Organizations Requesting a Special Plate

Get a Special License Plate for My Organization 

Your organization may receive a specialty license plate if one of the following are true:

  1. The South Carolina Legislature passed a law authorizing the SCDMV to produce a specialty plate.
  2. The specialty plate is sponsored by a non-profit organization.

No matter which is true, there's a $6800 non-refundable sponsorship fee that covers the initial production of the plate.

Special License Plate Fee

An organization that is granted a specialty plate will determine the fee a customer will pay in addition to the customer's regular registration fee. The organization will receive proceeds from the plate fee. Whether or not the organization chooses to receive a special plate fee, there will be a $10 fee to cover the SCDMV's cost for each new plate.  

Applying For A Special License Plate

If an organization is interested in applying for an organization-specific license plate, a representative of the organization should submit all of the items below to

SCDMV
Plate Officer
PO Box 1498
Blythewood, SC 29016-0038

The request must be on the sponsoring organization's letterhead. In addition to the letter, submit all of the following:

  • Completed Application for Approval of Organizational Specialty Plate (SCDMV Form RG-504A)
  • Written authorization for use of any copyrighted or registered logo, trademark, or design to be used on the plate
  • Electronic version of the organization's logo and proposed plate design in specified graphic format
  • Color hard copy of the artwork
    • Design must be in the standard template (white background with red and blue stripe, name of organization in top banner and South Carolina in bottom banner)
  • Marketing plan that includes target audience, media to be used, and text of media messages
  • Documentation from the IRS showing the organization currently has a 501(c)(3), 501(c)(7),  501(c)(6) or 501(c)(8) tax exempt status
  • Prior tax returns or other documentation from the IRS showing the sponsoring organization has maintained the same tax-exempt status for at least five years before applying 
    Front and signature pages of IRS 990 for the previous five years.
  • $6800 production fee 
If your plate will be available to all SC residents, it will be available for sale in the plate gallery.