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Professional Fire Fighter plate

*Please note there are different requirements depending upon plate choice. Be sure to review the specific information for each plate.

Special requirements	The bottom portion of the application must be certified by the secretary or treasurer of The Iowa Professional Fire Fighters that the applicant is a member in good standing with the International Association of Fire Fighters and the Iowa Professional Fire Fighters. For certification, send the completed application to: Iowa Professional Fire Fighters PO Box 547 Des Moines, IA 50302 More information is available at The Iowa Professional Fire Fighters' website: www.iowapff.org.
Eligible vehicles	Automobiles Multipurpose vehicles Sport utility vehicles Vans	Motorcycles Trucks Motor homes Trailers and travel trailers
Numbered plates	$25 initial fee $5 annual validation fee at time of renewal Annual registration renewal fee Plates (including personalized plates) may be purchased as a gift. Gift certificates will be mailed to the purchaser.
Personalized plates	$50 initial fee $5 annual validation fee at time of renewal Annual registration renewal fee (paid to county treasurer) Personalized license plates may consist of up to five characters and numbers. All personalized plate choices must have at least two characters. No punctuation marks are allowed. No denoting a government agency (i.e., DOT). No display of characters that are sexual in connotation. No characters suggesting profane, obscene, or inflammatory words or phrases, or those contrary to public policy. No characters or words defined in dictionaries as a term of vulgarity, contempt, prejudice, hostility, insult, or racial or ethnic degradation. No characters considered to be offensive. No characters that conflict with the regular license numbering system. Recognized as a swear word. Reference to an illegal substance or criminal act. Any foreign word falling in any of these categories. Cannot be all numbers.
How to apply	Complete the Special Plate Application form, print and mail with the fees that are due. Vehicle & Motor Carrier Services Iowa Department of Transportation P.O. Box 9278 Des Moines, Iowa 50306-9278 Your plates will be sent to your county treasurer's office and staff will notify you when your plates are available. Typical processing time is 3-6 weeks. Plates must be assigned to a vehicle within 90 days or the plates will be voided and no refund issued. Your current plates must be exchanged for your new plates.
For questions	Telephone: 515-237-3110 E-mail: dot.plates@iowadot.us

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