Fees | Plates | Plate Transfer | Requirements

Special plates are available for veterans of the armed forces. We currently have personalized and non-personalized Vet vehicle plates, except for ARMY plates.  All ARMY plates must be ordered as personalized plates. (Motorcycle plates are only available as personalized plates.) These procedures apply to both types of plates. Applicants must provide proof they have served or are currently serving in one of the branches of the armed forces in order to qualify for these plates. Once an applicant has proven they are eligible for Vet plates, they may obtain additional sets of plates for other vehicles titled in their name by providing the license plate number of the plate they already own. There is not a limit to the amount of Vet plates allowed per customer.

PROOF OF SERVICE:

• Copy of applicant’s DD 214. If there is a reference to an attachment, it is not required.
• A letter of verification from the Veterans Administration.
• Active duty military identification.
• Retiree ID Card.

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APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Application for Title & Registration (Form 812) or Vehicle Transaction Application (Form 821).
• Application for Personalized Veteran Plates (Form 803V) if requesting personalized plates.
• “Requesting Veteran Plates - (specify branch of service)” in the comments/affidavit section.
• Other requirements of registration if vehicle is not currently registered.
• Veteran must be the sole or joint owner of a motor vehicle.
• Enter the name of the Vet as a message in ALVIN. T-004
• Veteran may request plates for any branch of service.
• Proof of current or previous military service. Write the name of the proof of service document that was presented by the applicant on the right side of the application under the section "Documents Accepted" and return the document to the applicant.

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NOTE: There is a specific code for each type of Veteran plate. Please use these codes when entering fees, regardless of whether the plates are personalized or not.

*An individual who qualifies for a disability plate is eligible for ONE exemption. Use class code DD (Qualifies for wheelchair logo) or DV (Does not qualify for wheelchair logo) when the exemption is taken on a vehicle with Veteran plates. (See R-327 for further information.)

The $30.00 fee [AS 28.10.421(d)(2)(B)] is charged at the time of initial application and for replacement plates. When issuing a new set of plates, the only plate fee is for the actual plates.  Do not charge a plate replacement fee or plate transfer fee.  This fee is in addition to the normal registration fees charged for a vehicle. The registration fees shown above are for non-commercial vehicles. For leased vehicles and commercial vehicles, use class codes 91-94 or 41-44.

THE REGISTRATION MONTH AND YEAR START OVER AND
FULL FEES MUST BE PAID WHEN A CLASS DD OR DV IS SOLD.
THE REGISTRATION MONTH AND YEAR REMAIN THE SAME
FOR ALL OTHER VEHICLE CLASSES.

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PLATE TYPE NUMBER:

PLATES:

There are five different types of plates representing these branches:

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If your office does not have Veteran’s plates in inventory and the customer does not wish to obtain personalized vet plates:

• Contact your supervisor for a license plate number.
• Issue the registration and tabs to your customer.
• Your supervisor will mail the license plate to the customer.
• When there is not an Alaska license plate on the vehicle, issue a temporary permit (T-090) and immediately clear the permit with the plate number given to you by your supervisor.

PLATE TRANSFER

• Application for Title & Registration (812) or Vehicle Transaction Application (Form 821).
• Affidavit/Comment: “Transfer Veteran’s Plate #___________”.
• $5.00 plate transfer fee, in addition to any other fees that may be due.
• Issue appropriate month and year tabs.

Cross Reference:

HISTORY:

12/18/08 ~ ARMY plates must be personalized as we no longer stock sequential numbers.  Clarified that we only charge ONE plate fee on a single transaction.  (New plate, replacement plate or transfer.)

12/03/07 ~ Added plate type number.

07/01/07 ~ Exemption allowed for Vet plates.

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