DMV TITLE AND REGISTRATION HANDBOOK
Chapter M: Fees
M16 05/01/24
Special Registration Plate Program
Special Registration Plate Program plates may be issued
for passenger vehicles. The Gray Whale, UOAA Duck,
Smokey Bear, and Pollinator Paradise Plates are part of
the Special Registration Plate Program. These plates are
also available as custom and Amateur Radio Operator
(HAM) plates. These plates may be transferred to another
passenger vehicle - see Chapter K for information about
plate transfer requirements.
The surcharge does not double with four-year registration.
The surcharge is collected at initial issuance and at each renewal.
When Special Registration Plate Program plates are issued in conjunction with original
registration (new vehicle or new to Oregon) the fees collected are the surcharge of $40,
the plate fee and the registration fee.
When Special Registration Plate Program plates are issued to an Oregon-registered
vehicle (customer does not already have Special Registration Plate Program plates), the
fees collected are the replacement fee, the Special Registration Plate Program plate
surcharge, plate fee and, if at renewal, the registration renewal fee.
When Special Registration Plate Program plates are replaced (customer already has
Special Registration Plate Program plates), the fees collected are the replacement fee,
plate fee, and, if at renewal, registration renewal fee. No surcharge is collected if the
vehicle already has Special Registration Plate Program plates.
NOTE: Title and registration fees are no longer included in the following charts. Refer to
the Registration Fee Chart and Title Fee Chart to assist in assessing fees.
Special Registration Plate Program plate fee examples
Original (new vehicles or new to Oregon): $40.00 surcharge fee
Surcharge Plate fee
Total: 2-Year
Registration
Total: 4-year Registration
(New Vehicles only)
$40 $26 $66 + registration fee $66 + registration fee
(does not have Special Registration Plate Program plates):
Surcharge Plate fee Replacement fee Total
(Special Registration Plate Program plates are issued only to passenger vehicles.)
When Special Registration
Plate Program plates are
initially issued or renewed,
a surcharge of $40.00 per
set of plates is collected.
See surcharge fee chart in