Transferring Plate(s) to Another Vehicle
In order to transfer license plates, both vehicles must be
registered in your name. For a vehicle that has just been purchased, you may request
a plate transfer when you apply for title and/or registration in your name.
A $5.00 transfer fee applies to the following types of
plates:
Personalized, Veteran, University, Children's Trust,
Charitable Exempt, Non-Profit, Government Exempt, National Guard, Purple Heart and Amateur
Radio*.
*Contact DMV for additional requirements to transfer Amateur Radio plates.
There is not a transfer fee for the following types of
plates:
Disabled Vet, Disability, Prisoner of War, Pearl Harbor
Survivor
NO OTHER TYPES OF PLATES CAN BE
TRANSFERRED.
Transferring plate(s) from a vehicle registered in
your name to another vehicle that is registered in your name. (Can be
processed through the mail.)
1) Vehicle Transaction Application (Make a statement in the
comments section that you wish to transfer your plate, and specify the complete, correct
plate number.)
2) Copies of the ALASKA registrations for the vehicle the plate is being transferred
from, as well as the one it is being transferred to or a letter that includes the serial
numbers and descriptions of the vehicles.
3) $5.00 personalized check or money order, if applicable.
Transferring plate(s) from a vehicle registered in your
name to a vehicle that you have just purchased and are transferring to your name.
(Cannot be processed through the mail.)
1) Application for Title and Registration PDF WORD
(Make a statement in the affidavit section that you wish to transfer your plate, and
specify the complete, correct plate number.)
2) Copies of the registrations for the vehicle the plate is being transferred from,
as well as the one it is being transferred to or a letter that includes the serial numbers
and descriptions of the vehicles.
3) $5.00 personalized check or money order, if applicable.
Please do not place the new plate on the vehicle until you
receive the new registration and tabs for the plate(s).
Mail requests to:
State of Alaska
Division of Motor Vehicles
ATTN: CORRESPONDENCE
1300 W Benson Boulevard STE 200
Anchorage AK 99503-3600

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