From: ehare@arrl.org (Ed Hare - KA1CV)
Newsgroups: or.general,rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: How do I get Ham plates?
Date: 26 Aug 92 19:14:28 EDT
Organization: American Radio Relay League

In rec.radio.amateur.misc, john@n7kbt.rain.com (John Opalko) writes:

>I just moved to Oregon and I will soon be registering my car.  I want my
>callsign on my plates.  Can I get my initial plates with the call or do I
>have to get a set of regular plates first and change them later, like I
>had to do in Washington?

>Can the local DMV stations handle this or do I need to contact someone in
>Salem?  Whom do I contact?

John, 

The ARRL Regulatory Information Branch may have more up-to-date info, but
here is the latest file:

The following information is from the ARRL Regulatory Information
Branch files:

This report was compiled from data given to ARRL HQ from ARRL 
State Government Liaison volunteers. If you know that any of this 
information is incomplete, a letter to the Regulatory Information 
Branch at ARRL HQ would be appreciated. Email sent to 
2155052@mcimail.com Subject: "Attention RIB" will be printed 
and forwarded to the Regulatory Information Branch.

NOTE:  Most states require a copy of an FCC amateur license as well as 
proof that tax has been paid on the vehicle. They also require 
that the title is in the ham's name. The license fees, in most 
cases, are in addition to the usual registration fee.

The asterisk indicates that the information is from 1986. 
All other information is current as of 1991.

STATE    INITIAL/RENEWAL FEE      NOTES

Alabama*       $ 3/3
Alaska*        $ free/free   General or above with 5 band 
                             capability
               $ 20/30       Novice or Technician
Arizona        $ 5/free
Arkansas       $ 2           private passenger vehicles and pickups 
                             only - October 1 deadline
California     $ 21/none
Colorado       $ 2/2
Connecticut    $12/Free      Only issued for passenger, commercial, 
                             combination, camper or motorcycles 
                             Processing time-9 weeks
Delaware*      $ 10/free
Florida        $ 5.00/1.50     
  (service fee)  2.50
  (postage fee)  1.30
Georgia*       $25/25         same cost as vanity plates
Hawaii*        $ 3.25/3.25
Idaho          $ 5/free
Illinois       $3/free        Illinois residents over 65 can get 
                              plates at half cost--excludes amateur
                              "Ham Radio" appears on plate
                              Car, truck or motorcycle only
                              If driver has ham tags, may legally 
                              use a headset
                              special brochure available
Indiana        $ 2/2
Iowa*          $ 5/5
Kansas         $ 1/1          Passenger or trucks
                              Same call sign/tag permitted on cars 
                              and trucks
Kentucky*      $ 25/25
Louisiana      $ 1/1 
Maine          $ 15/15
Maryland*      $ 5/5
Massachusetts $40/40          Ham tag fee is half way between 
                              regular plate registration of $20 and 
                              vanity plate fee of $70
                              processing time is 3-4 months
                              passenger vehicles only (law pending 
                              to include other types of vehicles
Michigan       $ 2/free       Novice operators not eligible for ham 
                              plates  
                              Only people with ham tags eligible for 
                              a permit to own a ham rig capable of 
                              receiving police frequencies 
Minnesota     $ 10/free
Mississippi    $15/
Missouri       $15/15         Affidavit required stating that 
                              Amateur holds an amateur license
Montana        $ 5/           SGL is state legislator
                              Ham tags issued only to "conditional" 
                              tags expire Dec. 31                      
Nebraska       $9/5           Passenger, camper, or truck
                              Processing time--4-6 weeks
Nevada         $25/free       plus usual registration fee
New Hampshire                 Plates not available in NH 
New  Jersey    $ 10/free      more than one car can use a ham 
                              call (e.g. W2WEC-2)
New Mexico*     $ 3/3
New York        $11/5         More than one ham call can be used, 
                              but must be altered (KB1HQ-1)
North Carolina $10/           Bills currently in House and Senate to 
                              raise the fee to $10.00 each year
North Dakota   $ Free/ Free  
Ohio*          $ 5/free
Oklahoma*      $ 2.70/2.70
Oregon*        $ 5/free
Pennsylvania   $ 20/free      request for multiple plates (WA3IAO-1)
                              pending
Rhode Island   $ free
South Carolina $ 1/1          Deadline: July 1 and plate is valid 
                              starting Nov. 31
South Dakota*  $ 2.50/2.50 
Tennessee*     $ free/free
Texas          $ 2/1
Utah           $ 5/none
Vermont*       $15/15
Virginia       $ 1/1          Amateur equipment must be kept in the 
                              vehicle
Washington     $ 6/free
West Virginia  $ 5/           All plates expire July 1
Wisconsin      $10/free                   
Wyoming*       $ 4/4


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