Egenskaber for Vanity Plate Application
Vanity Plate Application Instruktioner
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- Form MV-45 Maine - Vanity Plate ansøgning
Department of the Secretary of State
Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles
VANITY PLATE INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS
Vanity plates are available for the following types of plates:
Up to 7 characters – plus one dash or space
Antique Auto, Combination, Commercial, Custom Vehicle, Hire, Motor Home, Passenger, Street Rod, Trailer, Wabanaki
Up to 7 characters – includes space or dash
Autocycle, Motorcycle, Moped, Antique Motorcycle, Special Veterans Motorcycle
Up to 6 characters – plus one dash or space
Agriculture, Agriculture Commercial, Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital, Black Bear, Breast Cancer, Emergency Medical Services, Farm,
Lobster, Maine Lighthouse Trust, Sportsman, Support Animal Welfare, We Support Our Troops
Up to 6 characters – includes space or dash
Special Veterans
Up to 5 characters – plus one dash or space
Firefighter
Up to 5 characters – includes space or dash
Conservation, Conservation Commercial, Disability, Disability Motorcycle, Disabled Veterans, Disabled Veterans Motorcycle, Purple Heart,
Purple Heart Motorcycle, University of Maine.
Up to 4 characters – includes space or dash
Special Veterans Disability
Vanity plates with a total of 7 characters may mix numbers and letters in any order, as long as there is at least one letter in the sequence, i.e.
A123456, 1234A56, 123456B, AGR8PL8.
Vanity plates having fewer than 7 characters may mix numbers and letters as long as the first character is a letter, i.e. A1, A2B, A3C5,
A4D4U, F2G3H4.
Vanity plates must not begin with a 0 (zero) or with the letter “O”, followed by only numbers.
Please note: Vanity plates with seven characters, plus one space or dash will cover the chickadee design.
An ampersand (&) is available on vanity plates with 2 to 6 characters. The sequence must begin with a letter, i.e. A&71B, AB&C-2.
Vanity plates issued must not duplicate a vanity plate issued in any other class code.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
COMMERCIAL – Vanity plates may be issued to trucks for all weights, with the exception of truck-tractor configurations.
SEMI-TRAILERS/CAMPER TRAILERS – Vanity plates are allowed for all trailers, with the exception of long-term trailers. When
registering a trailer for two years, the fee for a vanity plate is $50 ($25 for each year).
First time requests for Wabanaki plates must be accompanied by the Certification of Membership form, MV-18.
First time requests for Firefighter plates must be accompanied by the Firefighter application (PS-43), signed by the Fire Chief, along with an
additional one-time $5 fee required for Firefighter plates.
First time requests for Emergency Medical Services plates must be accompanied by the Emergency Medical Services application (MVR-17),
along with an additional one-time $5 fee required for Emergency Medical Services plates.
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MV-45A (Rev. 09/22)
101 Hospital Street, 29 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0029
Phone: (207) 624-9000 Ext. 52146 TTY user call Maine relay 711
Department of the Secretary of State
Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles
SPECIAL CONDITIONS, continued
First time requests for *Special Veterans, *Special Veterans Disability, Special Veterans Motorcycle plates; Purple Heart, Purple Heart
Motorcycle plates; and Disabled Veterans and Disabled Veterans Motorcycle plates may require proof of eligibility.
*If replacement veteran decals are needed for class code VT or DS, please include an additional $5 fee with your request.
Veterans, please visit the Bureau of Veterans’ Services website at http://www.maine.gov/dvem/bvs for information relating to state and
federal benefits you may have earned for your military service.
FEES
There is a $25 annual fee for vanity registration plates. Since vanity fees are due at time of application and at each re-registration, it may be
advantageous to wait and apply when renewing your registration.
If applying at the time of re-registration, please provide: $35 registration fee, $25 vanity fee, evidence of insurance and excise tax receipts
(white and yellow copies) from your town office.
Agriculture, Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital, Black Bear, Breast Cancer, Conservation, Lobster, Maine Lighthouse Trust, Support Animal
Welfare, University of Maine, and We Support Our Troops plates cost an additional $20 for the first year and $15 annually at time of
renewal, plus the vanity fee of $25. Sportsman vanity plates are an additional $20 annually, plus a $25 vanity plate fee.
Please make checks or money orders payable to the Secretary of State. Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express are
accepted.
AN IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING VANITY PLATE REQUESTS
Vanity plates area a great way to personalize your motor vehicle. Please keep in mind as you request a phrase, acronym or abbreviation to use
on a Maine registration plate that other citizens may not understand your intended phrase, or may be offended by it, and make a complaint to
the Secretary of State.
Maine law, MRSA Title 29-A §453 paragraph 3-A Restrictions. The Secretary of State may refuse to issue or may recall a vanity registration
plate issued under this section that:
C. Falsely suggests an association with public institutions;
D. Is duplicative;
E. Consists of language which encourages violence, may result in an act of violence or other unlawful activity because of the content of the
language requested by the registrant;
F. Is profane or obscene;
G. Makes a derogatory reference to age, race, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry or national origin, religion or
physical or mental disability;
H. Connotes genitalia or relates to sexual acts; or
I. Forms a slang term, abbreviation, phonetic spelling or mirror image of a word or term otherwise described in this subsection.
Should the Secretary of State receive a complaint about a vanity plate, the registrant may be required to surrender the use of that vanity plate.
CLASS CODES
AC
AG
AQ
Agriculture Commercial
Agriculture
Antique Auto
DV
DX
EM
FD
FM
LB
Disabled Veterans
Disability
Emergency Medical Services
Firefighter
Farm
Lobster
PH
PM
SR
SW
TL
TS
TX
UM
VM
VT
Purple Heart
Purple Heart Motorcycle
Street Rod
Sportsman
Trailer
We Support Our Troops
Hire
University of Maine
Special Veterans Motorcycle
Special Veterans
Wabanaki
AW Support Animal Welfare
BB
BC
BH
CC
CM
CO
CR
CV
DS
Black Bear
Breast Cancer
Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital
Conservation Commercial
Combination
Commercial
Conservation
Custom Vehicle
Special Veterans Disability
LH
Maine Lighthouse Trust
MC Motorcycle
MH Motor Home
MP Moped
MQ Antique Motorcycle
MX Disability Motorcycle
PC
WB
XV
Disabled Veterans Motorcycle
Passenger
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MV-45A (Rev. 09/22)
101 Hospital Street, 29 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0029
Phone: (207) 624-9000 Ext. 52146 TTY user call Maine relay 711