How to Fill Out Form 4601

Form 4601 at a glance

What it is: Form 4601 is the Application for Missouri Military Personalized License Plates.

Who signs: Sign the application on the Signature of Owner or Applicant line.

What to bring and attach to Form 4601

Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Merchant Marine, National Guard, Navy Plates, and Space Force: The applicant must submit a copy of his or her current military identification card, or one of the seven (7) documents to show honorable discharge.

A filled-in Form 4601 example: a Vietnam Veteran stock plate

Form 4601 example filled out, example: a Vietnam Veteran stock plate
Jane Ann Sample applies for Vietnam Veteran stock plates on Form 4601. She chooses a stock plate for one passenger vehicle, so Personalized plate choices stays empty. She adds no disabled person symbol, so Disabled person symbol stays empty. The picture shows her filled form, and all its values are invented.

How to fill out Form 4601, box by box

Owner's Name

Form 4601 example filled out, owner's Name

In Owner's Name (Step 1), fill in the name exactly as it is shown on the title of the vehicle to which you intend to register this license plate.

Fill in your current address, daytime telephone number, and license plate number that you currently have on the vehicle.

Category of license plate

Form 4601 example filled out, category of license plate

Check the category of license plate that belongs on the vehicle to which you intend to register this plate.

Local truck plates are limited to a 50 mile radius.

Disabled person symbol

Form 4601 example filled out, disabled person symbol

You may add the disabled person symbol to any plates.

You must also submit an original signed physician's statement for disabled person's license plates (Form 1776) from an advance practice registered nurse, licensed physician, chiropractor, physician's assistant, podiatrist, or optometrist or a statement from the United States Department of Veteran Affairs must be submitted that states the disability is permanent.

The physician's statement is valid for 90 days after completion by an authorized medical professional.

Type of license plate to be issued

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Step 2: Check the type of license plate you would like issued.

For all plates listed as “Stock,” the Missouri Department of Revenue will select your license plate configuration.

Personalization of any one set of qualifying military specialty plates will be at no fee.

Each additional set will be at the fee noted on the front of the form.

Personalized plate choices

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Personalized plate choices (complete only if applying for personalized plates. Please include more than one choice.)

Plate Design Total number of characters allowed. A dash, space, or an apostrophe counts as one character. (Only one dash, one space, or one apostrophe is allowed.)

You may use a combination of letters and numbers.

Please print clearly using all capital letters.

Signs and symbols cannot be used except for one space, one dash, or one apostrophe.

Note: The Missouri Department of Revenue will not issue license plates that contain any letters, numbers, or a combination of letters and numbers which are obscene, profane, patently offensive or contemptuous of a racial or ethnic group, offensive to good taste or decency, or would present an unreasonable danger to the health or safety of the applicant, or other users of streets and highways, or of the public in any location where the vehicle with such plate may be found. The Missouri Department of Revenue will not issue plates that conflict with the regular license numbering system.

Enter the Year, Make, Model and VIN Number of the Vehicle Plate Will Be Attached To.

Enter the First Choice, Second Choice, Third Choice, Fourth Choice, Fifth Choice and Sixth Choice, each with a "Description of what the configuration above stands for".

Office where plates are picked up

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Must be completed by all applicants. These license plates will not be mailed. Indicate name of license office where plates are to be picked up.

Enter the Office, the Office Number, the Street and the City.

Signature of Owner or Applicant

Sign the application on the Signature of Owner or Applicant line.

More rules for Form 4601

The annual fee indicated on the application is in addition to the regular registration fee set by law and is payable upon renewal.

You will receive a notification letter when your license plates have been sent to the license office you indicated on the front of this application.

Please allow up to six to eight weeks after the license plates are ordered for the notification letter to arrive.

If your situation is different

You are applying for Disabled Veteran plates

Disabled Veteran Plates: The applicant must submit a statement from the United States Department of Veteran Affairs no more than one year from the date of application stating their disability is service connected.

Limited to one set at no fee, per owner.

You are applying for Wartime Disabled plates

Wartime Disabled Plates: You must submit a copy of your Disabled American Veteran (DAV) membership identification card and a copy of a current photo identification card with this application.

You are applying for Retired Military plates

Retired Military Plates: The applicant must submit proof of retired status from a particular branch of the United States Armed Forces.

Common questions about Form 4601

Is there a deadline?

You must renew your personalized military license plates within 60 days of expiration to ensure the military personalized plates are held in your name.

Where do I file it?

Make check or money order (do not send cash) payable to the Missouri Department of Revenue and forward with this application to: Missouri Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Bureau, Personalized License Plate Section, PO Box 569, 301 West High St, Room 370, Jefferson City MO 65105-0569.

Are there fees?

Applications must be completed, signed, and submitted with the fee noted on the front of the application.

Is there a penalty?

Any false statement in this application is a violation of the law and may be punished by fine or imprisonment or both.

When is this form not the right one?

Military license plates are issued only to those vehicles titled in Missouri.

Sources

[1] Form 4601 (Revised 08-2025), Application for Missouri Military Personalized License Plates, Missouri Department of Revenue (the Official source link on this page).

Form 4601 PDF Details

Some license plates require proof of eligibility; depending on the type of license plates requested, additional documentation may be required.

License office: these license plates will not be mailed; indicate name of license office where plates are to be picked up.

Expiration: you must renew your personalized military license plates within 60 days of expiration to ensure the military personalized plates are held in your name.

Disabled person plates: the physician's statement is valid for 90 days after completion by an authorized medical professional.

Characters: signs and symbols cannot be used except for one space, one dash, or one apostrophe.

QuestionAnswer
Form NameForm 4601
Form Length2 pages
Fillable?Yes
Fillable fields100
Avg. time to fill out17 min
Edition08-2025
Where to sendMissouri Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Bureau, Personalized License Plate Section, PO Box 569, 301 West High St, Room 370, Jefferson City MO 65105-0569
Who signsThe owner or applicant
Other namesForm 4601, 4601, Missouri Form 4601, Missouri 4601, Missouri veteran license plates, Missouri military personalized license plates
Official sourceForm 4601 (Rev 08-2025), Missouri Department of Revenue