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Ohio Vanity Plate Checker

Ohio is Buckeye country, and the state's vanity plate culture reflects the passionate loyalty to Ohio State football. From Cleveland to Cincinnati, Browns fans to Bengals fans, Ohioans wear their team allegiances proudly on their plates. The Buckeye State's BMV offers easy online availability checking through the OPLATES system.

3/7 characters

Popular Ohio Plate Ideas

Click any idea above to check availability, or enter your own custom plate.

Ohio Vanity Plate Rules

  • 4-7 characters for passenger vehicles
  • 5 characters maximum for motorcycles
  • Letters, numbers, and spaces allowed
  • No punctuation or special characters
  • $50 annual personalization fee
  • Specialty backgrounds have additional fees
  • Subject to BMV approval
  • Guest login available for checking

Tips for Getting Your Ohio Plate

  • 1Use the OPLATES system at bmvonline.dps.ohio.gov for availability
  • 2Guest login allows checking without an account
  • 3Reserve/Initial plates are cheaper than personalized specialty plates
  • 4OSU and Browns combinations are extremely competitive
  • 5The 4-character minimum limits some abbreviations
  • 6Check availability early morning when expired plates release

Ohio Plate Info

Initial Fee$50
Annual Renewal$50/year
Max Characters7
AllowedLetters, numbers, and spaces
Processing Time2-4 weeks
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Did You Know?

  • •Ohio State Buckeyes plates are among the top-selling collegiate designs nationally
  • •The "Birthplace of Aviation" plate honors Ohio's Wright Brothers heritage
  • •Ohio has both front and rear plate requirements
  • •The OPLATES system allows real-time availability checking
  • •Browns vs Bengals rivalry extends to license plate sales in Ohio
  • •Cedar Point inspires many roller coaster themed plate combinations
  • •Ohio offers over 100 specialty license plate designs
  • •The state processes over 60,000 vanity plate requests annually

Popular Specialty Plates

  • ✓Ohio State Buckeyes
  • ✓Cincinnati Bearcats
  • ✓Ohio University Bobcats
  • ✓Miami University RedHawks
  • ✓Cleveland Browns
  • ✓Cincinnati Bengals

+ 8 more specialty designs

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