Historic vehicles may be driven to and from events, to repair facilities within a 100 mile limit, and may be driven up to 1,000 miles per
year for personal use. The owner of the historic vehicle shall be responsible for keeping a log of the miles driven for personal use each
calendar year. Such log must be kept in the historic vehicle when the vehicle is driven on any state road.
A Historic Vehicle Log (Form 4012) can be downloaded from the following website: http://dor.mo.gov/forms/4012.pdf.
This permanent registration is not transferrable. If the vehicle is disposed of, historic license plates must be returned to the Director of
Revenue for cancellation.
Disabled Person Plates (applies to personalized historic only): An original 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, physical therapist, or optometrist must be submitted that states the disability is permanent. The physician’s statement is valid
for 90 days after completion by an authorized medical professional.
License plates will be issued only to those vehicles that are titled and registered in Missouri.
To qualify for historic trailer registration, the trailer must be 25 years old or older and meets one of the following descriptions:
• Camping trailer: is a vehicle mounted on wheels and constructed with collapsible partial side walls that fold for towing by another
vehicle and unfold at the campsite to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping or travel use; or
• Fifth-wheel trailer: is a vehicle, mounted on wheels, designed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping or
travel use, of such size or weight as to not require a special highway movement permit, of gross trailer area not to exceed four
hundred square feet (37.2m2) in the set-up mode, and designed to be towed by a motorized vehicle that contains a towing
mechanism that is mounted above or forward of the tow vehicle’s rear axle.
Instructions for Regular Historic License Plates
• $25.25 permanent registration fee and $6.00 processing fee for historic vehicle license plates or $52.50 permanent registration
fee and $6.00 processing fee for historic trailer license plates;
• Personal property tax receipt or non-assessment statement from the previous year;
• Proof of current insurance (excludes trailers) which includes year, make vehicle identification number, and expiration date; and
• Copy of title or copy of receipt of application for title.
Additional Instructions for Personalized Historic Vehicle License Plates (excludes trailers)
Please submit a $15.00 annual fee for personalized historic license plates, which is required in addition to the requirements listed above,
and is payable every year upon reapplication.
If you currently have historic plates on the vehicle referenced on the front of this application, the $25.25 permanent registration fee is not due.
Please indicate your current historic plate in the Historic License Number area on the front of the application.
A personalized license plate may consist of no more than six characters plus a dash, space, or apostrophe. A personalized cycle license
plate may consist of no more than six characters or five characters plus a space, dash, or apostrophe.
Please print capital letters and numbers as follows:
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.
Additional Instructions for Year of Manufacture License Plates
The owner of any historic vehicle or trailer possessing a license plate issued by the state of Missouri that is over 25 years old in which
the year of issuance of such plate is consistent with the year of manufacture of the vehicle or trailer may register such plate as a historic
plate as set forth in Section 301.131 RSMo, provided the plate configuration does not conflict with the current numbering system. If you
are in possession of a plate that is consistent with the year of manufacture of the vehicle or trailer, please submit a picture of the plate
that clearly shows the plate number and year with this application and the requirements listed above. If you have any questions, please
contact the Motor Vehicle Bureau at (573) 526-3669.
Example: A 1965 vehicle can be registered using a Missouri license plate from 1965.
Mail to: Motor Vehicle Bureau Phone: (573) 526-3669
P.O. Box 569 Fax: (573) 751-5209
Jefferson City, MO 65105-0569 E-mail: mvbmail@dor.mo.gov
Visit http://dor.mo.gov/
for additional information.
Form 570 (Revised 08-2019)
