You can apply for a replacement if your license plate, validation decal, or parking permit has been lost, stolen, damaged, defaced, destroyed or lost in transit (applied for but never received).
Who can apply:
- Only the registered owner or lessee of the vehicle or mobile home can apply for a replacement
What you’ll need:
- Application Form
- Complete Form HSMV 83146, “Application for Replacement License Plate, Validation Decal or Parking Permit”
- Download Application Form HSMV 83146 (PDF)
- Identification Information
- You will need one of the following:
- License plate number
- Driver license number
- Decal number
- Vehicle identification number (VIN)
- You will need one of the following:
- Personal Identification
- You must provide one of the following:
- U.S. Driver License or Identification card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
- Passport
- Canadian Driver License or Identification Card
- You must provide one of the following:
- Additional Requirements by Situation
- For Stolen Items:
- A police report should be submitted with your application
- With police report: No replacement fee required
- Without police report: Replacement fee required
- For Lost or Destroyed Items:
- Replacement fee required
- No police report needed
- For Stolen Items:
How to apply:
Once you have all of the items listed above you will need to visit one of our offices to submit your documents and pay applicable replacement fees.
For information on replacement fees, please contact our office.








