MV2323: Wisconsin Collector License Plate Application

Check options: Applying for first Collector plate, or Currently hold Collector license plate series.

Wish to transfer Collector license plate number:

Need replacement Collector plate: $6.00 Motorcycle/Moped, $12.00 All others (checked October 20, 2026).

If you do not want your name and address included in requests the department receives for ten or more records, you may ask the department to withhold your name and address from those lists by checking the box Opt Out.

Enter the Collector Vehicle Engine or Identification Number (VIN) (standard VIN has 17 characters), then the Year, Make, Body Style and Gross Weight if Truck, Former Military Vehicle or Motor Home.

The Department may request photos of the body to confirm eligibility as a condition of registration. If photos are required, you will receive a separate request after your initial application has been reviewed.

Under B, enter each Owner(s) Name - Last First, Middle Initial - Print, with the Driver License Number or (if company owned) FEIN Number.

Also enter the Address, City, ZIP Code and State, the Telephone Number where you may be reached 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and the Email Address.

Under C, enter the Regular Transportation Vehicle ID Number(s) with its Year, Make and Plate; if applying jointly, other than spouse or same-sex domestic partner, each must show a vehicle.

How to apply. 1. Complete and sign application. Select appropriate option. Give complete description of Collector vehicle in section A. Give owner information in section B. Give complete description of vehicle, which is registered in Wisconsin and used for regular transportation in section C. Incomplete applications will be returned. 2. If the vehicle you wish to register with Collector plates is already titled in your name and is currently registered, send a copy of your Certificate of Registration. If it is not currently registered, send the actual Certificate of Title-not a photocopy. 3. If the vehicle is not titled in your name, send a completed title application (MV1 or MV11), assigned title and fees, including Collector registration fees. 4. Using the fee schedule, determine Collector registration fees. No credit is given from current registration. If you are transferring a Collector plate, you must pay the fee shown in the "Transfer" column. Make check or money order payable to: Registration Fee Trust. 5. Mail all required items with signed application to: WisDOT Special Plates PO Box 7911 Madison, WI 53707-7911

Under Fee Schedule, Automobile Any lists $232 for First, $182 for Subsequent and $170 for Transfer (checked October 20, 2026).

Vehicles that qualify: All motor vehicles 20 years or older that the body has not been altered from the original.

Vehicles that have a body that has been altered from the original do not qualify for Collector plates. Refer to form MV2388 Hobbyist Registration Application.

Things you should know. To qualify for Collector plates, you must own or lease at least one other motor vehicle for regular transportation with current, valid registration in Wisconsin under the same name(s) as the Collector vehicle. Complete section C. Collector plates are non-expiring for as long as you own the collector vehicle. Vehicles with Collector plates cannot be operated during the month of January unless a special temporary plate is purchased (form MV2750). A person who registers a Collector motor vehicle that was manufactured before 1979 may display a historical plate from or representing the model year of the vehicle when driving to or from a car show, or during a parade, if the registration and plates issued by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (Wisdot) are simultaneously carried in or, with the vehicle and are available for inspection by law enforcement, upon request. Wisdot assigns a collector number to each vehicle collector. That number, plus an alpha character, is issued to other collector vehicles owned by the same person. Collector plates cannot be personalized. Collector plates cannot be issued with a disabled parking designation. For second or subsequent plates, allow approximately 3-4 weeks for the manufacturing process after the Certificate of Registration has been issued. Except for former military vehicles, truck-type vehicles with Collector plates cannot haul materials more than 500 pounds. Emission test inspections are required on all collector qualifying vehicles 1996 and newer customarily kept in counties certified under s.110.20 (5)(a), Stats. These vehicles shall have the emission test inspection completed no more than 45 days from the date of Collector Plate registration issuance or plate transfer, or within 45 days of the date of an ownership change registration issuance, unless the vehicle passed inspection within 180 days prior to change of ownership.

Certification: the collector vehicle has not had the body altered from the original, is 20 or more years older and is being preserved because of its historical interest or is one of four former military vehicles.

It is the owners responsibility to properly certify if the vehicle has body alterations. Misrepresenting a vehicles eligibility could result in citations for improper registration.