A picture or professional plate is a vehicle plate that has the words " New York " contained in a blue banner, and a picture or logo next to the plate number. Some personalized [1] picture plates are available for an additional fee. You can browse the available styles of picture and professional plates online. The categories are : I Love NY Adventure Plates [2 ] Sports [3 ] Military and Veterans [4 ] Counties and Regions of NYS [5 ] Colleges , Fraternities , Sororities [6 ] Causes [7 ] Professions [8 ] Organizations [9 ] Motorcycle Plates [10 ] 

Cost of picture and professional plates 
Our picture and professional plates have a variety of prices. You can browse the available styles using the categories above to find detailed pricing information on the plate you re interested in. 

Privileges of professional plates 
Custom plates reserved for professional groups and emergency services organizations serve to identify the registrant as a member of that group. The plates come with no special rights or privileges. 

Standard series plates to replace picture or professional plates 
To exchange custom plates for standard series plates complete a Vehicle Registration / Title Application pdf [11] MV-82 bring the form, the plates and your NY State Driver License to a DMV office [12 ] pay a one - time plate exchange fee of $28.75 , and surrender your plates We will then issue your vehicle a set of standard series plates. 

If I remove a vehicle from the road, can I keep my picture or professional plates? 
Yes. You can store your picture or professional plates at most DMV offices. Find a DMV office. [12] You will receive a receipt form FS-6 T when you surrender your plates. Verify the information listed on the receipt, make sure that the receipt displays the words " Stored at Local Office, and keep this receipt. We will indicate on the registration record that the vehicle plates have been stored. To register the vehicle again, or to use your stored picture or professional plat

user: I am planning to remove a vehicle from the road, and I would like to know if I can keep my photo or my professional plates.

assistant: Of course. You can store your picture or professional plates at  DMV offices.

assistant: Will you register your vehicle in the future?

user: Yes, I will later.

assistant: When you go to do that, you must visit the office that has your vehicle plates. You need to bring the receipt form FS-6 T and the other documents required.

user: What is a picture or professional plate?

assistant: It's a vehicle plate that has the words "New York" contained in a blue banner and a picture or logo next to the plate number.

user: What happens when I get to the DMV office?

assistant: You will receive a the form FS-6 T when you surrender your plates. Verify the information listed on the receipt form, please. You must see the words "Stored at Local Office". We will indicate on the registration record that the vehicle plates have been stored.

user: What is the new picture plate developed for a group or organization?

assistant: Find a detailed information packet about the custom plate picture plate development program, including the Request for the Development of Custom Plates pdf MV-415. You need to know that professional plates do not grant you special parking privileges, unless the city, town or village where you station your vehicle has granted you such privileges. Please, contact your local police or parking enforcement agency  or the agency that is responsible for parking regulations.

user: What if my registration is in the first year of a two-year registration?

assistant: Submit a request for refund or fee paid for motor vehicle registrations and driver licenses, fill out the form MV-215 to apply for a refund of the balance of the fee. A processing fee of $1.00 is subtracted from your refund. You need to know that you will not receive a refund if the registration expires in less than one year.