Secretary of State
Marine orps License Plates
Request Form
Secretary of State
This request may only be processed
Vehicle Services Department
in the Springfield office.
Special Plates Division, Rm. 541
501 S. Second St.
Marine orps plates
Springfield, IL 62756-5100
also may be requested through
217-785-4175
Pick-a-Plate at
Marine Corps License Plates may be issued to any Illinois resident who is an active or former member of the U.S. Marine
Corps. Proceeds from the sale of the plates go into the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund, which provides college scholarships
to children of current or former members of the U.S. Marine Corps. Recipients must be Illinois residents and attend an
Illinois college or university. A photocopy of DD214 (discharge from military service), a current DD Form 2 (U.S. Uniformed
Service ID Card), or a letter from the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs or federal government verifying service record
is required. Applicants who do not have this information may contact: Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs, 833 S.
Spring St., Springfield, IL 62704.
Marine Corps plates are multi-year and may be displayed on passenger vehicles, trucks and vans weighing 8,000 pounds or
less. To purchase Marine Corps License Plates, please submit the appropriate request form along with your license plates
registration or renewal application, the required military documentation and the following applicable fees to the address
above.
Random-Number Marine Corps License Plates
• Newly-acquired vehicle/first-time issuance — $201 ($95 title fee, $101 registration fee, $5 special plate fee)
• Currently titled vehicle/first-time issuance — $106 ($101 registration fee, $5 special plate fee)
• Current plates expire within 90 days — $135 ($101 registration fee*, $5 special plate fee, $29 replacement fee)
• Current plates do not expire within 90 days — $34 ($5 special plate fee, $29 replacement fee)
• Annual renewal — $119 ($101 registration fee, $18 special plate fee)
Note: Switching from current random-number Marine Corps plates to vanity and/or personalized Marine Corps
plates requires a $29 replacement fee. *Registration fee may vary based on current registration.
Vanity Marine Corps License Plates
Same fees as Random-Number Plates. No vanity fees required.
Personalized Marine Corps License Plates
Same fees as Random-Number Plates. No personalized fees required.
Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. February 2013 — VSD 761.4