Vanity Plates

Important Note

RI DMV is not currently accepting new applications for vanity plates.

Online Vanity Plate Reservation Service

You will need a Visa, Mastercard or Discover credit card. This online vanity plate service is available only for passenger vehicles, motorcycles, and commercial vehicles under 9001 lbs.

Things to Know

• Initial Vanity Plate Orders are only available in Standard Wave, or optional Sailboat design, or Antique (for antique vehicles.)
• Additional registration and transfer fees will be due when you pick up your vanity plates at the DMV.
• Annual registration fees for vanity plates are higher than traditional plates. Costs are listed in the DMV Fee Table.
• A passenger vehicle vanity plate can be any combination of two to six letters or up to six letters and numbers.
• A motorcycle vanity plate is any combination of two to five letters and numbers that is not already registered to a motorcycle, passenger or commercial vehicle.
• For a commercial vehicle under 9001 lbs, a vanity plate is any combination of two to six letters and numbers that is not already registered to a passenger vehicle, motorcycle or commercial vehicle.

AAA Member Services

AAA members in Rhode Island can take advantage of many transaction services at select branch offices.

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