Faded Sesquicentennial license plates should be replaced

August 20, 2009

Sesquicentennial license plates celebrating the 150th anniversary of Wisconsin's statehood are showing their age, and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Division of Motor Vehicles recommends that motorists replace them if the plates are unreadable.  Over 440,000 of the plates were issued between December 1996 and December 1998, and around 185,000 are still on the road.

Motorists who currently own Sesquicentennial license plates should carefully examine their condition and request new plates if needed.  Customer requests for replacements will receive regular design non-personalized license plates free of charge if the request is mailed to the address on the MV2118 replacement license plate application found on the DOT Web site. Customers requesting to replace personalized Sesquicentennial plates with regular personalized plates must submit a fee of $15 and mail in this form.

For more information, visit www.wisconsindmv.gov.

For more information, contact:   
Tom Thomas, DMV Bureau of Vehicle Services
(608) 266-6727, philip.thomas@dot.wi.gov

Mary Rondou, DMV Bureau of Vehicle Services
(608) 267- 4499, mary.rondou@dot.wi.gov