Model:
_____________________ Please place a check () next to your choice of plate type below:
Vanity Plate Type
Max. Characters
Vanity Plate Type
Active Duty Military
Six (6)
Purple Heart
Antique
Six (6)
Purple Heart Motorcycle
Antique with Old Man Replica
Four (4)
State Park Plates
Apportioned
Six (6)
Street Rod
Commercial
Six (6)
Veteran
Conservation
Six (6)
Veteran Decal Plate
Conservation State Park
Four (4)
Veteran Motorcycle
Decal Plate
Five (5)
Disabled Veteran
Motorcycle
Five (5)*
Disabled Veteran Motorcycle
National Guard
Five (5)
Walking Disability
Passenger
Seven (7)
Walking Disability Motorcycle
Trailer
Six (6)
* Ampersand (&) is NOT available
** Two of the three characters must be letters, and Ampersand (&) is NOT available
The Division of Motor Vehicles reserves the right to recall or deny Vanity Plates if they are determined to not
comply with Administrative Rule Saf-C 514.61 (please see reverse side).
If your application is approved, you will receive a temporary paper plate for use until your permanent plates are delivered
to you by mail. To check if a plate is available, please visit our website at: http://business.nh.gov/Platecheck/. Please note
that current availability does not always guarantee that the plate will be available at the time of registration. Availability
of plates will not be verified by telephone.
When making your choice, please remember that the only characters allowed are:
ampersand (&), numerals, plus sign (+), minus sign (-) or letters. Spaces between characters are NOT allowed.
Plate Choice
Intended Meaning of Plate Choice
__________________________________________________________ ____________________________
Signature of Primary Registrant Date
Please see reverse side for additional instructions
RDMV 120 (Rev 12/18)
Please bring your application, and town portion of the registration, in person to either your nearest New Hampshire
Division of Motor Vehicle or municipal clerk who processes registrations, or you may mail the application, town
portion of the registration, and a check for the appropriate fees to the Concord New Hampshire Division of Motor
Vehicle Office at:
NH Dept. of Safety
DMV - Registration Bureau
23 Hazen Drive
Concord NH 03305
If you are changing your plate anytime other than the time of your renewal, please br
ing the Application for Vanity
Plates along with your current vehicle registration and one of your current plates to your nearest New Hampshire
Division of Motor vehicle or municipal clerk who processes registrations.
Fee Information:
The fee for a Vanity Plate is in addition to your Registration fees due to the Town/City and State.
Vanity Plate fee 12 months: $40.00. The vanity plate fee for new registrations other than twelve (12) months is
now prorated based on the number of months to the expiration of the registration.
Reflectorized plate fee: $4.00 fee per plate ($8.00 for a set). This is a one-time only fee.
Conservation Plates have a $30.00 fee in addition to the Vanity Plate fee and registration fees.
State Park Plates have an $85.00 fee in addition to the Vanity Plate fee and registration fees.
Conservation State Park plates have a combined fee of $115.00 in addition to the Vanity Plate fee and registration
fees.
Administrative Rule Saf-C 514.61 Initial or Vanity Registration Plate.
(c) An initial or vanity registration plate shall not:
(1) Include a zero;
(2) Imply an affiliation with a government entity that is not true;
(3) Refer to or be associated with any of the following subjects, in any language, whether read
forward, backward, by mirror image or by phonetic spelling:
a. Intimate body parts or genitals;
b. Sexual or excretory acts or functions;
c. Words or terms of profanity or obscenity;
d. Violence;
e. Illegal activities;
f. Drugs, drug culture or illegal intoxicants;
g. Gangs; or
h. Racial, ethnic, religious, gender or sexual orientation hatred or bigotry;
(4) Have more than 7 characters;
(5) Have more than 2 ampersands, plus signs, or minus signs, and which shall not be
consecutive, such as &&;
(6) Have any characters other than ampersands, numerals, plus signs, minus signs, or letters;
(7) Have only numerals or only numerals and ampersands, plus signs, or minus signs; and
(8) Have characters or combinations of characters which may cause difficulty of distinction or
identification.