When registering your motor vehicle in Indiana, you can choose your Indiana license plates. While you can opt for the basic, standardized your Indiana license plates, you can also choose between personalized plates, special recognition plates, and others such as disability plates.

There are many different Indiana license plates with backgrounds of different subjects such as military organizations, universities, firefighting, breast cancer awareness, Native Americans, nursing, diabetes, arts, sports, Boy Scouts, engineering, and even historical ones like Lewis and Clark.

You can obtain some of these Indiana by going to the Indiana Bureau of Motor vehicles. Many others specialty places will require you to directly contact the organization to request an application for the specific plate. Once you complete the application and pay the appropriate group fees, you should get an authorization form that you can take to the BMV obtain your specialty Indiana license plates.

All specialty plates have a $15 Bureau of Motor Vehicles administrative fee. Many also have an additional fee of up to $25, but this fee supports the organization or group directly.

The personalized Indiana license plate is available on standard and special plates. These plates are available for plates are available for passenger automobiles, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, and certain trucks.

The cost to personalize your Indiana license plate is $48 each year, in addition to the standard registration fees as well as the cost of the specific specialized plate 

To apply for you’re a personalized Indiana license plate, you can stop by to a local BMV agency and complete the correct application. You can complete this application at any point in the calendar year, but you will not receive your personal Indiana license plate until April of next year. You will have to go back to same BMV branch to pick up your Indiana license plate. 

You must be at least 15 years old to earn a learner’s license, as long as you have a parent’s consent and have taken a Traffic Law and Substance Abuse Education course.  You will also need to provide identification that verifies your identity, address in addition to proof of Social Security Number.  The proof of SSN can be the SS Card or a W2 tax form that displays the SSN.

There will be two permit practice tests for Florida that you must take in order to obtain a Florida permit practice test.  These tests are the Road Rules and Road Signs tests, each of which are 20 multiple choice questions and require a 75% mark in order to pass.  Using the Florida Driver Handbook, which is available online and in print at local DMV offices, will be your primary resource when practicing for the permit test in Florida.  There are separate handbooks for the operation of motorcycles and commercial vehicles.  These handbooks will inform you on relevant Florida laws as well as the information you will need to complete the test successfully.  There will also be a vision and hearing test administered to ensure that the applicant can operate a motor vehicle safely.

The learner license is restricted to driving during daylight hours for the first few months and only up to 10pm after that.  You will have to be supervised by a licensed driver 21 or older, at all times.

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Like other states, the state of Massachusetts requires drivers to register their motor vehicles with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation Registry of Motor Vehicles. After registering your automobile, you will receive standard license plates for your motor vehicle. Additionally, you can choose to receive personalized Massachusetts license plates that have a customized designs or numbers.

The state provides many different specialty Massachusetts license plates that you can choose. These plates can be ordered online through the Department of Transportation. Unlike many other states, the license plate numbers of these plates are randomly assigned. You cannot request a particular number or keep your current license plate number. In order to qualify for a specialty license plate, you must have your Massachusetts 

Registration in order to process the order. In addition, you should meet the following criteria:

• There are no changes to your current vehicle registration.

• You are the registered owner of the motor vehicle.

• Leased and Company-owned vehicles cannot order specialty plates on-line.

• The address shown on your registration has to be your current address.

• The Massachusetts license plate number used on the form should match the license plate number of one of the registered owners of the vehicle.

For specialty plates, initial registration fee is $50, the special plate fee is $40, the renewal fee is $90 for every two years, and the Department of Transportation plate manufacturing fee is $12. Depending on the specialty plate you choose, there will be additional initial and renewal fees that will usually go to the organization.

You can also order vanity plates for private passenger, motorcycle, livery, bus, commercial, camper or antique motor vehicles. In Massachusetts, all vanity plates must begin with two 2 letters. The license plate can be no more than 6 characters, or a maximum of 5 characters for motorcycle plates. Massachusetts vanity license plates cannot have numbers and letters intermixed. 

You can order vanity plates by going to a full service Registry Branch and filling out the Application for Vanity Plates. You will have to include a $50 check payable to MassDOT with your application.

Like other states, the state of Michigan requires drivers to register their motor vehicles with the Michigan Department of State. After registering your automobile, you will receive standard license plates for your motor vehicle.  You can either choose the classic blue-and-white Great Lakes standard plate, or for an additional $5 a year, you can get the Spectacular Peninsulas Plate Michigan license plates. If you do not like either of these designs, you can go the online License Plate Store, which is run by the Secretary of State, where you can choose from many other designs.

In the License Plate Store, you can choose between personalized plates, historical plates, standard plates, collector license plates, veteran/military service plates, and fundraising license plates.

Personalized Michigan license plates, or vanity plates, can be purchased instead of regular license plates for passenger vehicles, buses, pickups, motorcycles, motor homes, vans, and hearses. Motor Vehicles registered with a Gross Vehicle Weight plate or titled as “utility” are not eligible to receive personalized license plates.

Personalized Michigan license plates are available in the standard, Spectacular Peninsulas, special cause, veteran, and fundraising series. Personalizing a standard plate will cost $30 with $15 annual renewals. Applications are only processed at Secretary of State Offices. Vehicle owners will receive a receipt pending approval by the Department of State. Approved personalized Michigan plates are mailed from Lansing within three weeks.

If your motor vehicle is already registered, you can use the time remaining on the license plate as credit toward the new personalized license plate. The fee for the personalized license plate service is prorated for the months remaining up to the expiration date. There is an additional fee if you change the style of the license plate on your motor vehicle.

Most Minnesota motor vehicles, including cars, trucks, buses, and pickups require two license plate – one in the front of the vehicle and one in the back. Certain vehicles in Minnesota, like dealer cars, motorcycles, mopeds, and trailers, only require the rear-displayed Michigan license plate. 

When you register your motor vehicle in Minnesota for the first time, you will receive standard Minnesota license plates unless you specifically request special plates. You can swap them for special license plates by filling out the correct application and paying the fees.

For personalized Minnesota license plates, or vanity license plates, drivers must apply at a driver and vehicle services office location, or send the application form for special plates, which can be found on the Driver and Vehicle Services website online, to this address: 

Driver and Vehicle Services

445 Minnesota St., Suite 164

St. Paul, MN 55101

You will also need to send an initial application fee of $100 and a $8.50 filing fee. 

All license plates, with the exception of standard Minnesota license plates, are issued from of the central office. Any personalized license plate applicants must follow certain guidelines in order to have their license plate approved:

• Personalized Minnesota license plates can be used for passenger class vehicles, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, and one-ton pickup trucks.

• The total amount of characters on the personalized Minnesota license plate of a passenger vehicle cannot exceed seven, including spaces and hyphens

• The total amount of characters on any other personalized Minnesota license plates cannot exceed six, including spaces and hyphens

• Personalized Minnesota license plates must have at least one letter character

To obtain Rhode Island license plates for your vehicle, you must have the vehicle registered and titled with the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles. You can do this at any of the five branch locations in Rhode Island. After submitting the correct fees and papers for your registration, you will receive your car’s license plates right away. However, if order vanity plates, you will be given temporary Rhode Island license plates until your vanity plates are ready. 

The Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles provides a service for drivers who want to order personalized Rhode Island license plates, or vanity plate, easily online. Payments for these may be paid for with a credit card. There is a $5 convenience fee for this service. Special license plates come with additional fees. To order a personalized plate on the standard plate design, there is a $67.50 initial fee for passenger automobiles ($41.50 for motorcycles). The charge goes to $81.50 if you request the sailboat plate design. These Rhode Island plates are valid for two years. In order to keep them when reregistering your automobile, you must pay a renewal fees. For a passenger vanity renewal, it comes out to $61.50 for two years and $61 for motorcycles.

Available Designs for Rhode Island License Plates

• Other available designs for license plates include the following:

• Sailboat (additional $20)

• Conservation through Education (Additional $41.50)

• Mr. Potato Head (Additional $41.50)

• War Veteran (Additional $10)

• Purple Heart

• National Guard (Additional $20)

When you buy a vehicle in South Carolina, you can choose to also transfer your old license plate, buy a new license plate, or buy a 45-day temporary license plate. Aside from being issued regular South Carolina license plates, you can also order personalized, specialized, or disabled South Carolina license plates.

Specialized South Carolina License Plates

The Department of Motor Vehicles of South Carolina offers a variety of specialized South Carolina license plates. You may wish to have a license plate designating your university or college, a non-profit organization, or a military branch. In order to obtain specialized South Carolina license plates, you will need to submit Form MV-95, the Application for Special License Plate, to the Department of Motor vehicles along with the $24 standard registration fee for passenger cars, and an additional registration fee whose amount varies depending on the organization.  Some can be up to $100.

Personalized South Carolina License Plates

You may also apply for customized, personal South Carolina license plates for a small fee of $30. In order to do so, you will need to submit need to complete Form MV-96, the Application for Personalized License Plate and a maximum of three choices for your personalized South Carolina License Plate. After you submit your application to be reviewed, it can be denied or approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Disabled South Carolina License Plates

If you are disabled, you can complete need to complete Form RG-007A, the Disabled Placard and License Plate Application, in order to apply for a disabled plate. A doctor will have to fill out a portion of the application in order to certify your condition. It costs $20 to get a disabled South Carolina license plate. If you need legal advice and assistance, contact South Carolina lawyers.

A California DMV registration is done in order to show proof of having paid the fees and taxes involved with registering a motor vehicle in California. A California DMV registration consists of a new license plate, a validation decal, as well as your registration certificate. 

A nonresident vehicle is one that was last registered in a state besides California. Any driver who brings a vehicle into the state of California, or buys a nonresident vehicle when in California, should understand the California DMV registration requirements.

In order to register your non-resident vehicle through the CA DMV process, you will need the following documents:

• Form REG 343 Application for Title or Registration: This must be signed by all registered owners of the vehicle as they appear on the out-of-state title and/or registration. Their names and addresses as well as the lien holder should also be included on the application. 

• Out-of-State Registration Certificate, a letter from the last jurisdiction or registration that verifies the registration period, or renewal notice for the current year.

• Form REG 343 Verification of Vehicle

• Any applicable fees

Additionally, you may need the following for your CA DMV registration:

• Out-of-State Title: This is not required if no change has been made to the registered owners there is no request for a California title. If the out-of-state title of the vehicle is not surrendered, the new California registration 

card issued will state that it is nontransferable and the DMV will not issue a California title.

• Form REG 262 Vehicle/Vessel Transfer & Reassignment Form – Bill of Sale, Odometer Disclosure, & Power of Attorney.

• Form REG 166 Lien Satisfied Statement

• Form REG 4008 Declaration of Gross Vehicle and Combined Gross Vehicle Weight for commercial motor vehicles.

• Form REG 4017 Permanent Trailer Identification Application/Certification.

• Form REG 256 Statement of Facts 

• Weight Certificate

• Smog Certification

In accordance to the rules of CA DMV Registration, the vehicle must also be inspected by an authorized Department of Motor Vehicles employee, licensed vehicle verifier, or a law enforcement officer. These vehicle inspections are very easily obtained by bringing the motor vehicle to a local DMV without any charge. 

• The last issued out-of-state title, which should be signed by the lien holder (if there are any) and the seller. If you are not in possession of the title, you must request a duplicate.

• Form REG 262 Vehicle/Vessel Transfer & Reassignment Form, if the seller is not the registered vehicle owner.

• Form REG 262 or the odometer disclosure on the title if the vehicle is less than ten years old, signed by the buyer and seller.

• Form REG 166 a Notarized Lien Satisfied/Title Holder Release or a release of interest of the appropriate line of the title from the lien holder if the only change is the removal of the lien holder.

Fees for a CA DMV registration have to be paid within twenty days of residency or entry to avoid any penalties. Any motor vehicles owned by a California resident have to be registered within twenty days of entry into California, unless the owner obtains a special permit. Nonresidents of California whose vehicles are registered properly to them from their home jurisdiction or state can operate their vehicles in California until they:

• Lease or rent a residence in the State of California.

• Claim a homeowner’s exemption in the State of California.

• Accept gainful employment in the state of California.

• Intend to be located or live in California on a permanent basis.

• Enroll dependents in a K-12 school.

• Enroll in a higher learning institution as a California resident.

The amount of fees depends on many different factors. A total amount for your CA DMV registration can only be determined once you submit your application. For an estimate of what you should expect, you can use the Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator, provided online. The different fees that can be collected during your California DMV registration include the following:

• Registration Fees which are collected on most on-highway vehicles in order to offset the Department of Motor Vehicles costs.

• Reflectorized License Plate Fee which is collected to cover the costs of license plate issuance.

• California Highway Patrol Fee which is collected to offset the costs of the California Highway Patrol.

• County Fees which vary by county. These fees are collected at the request of the specific county of residence for various special programs.

• Vehicle License Fee is based on the value of your motor vehicle as stated in the Bill of Sale or Certificate of Cost. Nonresident military personnel who are stationed in California and Disabled Veterans can apply for military 

exemptions from the VLF fee on any vehicles that they register in California.

• Permanent Trailer Identification Original Fees are applicable to any trailers, except park trailers and trailer coaches, under the PTI program. Permanent trailer identification trailers are not subject to CHP, registration, county, 

or vehicle license fees. Permanent trailer identification trailers must pay an original fee along with a service fee every 5 years for renewal.

• Weight Fees are assessed on pickups that have an unladen weight of up to 8,000 pounds, along with commercial motor vehicles with operating weight under 10,001 pounds. These weight fees are based on the unladen or 

empty weight.

• Commercial Vehicle Registration Act Fees are assessed on commercial motor vehicles that have an operating weight of 10,001 pounds or more. These include pickups that have an unladen weight of 8,001 pounds or more. The Commercial Vehicle Registration Act fee is based on the vehicle’s gross vehicle weight or its combined gross vehicle weight. Tow trucks that are used to help the motoring public to carry or tow impounded vehicles are also 

subject to Commercial Vehicle Registration Act fees. The declared weight of a tow truck is based on the vehicle’s gross vehicle weight rating, not its combined gross vehicle weight.

• Cargo Theft Interdiction Program Fees are fees placed on commercial motor vehicles that operate at 10,001 pounds or more. These fees are not applied to tow trucks, pickups, or any vehicles for hire that are only to 

transport people. Cargo Theft Interdiction Program Fees are used by the California Highway Patrol to promote security for commercially registered vehicles and recover stolen cargo.

• Use Tax is collected at the same rate as the specific California city of residence sales tax. California requires the payment of use tax on any vehicles purchased outside of California and brought into the state within 365 days 

of the vehicle’s purchase date.

• Nonresident Service Fees are collected on motor vehicles and vessels excluding Special Equipment and PTI trailers.

• Penalties can be assessed when certain fees for nonresident vehicles are not paid within twenty days of the date that they are due.  Permanent trailer identification trailers are only assessed the late use tax penalties.

 

Quick Guide to Utah Parking Laws 

Utah Parking Laws

The majority of Utah parking law is located within §1401, Chapter6 (a), in Title 41 of the state’s revised code.  There are other laws that regard parking laws in local jurisdictions, and the fines within these jurisdictions will vary—especially in metropolitan areas and education institutions.  Utah parking laws indicate that a person who has received a ticket is allowed to appeal the fine, but these appeals are often very difficult to prove.  

This article will discuss general Utah parking law and information regarding paying your ticket.  For more information, regard the complete list of parking laws by searching within the state’s revised code at the following link. 

Specific Utah Parking Laws

§41-6a-1401 Standing or parking vehicles—Restrictions and exceptions of Utah parking law provides general laws for prohibited parking in the entire state.  Local jurisdictions may modify these state laws to provide for more safety, but the general prohibitions under this section are listed below: 

• on the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parking at the curb or edge of street

• on a sidewalk

• within an intersection

• on a crosswalk

• between a safety zone or 30 feet from the ends of a safety zone

• alongside or opposite any street excavation that would obstruct traffic

• on any bridge, elevated section of highway, or within a highway tunnel

• on any railroad tracks

• on a controlled-access highway

• in areas between roadways of a divided highway including crossovers

• any place where traffic-control devices prohibit parking

• in front of a public or private driveway

• within 15 feet of a fire hydrant

• with 20 feet of crosswalk

• within 30 feet of traffic signal, stop sign, or yield sign

• within 20 feet of fire station driveway or 75 feet if posted by fire department 

• within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing

§41-6a-1402 of the Utah parking laws prohibits angled parking and parking on certain highways.  According to this Utah parking law, a car needs to park as close as possible to a right-hand curb at least 12 inches or closer to that curb.  If a one-way street allows parking on both sides, this Utah parking law provides the same provisions for the left-hand side of the car.  

Additionally, this Utah parking law prohibits angled parking on any highway without sufficient width to allow angled parking.  The Department of Transportation may place traffic-control devices to restrict parking on highways if the parking is too dangerous, the parking would interfere with traffic, and/or the parking would violate issues indicated by a traffic-control device. 

Paying Ticket under Utah Parking Laws

Utah parking laws allow a person to pay their fine for the citation online only if the local court accepts online payments.  If you’re looking to pay your ticket online within around Salt Lake City, you can visit the following link: