Wisconsin MV2323 Collector License Plate Application: Form, Fees, and Use

The Wisconsin MV2323 collector license plate application is how you register a qualifying vehicle with WisDOT for collector plates. You’ll use it if your vehicle is at least 20 years old with an unaltered original body (or is one of four qualifying former military vehicles), you own another currently registered Wisconsin vehicle for daily driving, and you’re prepared to pay double the regular annual registration fee. The plates don’t expire, but they can’t be used to drive during January and come with other operating limits.

Confirm You and the Vehicle Qualify

The vehicle has to be at least 20 years old measured from the current calendar year, and its body must be unaltered from the original factory configuration. It also has to be preserved because of its historical interest. If the body has been modified, the vehicle doesn’t qualify for collector plates, though Wisconsin’s separate hobbyist plates may fit instead.

You must also own or lease at least one other motor vehicle with current, valid Wisconsin registration in the same name as the collector vehicle. That second vehicle is your everyday driver. If the collector vehicle has co-owners who aren’t spouses or domestic partners, each co-owner needs their own separately registered Wisconsin vehicle.

Four former military vehicles qualify even with altered bodies, but the age threshold is higher:

DUKW (“Duck”), at least 25 years old.
Humvee, at least 22 years old.
Kaiser Jeep M715, at least 25 years old.
Pinzgauer, at least 25 years old.¹

Filling Out Form MV2323

You can download the PDF from the WisDOT website, or use the online special plates portal when that service is available.² The form has three sections and a certification block.

Section A: Collector Vehicle Information

Enter the 17-character VIN (from the dashboard or driver-side door jamb), model year, make, and body style. For a truck, former military vehicle, or motor home, also enter the gross weight.³

Section B: Owner Information

Print your full legal name (last name first), Wisconsin driver license number (or FEIN for a company-owned vehicle), mailing address, and a daytime phone number where WisDOT can reach you between 7:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. An email field is included.

Section C: Regular Transportation Vehicle

List the year, make, and plate number of the vehicle you own or lease for everyday driving. That’s how WisDOT verifies you meet the daily-driver requirement. Non-spouse co-owners each list a separate regular-transportation vehicle.

Certification and Signature

You certify that the body has not been altered, the vehicle is 20 or more years old, and it’s being preserved for historical interest (or is one of the four qualifying former military vehicles). Sign and date. Every co-owner has to sign. Misrepresenting a vehicle’s eligibility can bring a citation for improper registration.⁴

Documents to Include

What you attach depends on the vehicle’s title status:

Titled in your name and currently registered: a copy of your Certificate of Registration.
Titled in your name but not currently registered: the actual Certificate of Title, not a photocopy.
Not yet titled in your name: a completed title application (Form MV1 or MV11), the assigned title from the seller, and all applicable title and registration fees.

WisDOT may follow up asking for photos of the vehicle’s body to confirm it hasn’t been altered.³

Fees

Collector registration costs twice the regular annual registration fee for the vehicle type. Your first collector vehicle also carries a one-time $50 processing fee to set up your collector identification number; that fee is waived for additional collector vehicles and for plate transfers. No credit is applied from an existing regular registration when you switch to collector plates. Make the check or money order payable to “Registration Fee Trust.”

Automobile: $220 first vehicle / $170 subsequent or transfer.
Truck, bus, or former military vehicle up to 6,000 lbs: $250 / $200.
Truck, bus, or former military vehicle over 6,000 lbs: $283.20 / $233.20.
Motor home up to 5,000 lbs: $147 / $97.
Motor home over 5,000 lbs: $160 / $110.
Motorcycle or moped: $73 / $23.
Truck tractor up to 6,000 lbs: $286 / $236.
Truck tractor over 6,000 lbs: $319.20 / $269.20.⁴

Where to Send It

Mail the completed MV2323, supporting documents, and payment to:

WisDOT Special Plates
PO Box 7911
Madison, WI 53707-7911

DMV customer service centers do not process collector plate applications. They can, however, issue temporary plates if you need to drive the vehicle while your application is pending.³

Emissions Testing

Vehicles with a model year of 1996 or newer that are customarily kept in an emissions-testing county may need to pass an emissions inspection before collector plates are issued. The inspection has to be completed within 45 days of registration issuance or plate transfer. If the vehicle changed hands, a passing inspection within the 180 days before the ownership change also counts. Vehicles manufactured before 1996 are not subject to this requirement.⁴

How You Can Use the Plates

Collector registration doesn’t expire while you own the vehicle, but the plates come with limits.

No Driving in January

Collector plates aren’t valid for operation during the entire month of January. If you need to drive that month, apply for a temporary plate using Form MV2750, which allows up to five consecutive days. Driving a collector-plated vehicle in January without that temporary plate can carry a forfeiture of up to $200.

Commercial and Hauling Limits

You can’t use a collector vehicle to carry passengers or property for hire. Trucks and truck tractors with collector plates (other than the four qualifying former military vehicles) can’t haul materials weighing more than 500 pounds. A camper, cap, or lid mounted on the truck, any trailer being pulled, and people or pets in the cab don’t count toward that 500-pound limit.¹

Transferring the Plates to Another Vehicle

If you sell the collector vehicle and buy another that qualifies, submit a new MV2323 and pay the subsequent-vehicle rate from the fee schedule above. Your collector identification number stays with you. The replacement vehicle still has to meet every eligibility requirement: at least 20 years old, unaltered body, and a separate daily-driver vehicle registered in your name.⁴

1
Wisconsin State Legislature. Wisconsin Code 341.266 – Special Interest Vehicles; Registration, Plates, Use
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Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Vehicle Registration Forms and Publications
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Wisconsin Department of Transportation. MV2323 Collector License Plate Application
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Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Collector License Plates