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Persons
with Disabilities Plate |
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| Who is Eligible: |
Qualified persons with
disabilities. |
| Requirements: |
A statement on
letterhead stationary from someone licensed to practice medicine in Iowa or a contiguous state (Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska and
South Dakota)
stating that the applicant is a person with a disability and that the
disability is permanent. Persons licensed to practice medicine include
physicians, chiropractors, podiatrists, physician assistants or advanced
nurse practitioners. A parent or guardian of a disabled child may qualify
if the child resides with them and submits a proof of residency form. |
| Eligible
Vehicles: |
Automobiles
Multi-Purpose Vehicles
Sport Utility Vehicles
Vans |
Motorcycles
Trucks
Motor Homes
Trailers & Travel Trailers |
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| Numbered
Plate Fee: |
No initial or validation fees
Annual registration renewal feeNumbered plates must be ordered through your county
treasurer's office. |
| Personalized
Plate Fee: |
$25 initial fee
$5 annual validation fee
Annual registration renewal feePersonalized
license plates may consist of up to five characters and numbers. All personalized
plate choices must have at least two characters.
- No punctuation marks are allowed.
- No denoting a government agency (i.e., DOT ).
- No display of characters which are sexual in
connotation.
- No characters suggesting profane, obscene or
inflammatory words or phrases, or those contrary to public policy.
- No characters or words defined in dictionaries
as a term of vulgarity, contempt, prejudice, hostility, insult, or racial or ethnic
degradation.
- No characters considered to be offensive.
- No characters that conflict with the regular
license numbering system.
- Recognized as a swear
word.
- Reference to an
illegal substance or criminal act.
- Any foreign word falling in any of these
categories.
- No duplicate combination of characters, such
as:
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A0000 through Z9999 |
AA000 through ZZ999 |
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0000A through 9999Z |
A000 through Z999 |
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000AA through 999ZZ |
Numbers only |
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| How
to Apply: |
Persons with Disabilities License Plate Application Form
#411238
Applications may also be obtained from your county
treasurer's office or the following address:
Office of Vehicle Services
P.O. Box 9278
Des Moines, IA 50306-9278
Telephone: 515-237-3110
E-Mail: vehser@dot.state.ia.us
Your plates will be sent to your county treasurer's office
and they will notify you when your plates are ready. Plates must be assigned to a
vehicle within 90 days or the plates will be voided and no refund issued. Your
current plates must be exchanged for your new plates. |
©Iowa Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division
Updated February 11, 2008 |
