Personalized Vehicle Plate Renewal Notice

For Immediate Release
October 19, 2009

Media Contact:
Freda Warfield - 785-296-3042

(Topeka) -- The design for personalized vehicle plates will change in 2010 and Kansas law requires all personalized plate holders to reorder new plates. The division of vehicles, Kansas Department of Revenue (KDOR) will begin accepting reorders for the new 2010-2015 personalized license plate on November 2, 2009.

The new personalized plate can only be picked up during the vehicle owner’s renewal month in the year of 2010.

Starting next week 55,432 letters will be mailed to individuals able to retain their current plate combination. Individuals should order plates when the letters are received.

Statute (HB 2134) requires that plate combinations are now required to be unique. This means there can be only one (1) of any specific combination within the state. Because of this change KDOR will mail 31,600 letters to individuals who will not be allowed to retain their current combination. Since they are not the first owner of their current combination, they must select a new unique combination.

KDOR is in the process of putting on their website the ability for individuals to type in a requested plate combination that will tell them immediately if it is available or not.

In the past, owners received two personalized plates to display on their vehicle. As a cost savings measure KDOR will be issuing one personalized plate. State law just requires one plate per vehicle- (displayed on rear bumper).

Phone number for people to call is 785-296-7044 or email personalized_plates@kdor.state.ks.us

Editor’s Note: New plate can be found at http://www.ksrevenue.org/dmv-platereissues.htm