Service-Connected Disabled Veteran (ISERVE) License Plates Guide
Standard
Motorcycle
*For any electric vehicle that would like a Service-Connected Disabled Veteran (ISERVE) license plate on their vehicle there will be an additional $100 surcharge to the registration.
Fees
Standard License Plates
Random-Number, Vanity and Personalized License Plates
- Newly acquired vehicle/first-time issuance
$155 - 1st set of plates ( $155 title fee)
$306 - 2nd set of plates ($151 registration fee + $155 title fee) - Currently titled vehicle/first-time issuance
$0 - 1st set of plates
$151 - 2nd set of plates ($151 registration fee) - Current plates expire within 90 days
$0 - 1st set of plates
$151 - 2nd set of plates ($151 registration fee) - Current plates do not expire within 90 days
$0 - 1st or 2nd set of plates
$0 - 2nd set of plates - Annual renewal
$0 - 1st set of plates
$151 - 2nd set of plates ($151 registration fee)
Motorcycle License Plates
Random-Number, Vanity and Personalized License Plates
- Newly acquired vehicle/first-time issuance
$155 - 1st set of plates ($155 title fee)
$196 - 2nd set of plates ($41 registration fee + $155 title fee) - Currently titled vehicle/first-time issuance
$0 - 1st set of plates
$41 - 2nd set of plates ($41 registration fee) - Current plates expire within 90 days
$0 - 1st set of plates
$41 - 2nd set of plates ($41 registration fee) - Current plates do not expire within 90 days
$0 - 1st set of plates
$0 - 2nd set of plates - Annual renewal
$0 - 1st set of plates
$41 - 2nd set of plates ($41 registration fee)
To Apply
- One must provide a letter from the Department of Veterans' Affairs verifying that you are military service-connected disabled veteran (ISERVE).
- The request can only be processed in Springfield. Apply in person or mail the proper documentation to:
Secretary of State
501 S. 2nd St.
Howlett Building, Room 541
Springfield, Illinois 62756
Availability
- Service-Connected Disabled Veteran (ISERVE) License Plates may be issued at no cost for the first set of plates to any U.S. Armed Forces veteran if 1) the veteran holds proof of a service-connected disability from the United States Department of Veterans' Affairs; and 2) the veteran whose degree of disability has been declared to be 50 percent or more, but whose disability does not qualify the veteran for a plate or decal for persons with disabilities under 625 ILCS 5/3-616.
- Service-Connected Disabled Veteran (ISERVE) license plates are multi-year and may be displayed on passenger vehicles, trucks and vans weighing 8,000 pounds or less and sport utility vehicles.
- Eligible for Benefit Access Program
Renewal Methods
- Service-Connected Disabled Veteran (ISERVE) license plates can be renewed by mail or by visiting a Secretary of State Facility.