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Former POW Plate — and It Transfers to an Unmarried Surviving Spouse

Utah's Former POW plate carries no initial and no annual contribution, with the ordinary fees still payable: $8.25 for the plate ($7.25 trailer, $6.75 motorcycle), $5.00 special group fee, $4.00 registration certificate, plus shipping. The provision that sets it apart from every other plate in this corpus is that IT TRANSFERS TO AN UNMARRIED SURVIVING SPOUSE. Proof is a DD-214 or a VA Statement of Service. No disability rating is required.

Verified August 27, 2026

What this benefit is

Utah's Former POW plate carries no initial and no annual contribution, with the ordinary fees still payable: $8.25 for the plate ($7.25 trailer, $6.75 motorcycle), $5.00 special group fee, $4.00 registration certificate, plus shipping. The provision that sets it apart from every other plate in this corpus is that IT TRANSFERS TO AN UNMARRIED SURVIVING SPOUSE. Proof is a DD-214 or a VA Statement of Service. No disability rating is required.

What it's worth: No contribution; transfers to an unmarried surviving spouse

  • NO INITIAL AND NO ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION.
  • STILL PAYABLE: $8.25 plate ($7.25 trailer, $6.75 motorcycle), $5.00 special group fee, $4.00 registration certificate, plus shipping.
  • IT TRANSFERS TO AN UNMARRIED SURVIVING SPOUSE. Almost no other plate in this corpus does.
  • Utah RESIDENT military veterans held as prisoners of war.
  • Proof: a DD-214 or a VA Statement of Service.
  • NO DISABILITY RATING IS REQUIRED.

Who is entitled to it

  • You are in one of the groups this reaches.
  • You were held as a prisoner of war.
  • Utah vehicle registration.

Not sure whether that describes you?

Answer a few questions about this benefit specifically — we only ask what this one actually depends on, and we stop as soon as we know.

How to claim it

  1. 1Take a DD-214 or a VA Statement of Service to the Motor Vehicle Division.
  2. 2Apply even with no VA disability rating; none is required.
  3. 3If you are the unmarried surviving spouse of a former prisoner of war, ask about the transfer — it is provided for.
  4. 4Expect the standard fees; the contribution is what is waived.
  5. 5Ask about the Purple Heart plate too if both apply.
Form
Application to the Motor Vehicle Division
File with
Motor Vehicle Division, Utah State Tax Commission
Documents you will need
dd214
Annual
Claimed once a year.
Worth knowingThe surviving spouse transfer is conditional on remaining unmarried. It is worth asking about at the point the plate would otherwise be surrendered.

Sources

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