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Information and Application
MV2590 1/2019 s.341.14(6r) Wis. Stats.
1. To order non-personalized Law Enforcement Memorial plates,
mark first option and go to step 6.
2. To order personalized Law Enforcement Memorial plates, mark
second option and choose 1–6 characters.
If you choose 6 characters, no spaces are allowed.
Law Enforcement Memorial license plates recognize Wisconsin
law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. The registration
fees include an annual $25 tax-deductible donation. WisDOT
distributes the donation equally between the Wisconsin Law
Enforcement Memorial and the National Law Enforcement Officers
Memorial Fund.
Who is eligible?
► Any Wisconsin resident.
Vehicles that qualify
► An automobile.
► A motor home (Annual registration only).
► A private truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm
truck that has a gross weight of 8,000 pounds or less.
► A farm truck that has a gross weight of 12,000 pounds or less.
Fees needed
► A $25 annual tax-deductible donation is required for original
issuance of the Law Enforcement Memorial license plates and
each year at renewal.
► A $15 issuance fee or the annual $15 personalized plate fee.
► The annual registration fee, if your current plates expire
within 3 months.
Plates required in 2 days
► To legally operate your vehicle, you must display license plates
within two business days of purchase.
► If you do not have current plates, apply to a DMV Customer
Service Center or an agent authorized by DMV to obtain a
temporary plate while your Law Enforcement Memorial license
plate order is processed. An agent may charge a plate fee
and/or service fee.
Personalized plate information
► A $15 personalized plate fee is required each year in addition
to the $25 donation and regular registration fee.
► WisDOT may refuse to issue or may recall after issuance a
request that is misleading or may be offensive to good taste or
decency.
► No refund or adjustment will be made for a change of choice or
spacing after the plate has been ordered or if the application is
unclear or incorrectly completed.
► Plates will be mailed 3–4 weeks after you receive the new
Certificate of Registration.
If you choose 5 or fewer characters, you may request up to
two spaces between any of the characters. Indicate this
request with diagonal lines as shown here.
3. Use capital letters or numbers. The letter O and the number
zero are the same. The following are not acceptable: small
letters, symbols, signs, hyphens, apostrophes, etc. Carefully
distinguish between: letters L or I and number 1, letter S and
number 5, letter G and number 6, letter Z and number 2, letter
B and number 8, letter U and letter V.
4. For personalized plate message availability, please visit:
wisconsindmv.gov/personalizedplatelookup.
5. Provide a meaning for your request, i.e. what does this
represent?
6. If the vehicle that you wish to register with Law Enforcement
Memorial plates is already titled in your name, send:
» A copy of your Certificate of Registration or complete the
vehicle description on the application.
» A $15 issuance or personalized plate fee plus the annual
registration fee if the current plates expire within the next 3
months.
» $25 Law Enforcement Memorial donation.
7. If the vehicle is not titled in your name, send:
» A completed title application:
MV1 (Private Sale) or MV11 (Dealer Sale);
» The title assigned to you.
» All required fees, including annual registration fee;
» Additional $15 issuance or personalized plate fee;
» $25 Law Enforcement Memorial donation.
8. Make check or money order payable to: Registration Fee
Trust.
9. Mail all required items to:
WisDOT
Special Plates Unit
P.O. Box 7911
Madison, WI 53707-7911
WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
