Get a Personalized License Plate in Arizona

Log on to Arizona's Motor Vehicle Division Web site (see Resources below) and download an official application for a personalized license plate.

Print the application.

Record your name, mailing address and your vehicle's year, make, current plate, VIN and registration expiration date.

Select a plate style. Note the differences in cost and characters that are allowed on each type of plate while making your selection.

Enter three different choices for your personalized plates using capital alphanumeric character combinations and considering the number of characters allowed on your preferred plate style. Observe all spacing, punctuation and lettering rules on the form.

Write out the meaning of your personalized license plate message so the department may make a decision on its appropriateness.

Sign and date your application. Include your daytime telephone number.

Include your check or money order. Make it payable to Motor Vehicle Division.

Mail your completed application and payment to: Mail Drop 801Z, Special Plates Unit, Motor Vehicle Division, PO Box 2100, Phoenix, AZ, 85001-2100.

Receive your personalized license plates in the mail within three to four weeks along with new month and year tabs and/or a new registration.

Affix the month and year tabs on your permanent personalized plates upon receipt.

Or, place an order for a personalized license plate electronically at Arizona's EZ Plate Web site (see Resources below) and enter the same information that is requested on the paper form. This lets you check for personalized license plate availability in real time. The only payment methods allowed are Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover credit cards.