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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
The members and HQ staff would like to thank the following people for
their contributions to this information file:
KJ4KB
Send any additional information or changes to mtracy@arrl.org.
73 from ARRL HQ.