The cost to purchase a special machinery license plate only includes a registration fee.
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Special machinery means a vehicle:
- Designed and used to perform a specific function unrelated to transporting people or property on a highway;
- With permanently mounted machinery or equipment used to perform operations unrelated to transportation on a highway; and
- Incapable of, or would require substantial modification to be capable of, carrying a load.
Special machinery is registered and plated.
Special machinery plates can be ordered at any BMV branch or within any full or partial service provider. You will receive the plate in the mail within 21 days.
Do Your License Plate Stickers and Frames Comply?
Make sure your license plate properly displays the registration stickers, and is not obscured by your license plate frame.