Scouting Alumni license plates

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                Boy Scout decal                                Eagle Scout decal             
 
Any Wisconsin resident may apply for Scouting Alumni license plates. Individual decals are available for Boy Scout or Eagle Scout. The plate fees include an issuance fee of $15 plus an annual $25 tax-deductible contribution in addition to the regular registration fee. These contributions go to the non-profit Boy Scouts of America National Foundation and are distributed to local Wisconsin councils.

 

Vehicles that qualify

  • automobiles
  • motor homes (annual registration only)
  • motor trucks
    • 4,500, 6,000 or 8,000 pounds gross weight including dual purpose farm and dual purpose vehicle
    • 12,000 pounds gross weight farm truck

Things you should know

When you request Scouting Alumni license plates, you pay:
  • $25 annual donation. The donation may be deductible if you itemize your income tax returns.
  • $15 issuance fee or an annual $15 personalized plate fee, if requested.
  • The regular registration fee for your vehicle if your current plates expire within three months or you have no plates.
  • At each plate renewal, you will pay the $25 donation and the regular registration fee for non-personalized Scouting Alumni plates.
For more information, visit personalized and special plates FAQs.

 

How to apply

DMV Customer Service Centers do not issue Special or Personalized License Plates you must mail in your application.

To apply for Scouting Alumni license plates by mail, please send the following items:
 

  1. If the vehicle you wish to register with Scouting Alumni license plates is already titled in your name, send:

    • A copy of your Certificate of Registration or show the complete vehicle description on the MV2991 Scouting Alumni License Plate Information and Application
    • Select Boy Scout or Eagle Scout style
    • $25 Scouting Alumni donation
    • $15 issuance fee or $15 personalized plate fee
    • The annual registration fee if the current plates expire within the next three months or you have no plates 
  2. If the vehicle is not titled in your name, send:
    • A completed Wisconsin Title & License Plate Application MV1, or MV11 for dealer sales, including all fees
    • A completed MV2991 Scouting Alumni License Plate Information and Application
    • Select  Boy Scout or Eagle Scout style
    • The Certificate of Title assigned to you by the seller
    • $25 Scouting Alumni donation
    • $15 issuance fee or $15 personalized plate fee
    • The annual registration fee if you do not have plates or your current plates expire within the next three months
  3. Make the check or money order payable to: Registration Fee Trust.
  4. Mail with payment to:

    5. Wisconsin Department of Transportation
    Special Plates Unit
    P.O. Box 7911
    Madison WI 53707-7911 

Personalized license plates

Personalizing your Scouting Alumni license plates is optional. A $15 personalized plate fee is required each year in addition to the $25 donation and regular annual registration fee. On the MV2991 Scouting Alumni License Plate Information and Application, check which option you would like us to follow if your request is not available. Please allow an additional 4-6 weeks for delivery.
 
Visit Personalized plate search to find out if your choice for a personalized license plate is available. WisDOT may refuse to issue, or may recall after issuance, a request that may be offensive to good taste or decency, misleading or conflicts with any other license plate. For more information, visit personalized and special plates FAQs.

Questions? 
Email  Wisconsin DMV email service
Phone (608) 266-3041