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Purple Heart Plate — No Contribution, Standard Fees Only

Utah's Purple Heart plate carries NO INITIAL AND NO ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION — the donation most Utah special group plates require is waived. What remains payable is ordinary: $8.25 for the plate ($6.75 for a motorcycle), a $5.00 special group plate fee, $4.00 for the registration certificate, $3.00 more for a set, and shipping. So this is a waiver of the contribution rather than of the fees, and the distinction is worth having straight before you go in expecting a free plate. Proof is a Military Order of the Purple Heart membership card or a DD-214.

Verified August 27, 2026

What this benefit is

Utah's Purple Heart plate carries NO INITIAL AND NO ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION — the donation most Utah special group plates require is waived. What remains payable is ordinary: $8.25 for the plate ($6.75 for a motorcycle), a $5.00 special group plate fee, $4.00 for the registration certificate, $3.00 more for a set, and shipping. So this is a waiver of the contribution rather than of the fees, and the distinction is worth having straight before you go in expecting a free plate. Proof is a Military Order of the Purple Heart membership card or a DD-214.

What it's worth: No initial or annual contribution; standard plate fees still payable

  • $0 INITIAL AND $0 ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION — the donation other Utah special group plates require is waived.
  • STILL PAYABLE: $8.25 plate ($6.75 motorcycle), $5.00 special group plate fee, $4.00 registration certificate, $3.00 more for a set, plus shipping.
  • This waives the CONTRIBUTION, not the fees. It is not a free plate.
  • NO DISABILITY RATING IS REQUIRED — it is award-based.
  • Proof: a Military Order of the Purple Heart membership card, or a DD-214.

Who is entitled to it

  • You served in the U.S. armed forces.
  • You were awarded the Purple Heart.
  • Utah vehicle registration.

Not sure whether that describes you?

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How to claim it

  1. 1Take a DD-214 or your Military Order of the Purple Heart membership card.
  2. 2Expect to pay the standard fees. What is waived is the contribution.
  3. 3Ask about the Former POW plate as well if that applies to you — it is on the same footing.
  4. 4A set costs $3.00 more than a single plate.
  5. 5Budget for shipping if the plates are posted.
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.
Correction"No contribution" is not "no cost". Utah publishes the two separately and a veteran reading only the headline would arrive expecting a free plate and be charged about twenty dollars.

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