Louisiana: transferring a plate to another person
Close family only
How To Accomplish
OMV Policy 21.00
Transfer permission is not necessarily permission to accept payment.
Confirm current requirements for your plate type with the issuing agency before proceeding.
Process, conditions, and sources
- Rule: A personalized prestige plate can’t move between owners unless they are close family, such as a parent, grandparent or child. Ownership rights stay with you until the plate has been expired for a year.
- Form: DPSMV 1619.
- Source: Available with Pro or Premium
Before arranging a transfer
- Confirm whether transfer to this recipient and payment are permitted.
- Ask which forms, fees, plate classes, and vehicle-transfer conditions apply.
- Confirm how the agency protects the requested configuration during the process.
- Get the agency’s instructions before releasing your rights or paying the other person.