Any Wisconsin resident may apply for Trout Unlimited license plates. Donations from these plates benefit
Wisconsin Trout Unlimited, whose mission is to conserve, protect and restore America's cold-water fisheries and their watersheds.
Vehicles that qualify
- automobiles
- motor homes (annual registration only)
- motor trucks
- 4,500, 6,000 or 8,000 pounds gross weight including dual purpose farm and dual purpose motor home
- 12,000 pounds gross weight farm truck
Things you should know:
When you request Trout Unlimited license plates, you pay:
- $25 annual donation to Wisconsin Trout Unlimited. The donation may be deductible if you itemize your income tax returns.
- $15 issuance fee or an annual $15 personalized plate fee, if requested
- the annual registration fee for your vehicle if your current plates expire within three months or you have no plates
At each plate renewal, you will pay the $25 donation and the regular registration fee for non-personalized Trout Unlimited plates.
For more information, visit
personalized and special plates FAQs
How to apply
DMV Customer Service Centers do
not issue Special or Personalized License Plates. You must mail in your application.
To apply by mail, please send the following items:
- If the vehicle you want to register with Trout Unlimited plates is already titled/registered in your name, send:
- a copy of your Certificate of Vehicle Registration
or show the complete vehicle description on the Trout Unlimited License Plates Information and Application
MV2970
- $25 Trout Unlimited donation
- $15 issuance fee or $15 personalized plate fee
- the annual registration fee if your current plates expire within the next three months or you have no plates
- If the vehicle is
not titled/registered in your name, send:
- a completed Wisconsin Title & License Plates Application
MV1, or MV11 for dealer sales, including all other fees due
- a completed Trout Unlimited License Plates Information and Application
MV2970
- the Certificate of Title assigned to you by the seller
- $25 Trout Unlimited donation
- $15 issuance fee or $15 personalized plate fee
- the annual registration fee if you do not have plates or your current plates expire within the next three months
- Make the check or money order made payable to:
Registration Fee Trust.
- Mail with payment to:
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Special Plates Unit
P.O. Box 7911
Madison WI 53707-7911
Personalized license plates
Personalizing your Trout Unlimited license plates is optional. A $15 personalized plate fee is required each year in addition to the regular annual registration fee and donation. On the Trout Unlimited License Plates Information and Application
MV2970, check which option you would like us to follow if your request is not available. Please allow an additional 4-6 weeks for delivery.
Visit
Personalized plate search to find out if your choice for a personalized license plate is available. WisDOT may refuse to issue, or may recall after issuance, a request that may be offensive to good taste or decency, misleading or conflicts with any other license plate. For more information, visit personalized and special plates FAQs.
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