Sixth Choice
Fifth Choice
Fourth Choice
Description of what the configuration
above stands for.
Third Choice
First Choice
Form
1716
Application for Missouri Personalized
and Special License Plates
Owner’s Name
Street, RR, or P.O. Box Number
City State ZIP Code
Daytime Phone Number Current Plate Number
Name must appear as shown on vehicle title
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(Please check which category of license plate you need)
(__ __ __)__ __ __-__ __ __ __
Step 1
Any false statement in this application is a violation of the law and may be punished by fine or imprisonment or both.
Step 2
For all plates listed as “Stock,” the Missouri Department of Revenue will select your license plate configuration.
Submit fee shown below with this application.
r Regular Personalized ($15)
(Can be reserved at plates.mo.gov)
r Amateur Radio ($15)
r American Heart Association ($15)
r American Legion ($15)
r Back the Blue ($15)
r Be An Organ Donor ($15)
r Breast Cancer Awareness ($15)
r Cave State ($15)
r Children’s Trust Fund (Stock) ($15)
r Children’s Trust Fund ($15)
r Choose Life ($15)
r Collegiate ($15)
Name of College or University ________________
r Coroner’s Office ($15)
r Custom Vehicle ($15)
r Disabled Person ($15)
r Don’t Tread on Me ($15)
r Ducks Unlimited ($15)
r Eagle Scout ($15)
r Eastern Star - Harmony Chapter ($15)
r Emergency Medical Technician ($15)
r Fight Terrorism ($15)
r Firefighter (Stock) ($15)
r Firefighter ($15)
r Former Legislator ($15)
Last Year Served ________________________
r Fraternal Order of Eagles ($15)
r Fraternal Order of Police ($15)
r Friends of Arrow Rock ($15)
r God Bless America ($15)
r Greek Collegiate Organization ($15)
______________________________________
r Hearing Impaired Kids Endowment Fund ($15)
r Helping Schools ($15)
r I’m Pet Friendly ($15)
r Jefferson National Parks Association ($15)
r Kingdom of Calontir ($15)
r Knights of Columbus ($15)
r Lions Club (Stock) ($15)
r Lions Club ($15)
r Masonic Grand Lodge ($15)
r Masters ($15)
r Missouri 4-H ($15)
r Missouri Association of Realtors ($15)
r Missouri Bicycle & Pedestrian Federation ($15)
r Missouri Botanical Garden ($15)
r Missouri Conservation Heritage (Stock) ($15)
r Bird r Deer r Bald Eagle
r Missouri Conservation Heritage ($15)
r Bird r Deer r Bald Eagle
r Missouri Elks Association ($15)
r Missouri Federation of Square & Round
Dance Clubs ($15)
r Missouri Jaycee (Stock) ($15)
r Missouri Jaycee ($15)
r Missouri Junior Golf Foundation ($15)
r Missouri Nurses Foundation ($15)
r Missouri Remembers POW/MIA ($15)
r Missouri Stream Team Coalition ($15)
r Missouri Task Force 1 ($15)
r Missouri Travel Council ($15)
r MKN Conference of Teamsters ($15)
r MO-AG Businesses ($15)
r Order of the Arrow ($15)
r Paramedic ($15)
r Prince Hall ($15)
r Professional Sports Team ($15)
r St. Louis Blues r St. Louis Cardinals
r Kansas City Chiefs r Kansas City Royals
r Rotary International ($15)
r Safari Club International ($15)
r Search and Rescue ($15)
r Shriners ($15)
r Special Olympics ($15)
r Street Rod ($15)
r Tribe of Mic-O-Say ($15)
r Kansas City District r St. Joseph District
r Wilson Creek Battlefield ($15)
r Zoos ($15) r Kansas City r St. Louis
r Shuttle Bus ($15) — regular personalized
r Vanpool ($15) — regular personalized
r Other ________________________________
Note: Please contact the Missouri Department
of Revenue for other specialty plates
that may be available.
Please use all capital letters and show choices in order of preference. Regular personalized license plates may consist of no more than six characters plus a dash, a space, or an
apostrophe. Personalized plates displaying an emblem or wheelchair symbol may consist of no more than six characters or five characters plus a dash, a space, or an apostrophe.
Personalized plates displaying an emblem and wheelchair symbol are limited to four characters or three characters plus a dash, a space, or an apostrophe. Personalized cycle
plates may consist of no more than six characters or five characters plus a dash, space, or an apostrophe. Personalized cycle plates displaying an emblem or wheelchair
symbol may consist of no more than five characters or four characters plus a dash, space, or an apostrophe. Personalized cycle plates displaying an emblem and wheelchair symbol
may consist of no more than three characters or two characters plus a dash, space, or an apostrophe. The Missouri Department of
Revenue will not issue plates that contain any letters,
numbers, or a combination of letters and numbers which are obscene, profane, patently offensive or contemptuous of a racial or ethnic group, offensive to good taste or decency, or
would present an unreasonable danger to the health or safety of the applicant, of other users of streets and highways, or of the public in any location where the vehicle with such plate
may be found. The Missouri Department of Revenue will not issue plates that conflict with the regular license numbering system.
Step 3
Personalized plate choices (complete only if applying for personalized plates. Please include more than one choice.)
Year Make Model VIN Number
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Description of what the configuration
above stands for.
Description of what the configuration
above stands for.
Description of what the configuration
above stands for.
Description of what the configuration
above stands for.
Second Choice
Description of what the configuration
above stands for.
Vehicle Plate Will
Be Attached To
Office Office Number
Street City
Signature of Owner
or Applicant
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury that all information regarding this request is true and accurate and
is made without intent to defraud and that all statutory requirements for personalized or special license
plates have been met. I also acknowledge that, if the requested configuration is already issued for a
vehicle I own, I must surrender those plates when I pick up the new plates bearing that configuration.
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X
Step 4
Must be completed by all applicants. These license plates will not be mailed. Indicate name of license office where plates are to be picked up.
Form 1716 (Revised 10-2019)
r Passenger r Recreational Vehicle (motor home)
r Beyond Local 6 Truck r Local 6 Truck (limited to a 50 mile radius)
r Beyond Local 12 Truck r Local 12 Truck (limited to a 50 mile radius)
r Beyond Local 18 Truck r Local 18 Truck (limited to a 50 mile radius)
r Beyond Local 24 Truck r Local 24 Truck (limited to a 50 mile radius)
r Motorcycle r Motortricycle r Autocycle
r Check here to add this symbol to your plate. (Form 1776, Physician’s
Statement for Disabled Person’s License Plates is required. See back
for more information.)
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Applications must be completed, signed, and submitted with the fee noted on the front of the application. The annual fee indicated on the application is in addition
to the regular registration fee set by law and is payable upon renewal. Depending on the type of license plates requested, additional documentation may be
required as noted below. Make check or money order (do not send cash) payable to the Missouri Department of Revenue and forward with this application to the
address listed below. Note: The Missouri Department of Revenue may electronically resubmit checks returned for insufficient or uncollected funds.
You must renew your personalized license plates within 60 days of expiration to ensure the personalized plates are held in your name.
Step 1:
Fill in the name exactly as it is shown on the title of the vehicle to which you intend to register this license plate. Fill in your current address,
daytime telephone number, and license plate number that you currently have on the vehicle. Check the category of license plate that belongs
on the vehicle to which you intend to register this plate. Local truck plates are limited to a 50 mile radius.
Step 2:
Check the type of license plate you would like issued. Please note that some license plates require additional documentation and requirements
which are noted below.
Amateur Radio Plates: Your signature on an Amateur Radio Statement (Form 838) constitutes a sworn statement that you hold an unrevoked
and unexpired amateur radio license and that the call letters indicated on the front of this application are the official call letters issued by the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC). You must submit a Form 838 and a copy of your Federal Communications License with this application.
Custom Vehicle Plates: Your signature on a notarized General Affidavit (Form 768) constitutes a sworn statement that the vehicle is a custom vehicle
that is at least twenty-five years old and of a model year after 1948 or was manufactured to resemble a vehicle twenty-five years or older and of a
model year after 1948, has been altered from the manufacturer’s original design, or has an entire body constructed from nonoriginal materials, and is
being used for occasional transportation, exhibitions, club activities, parades, tours, and similar uses and will not be used for general daily
transportation. You must submit a Form 768 that contains the above statement with this application. Custom vehicle plates can only be transferred to
another custom vehicle.
Disabled Person Plates: A signed physician’s statement for disabled person’s license plates (Form 1776) from an advance practice registered
nurse, licensed physician, chiropractor, physician’s assistant, podiatrist, or optometrist must be submitted that states the disability is permanent.
The physician’s statement is valid for 90 days after completion by the physician.
God Bless America Plates: A one time $10.00 contribution to the World War I Memorial Fund is required. You may submit the $10.00 contribution
with this application. If you previously made a contribution on or after August 28, 2002, you may submit a contribution receipt from the Missouri
Veteran’s Commission or verification of the contribution from the Missouri Department of Revenue with this application.
Firefighter Plates: Your signature on a notarized General Affidavit (Form 768) constitutes a sworn statement that you are a director of a fire
protection district, or are compensated, partially compensated, or a volunteer member of any fire department, fire protection district, or voluntary fire
protection association in Missouri. You must submit a Form 768 with this application. You further affirm that if you resign, are removed, or
otherwise terminate association with the fire department, you will return your special license plates to the Missouri Department of Revenue within
15 days.
Missouri 4-H, Jaycees, and Task Force 1 Plates: You must submit a copy of your current membership identification card with this application.
Street Rod Plates: Your signature on a notarized General Affidavit (Form 768) constitutes a sworn statement that the vehicle is a street rod that
is older than 1949 or a vehicle manufactured after 1948 to resemble a vehicle manufactured before 1949, has been altered from the manufacturer’s
original design, or has an entire body constructed from nonoriginal materials, and is being used for occasional transportation, exhibitions, club
activities, parades, tours, and similar uses and will not be used for general daily transportation. You must submit a Form 768 that contains the
above statement with this application. Street rod plates can only be transferred to another street rod.
An annual contribution to the organization and an EUAS is required for the following license plates: $15 for Emergency Medical Technician,
Helping Schools, Missouri Elks Association, and Paramedic; $25 for all specialty plates other than those listed in this paragraph; $30 for
Missouri Bicycle & Pedestrian Federation; and $35 for Kansas City Zoo, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis Blues, St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas
City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals, and St. Louis Zoo. The following plates do not require an annual contribution to the organization or an EUAS:
Amateur Radio, Custom Vehicle, Disabled Person, Firefighter, God Bless America, Missouri Jaycees, Missouri 4-H, Missouri Task Force 1, and
Street Rod.
Contribution to the organization may be collected by the Department of Revenue for the following license plates: $10 for Back the Blue, $25 for
Be an Organ Donor, Breast Cancer Awareness, Children’s Trust Fund, Fight Terrorism, and $10 for God Bless America.
Note: If applying for a two-year registration the EUAS amount must be doubled.
Step 3: (for all plates listed as “stock” skip this step.)
Indicate more than one personalized license plate choice. You may use a combination of letters
and numbers. Please print clearly using all capital letters. Signs and symbols cannot be used except for one space, one dash, or one apostrophe.
Space limitations are noted on the front of the application.
Please print capital letters and numbers as follows:
Step 4:
Indicate the license office name and number where license plates are to be picked up. The office name and number can be located at
http://dor.mo.gov/offloc/. Sign the application.
You will receive a notification letter when your license plates have been sent to the license office you indicated on the front of this application. Please
allow six to eight weeks after the license plates are ordered for the notification letter to arrive.
Regular personalized plates can be reserved and ordered at plates.mo.gov
Mail to: Motor Vehicle Bureau Phone: (573) 526-3669
Personalized License Plate Section E-mail: mvbmail@dor.mo.gov
301 West High Street, Room 370
P.O. Box 569
Jefferson City, MO 65105-0569
Form 1716 (Revised 10-2019)
Visit http://dor.mo.gov/motorv/plates for additional information.