{"id":1546,"date":"2020-03-09T10:45:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T17:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/license-plates-decals-and-placards\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T15:14:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T22:14:56","slug":"license-plates-decals-and-placards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/vehicle-registration\/license-plates-decals-and-placards\/","title":{"rendered":"License Plates, Decals, and Placards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-columns content-columns colums-2-3-1-2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-column col\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">License plates, decals, and placards help identify vehicle owners, show proof of registration, grant driving and parking privileges, and more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-column col\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"callout-bock full-width full-width--slant\">\n\n\t<div class=\"container container--wide horiz\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-bock__col-small\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading heading-2 txt--bold\">\n\t\t\t\tI need to order&#8230;\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"xmedium\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/uploads\/2022\/12\/license-plate-e1751579471898.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"License Plate\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-bock__callouts\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-bock__callouts-item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>License Plates<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Valid license plates are required on passenger vehicles, commercial motor vehicles, motorcycles,\u00a0permanent trailers, trailer coaches, and park trailers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/portal\/vehicle-registration\/license-plates-decals-and-placards\/license-plates\/\">Learn more about license plates<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-bock__callouts-item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Special Interest &amp; Special License Plates<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Special interest license plates show support for causes you care about, while special license plates allow you to recognize service, achievements, various occupations, and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/portal\/vehicle-registration\/license-plates-decals-and-placards\/license-plates\/order-special-interest-and-personalized-license-plates\/\">Explore special interest &amp; special plates<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-bock__callouts-item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Disabled Person Parking Placards and Plates<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Disabled Person Parking Placards and Plates grant parking privileges to qualified individuals.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/portal\/vehicle-registration\/disabled-placards-and-plates\/\">View services, apply, or renew<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-bock__callouts-item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Decals &amp; Placards<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Certain types of vehicles\u2014including bicycles, off-highway vehicles, and tow dollies\u2014don&#8217;t require license plates. 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