MV-9B Prestige Tag Request Form

Form MV-9B, the Prestige License Plate Application, is the Georgia Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division form that a vehicle owner uses to request the manufacture of a Special Prestige (Personalized) License Plate.

The form collects the owner's information, the vehicle's VIN, year, make and model, and up to three desired plate combinations, each with a written meaning. The first available choice is approved; no other combination is checked for availability. A private passenger vehicle plate (which includes a motor home and a non-commercial trailer) may not exceed seven letters and/or numbers including spaces, and a motorcycle plate may not exceed six. Only letters, numbers and spaces are allowed: no punctuation or symbols.

By signing, the owner acknowledges the fees collected when the vehicle is registered with the plate: a one-time manufacturing fee, an annual tag fee, an annual special tag fee, vehicle ad valorem tax if applicable, and a charge if the plate is mailed. The form does not set amounts in its acknowledgment for the reader to rely on here; check the form or your county tag office for current figures.

Prestige plates are issued only on the standard peach plate background and are not issued as souvenirs. The form is not for recording a change of ownership, a change of address or a change of license plate classification.

A vehicle owner who wants a personalized prestige license plate manufactured for a private passenger vehicle (including a motor home or non-commercial trailer) or for a motorcycle completes Form MV-9B. Secondary owners, if any, are listed in the second owner block.

Conditions printed on the form:

• A separate form is required for each vehicle license plate; you cannot apply for more than one plate on one Form MV-9B.
• The form is for requesting the manufacture of a personalized plate only. Do not use it to record a change of ownership, a change of address or a change of license plate classification.
• The applicant enters a State of Georgia driver's license number and signs and dates the form.
• You may lose the manufacturing fee refund if you become ineligible for the plate, for example by becoming a resident of another state.

Applicants whose requested combination falls into a prohibited category, such as obscene text, references to sex, drugs or alcohol, crime, an office held, or a trademark or copyright, will be denied.

Submit Form MV-9B when you want a personalized prestige plate manufactured for your vehicle; the form prints no filing deadline or season. Plan around two printed time limits. First, the manufacturing fee is not refunded if you do not register the plate within a 24 month period. Second, if your application is denied, you may appeal within thirty (30) days of notice being sent of the denial. A panel of three members designated by the Commissioner reviews all appeals, and a denial stands only if all three vote to deny and give a written statement of their reasons. A combination that is approved can later be recalled by the Department of Revenue if it is determined to be obscene, profane or defamatory.

Form MV-9B is submitted in person or as your county tag office directs; the form names one channel: your local county tag office.

• County tag office: after reviewing the MV-9B instructions, submit the fully completed form to your local county tag office. To find the address for your county, use the Georgia DOR tag office locator at https://mvd.dor.ga.gov/motor/tagoffices/SelectTagOffice.aspx.
• Fees: the manufacturing, tag and special tag fees, ad valorem tax if applicable, and a mailing charge if you want the plate mailed are collected when you register your vehicle with the plate. Ask the tag office for current amounts.
• Questions: contact your county tag office, or DOR/MVD at 1-855-406-5221 or [email protected].

FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the channels above.