Rev 8/2019
CLASSIFICATIONS
Class A • Cars & Trucks
Passenger motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or less
Class B • Trucks
Trucks, truck tractors, or road tractors with a gross vehicle weight of 10,001
pounds or more
Class C • Trailers & Semi Trailers
Trailers and semi-trailers with a gross vehicle weight of more than 2,000
pounds, excluding house-trailers, trailers, or semi-trailers that are designated
to be drawn by class A motor vehicles
Class G • Motorcycles
Motor driven cycles and mopeds with a saddle and no more than three wheels
Class H • Buses
Motor vehicles designed to carrying more than seven passengers including for
transporting persons for compensation, excluding taxi cabs
Class J • Taxi Cabs
Motor vehicles used for the transportation of persons for compensation
Class M • Mobile Equipment
Self-propelled vehicles, not designed or used primarily for the transportation of
persons or property over the highway, including farm equipment, implements of
husbandry, well-drillers, cranes, and wood-sawing equipment that may infrequently
travel over the highway among job sites, to equipment storage sites, or repair sites
Class R • Travel Trailers
Trailers designed to provide temporary living quarters for recreation, travel,
or camping use
Class SPV • Special Purpose Vehicles
All-terarain vehicles, utility terrain vehicles, mini-trucks, pneumatic-tired military
vehicles, and full-size special purpose-built vehicles, including those self-
constructed or built by the original equipment manufacturer, and those that have
been modied, upon which the owner chooses to have a license plate
Class T • Trailers
Trailers, boat trailers, or semi-trailers with a gross vehicle weight of less than
2,000 pounds that are designed to be drawn by class A motor vehicles
Class V • Antique Motor Vehicles
Motor Vehicles that were manufactured at least 25 years prior to the current
calendar year
Class X • Farm Trucks
Motor vehicles used exclusively for the transportation of farm products and
supplies by a farmer
Class Y • Boats
Watercrafts and vessels designed for traveling on water
BASIC REGISTRATION INFO
All registered motor vehicles are required to be
covered by a motor vehicle liability insurance
policy. A Statement of Insurance MUST be
submitted with each application for registration
on all classes of motor vehicles EXCEPT Classes C,
R, and T. The DMV will also accept a copy of your
Certicate of Insurance (WV-1).
A one dollar ($1.00) litter fee and fty cent (.50¢)
insurance enforcement fee has been included in
the schedule of fees, as required.
The Statement of Insurance or Certicate of
Insurance (WV-1) for the vehicle being registered
MUST contain the following information:
• Vehicle Description
• Vehicle Identication Number (VIN)
• Policy Number
• National Association of Insurance
Commissioners (NAIC) Number
For all registration renewals or transfers, a
vehicle owner must provide a copy of their
personal property tax receipt or an Adavit
of Assessor (DMV-178-TR) from the County
Assessor. One-year registrations require proof
of payment for the previous tax year. Two-year
registrations require proof of payment for the
previous two tax years.
Personal property taxes are assessed by the
County Assessor and collected by the County
Sheri. If you have any questions about your
personal property taxes, contact your local
County Assessor.
Contact your County Courthouse with any
questions concerning personal property taxes.
All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) and Side-by-Sides
must be titled. They are not required to be
licensed; however, they are eligible for a
Class SPV license plate if meeting standard
requirements.
MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEES
Revised 05/2024
Call 1-800-642-9066 or visit
DMV.WV.GOV for more information.
Renew your registration online today by
visiting GO.WV.GOV/SELFSERVICE.
CLASS A
|
CARS & TRUCKS UP TO 10,000 LBS
NON-PERSONALIZED PLATE PRICES
For hybrid vehicles, add $100 per year to the fee listed below. For electric and
alternative fuel vehicles , add $200 per year
.
LICENSE PLATE DETAIL
NEW PLATE
PRICE
RENEWAL
PRICE
Standard Graphic (Default) $51.50 $51.50
4H / FFA $76.50 $66.50
9/11 Commemorative $76.50 $66.50
Antique (Non-Restricted) $51.50 $51.50
Breast Cancer Awareness $76.50 $66.50
Character Education $76.50 $66.50
Classic Car $76.50 $66.50
Donate Life / Organ Donor $76.50 $66.50
Educator* $76.50 $66.50
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)* $61.50 $51.50
Fire Fighter:
Standard/Certied/Volunteer*
$61.50 $51.50
Military (Full Selection)* $61.50 $51.50
Mobility Impaired* $51.50 $51.50
NASCAR (Full Selection) $86.50 $76.50
Sesquicentennial $51.50 $51.50
United We Stand $61.50 $51.50
Whitewater Rafting $76.50 $66.50
Wildlife (Full Selection) $76.50 $66.50
* Requires additional certication.
Visit DMV.WV.GOV for a complete list of specialty plate choices & more information.
For a rst time two-year registration, the fee is both the listed renewal
price and the new plate price, combined. For a two-year registration
renewal, the fee is 2X the listed renewal price.
CLASS B
|
TRUCKS WEIGHING 10,001 LBS +
EXCHANGE PRICING: CHANGE TO PERSONALIZED PLATE
LICENSE PLATE DETAIL
STANDARD
SCENIC OR
PATRIOTIC
WILDLIFE
OR 9/11
NASCAR
Plate Begins with 1 $66.50 $76.50 $91.50 $101.50
Plate Begins with 2 $68.13 $78.13 $93.13 $99.12
Plate Begins with 3 $65.75 $75.75 $90.75 $96.74
Plate Begins with 4 $63.38 $73.38 $88.38 $94.36
Plate Begins with 5 $61.00 $71.00 $86.00 $91.98
Plate Begins with 6 $58.63 $68.63 $83.63 $89.60
Plate Begins with 7 $56.25 $66.25 $81.25 $87.22
Plate Begins with 8 $53.88 $63.88 $78.88 $84.84
Plate Begins with 9 $51.50 $61.50 $76.50 $82.46
Plate Begins with O $49.13 $59.13 $74.13 $80.08
Plate Begins with N $46.75
$56.75
$71.75 $77.70
Plate Begins with D $44.38 $54.38 $69.38 $75.32
Renewal $66.50 $66.50 $81.50 $91.50
CLASS G
|
MOTORCYCLES
LICENSE PLATE DETAIL
NEW PLATE
PRICE
RENEWAL
PRICE
Standard Graphic (Default) $16.00 $16.00
Friends of Coal $56.00 $31.00
Mobility Impaired $16.00 $16.00
Personalized (Includes $15 Annual Reservation Fee)
$31.00 $31.00
Vertical $41.00 $16.00
Veterans $26.00 $16.00
Visit DMV.WV.GOV for a complete list of specialty plate choices & more information.
For a rst time two-year registration, the fee is both the listed renewal
price and the new plate price, combined. For a two-year registration
renewal, the fee is 2X the listed renewal price.
GROSS WEIGHT (LBS.)
FULL YEAR
(7/1 - 9/30)
3/4 YEAR
(10/1 - 12/31)
1/2 YEAR
(1/1 - 3/31)
1/4 YEAR
(4/1 - 6/30)
10,001 - 11,000 $34.50 $26.25 $18.00 $9.75
11,001 - 12,000 $39.50 $30.00 $20.50 $11.00
12,001 - 13,000 $44.50 $33.75 $23.00 $12.25
13,001 - 14,000 $49.50 $37.50 $25.50 $13.50
14,001 - 15,000 $54.50 $41.25 $28.00 $14.75
15,001 - 16,000 $59.50 $45.00 $30.50 $16.00
16,001 - 17,000 $90.00 $67.88 $45.75 $23.63
17,001 - 18,000 $100.00 $75.38 $50.75 $26.13
18,001 - 19,000 $110.00 $82.88 $55.75 $28.63
19,001 - 20,000 $120.00 $90.38 $60.75 $31.13
20,001 - 21,000 $130.00 $97.88
$65.75 $33.63
21,001 - 22,000 $140.00 $105.38 $70.75 $36.13
22,001 - 23,000 $150.00 $112.88 $75.75 $38.63
23,001 - 24,000 $160.00 $120.38 $80.75 $41.13
24,001 - 25,000 $170.00 $127.88 $85.75 $43.63
25,001 - 26,000 $180.00 $135.38 $90.75 $46.13
26,001 - 27,000 $190.00 $142.88 $95.75 $48.63
27,001 - 28,000 $200.00 $150.38 $100.75 $51.13
28,001 - 29,000 $210.00 $157.88 $105.75 $53.63
29,001 - 30,000 $220.00 $165.38 $110.75 $55.13
30,001 - 31,000 $230.00 $172.88 $115.75 $58.63
31,001 - 32,000 $240.00 $180.38 $120.75 $61.13
32,001 - 33,000 $250.00 $187.88 $125.75 $63.63
33,001 - 34,000 $260.00 $195.68 $130.75 $66.13
34,001 - 35,000 $270.00 $202.88 $135.75 $68.63
35,001 - 36,000 $280.00 $210.38 $140.75 $71.13
36,001 - 37,000 $290.00 $218.88 $145.75 $73.63
37,001 - 38,000 $300.00 $225.38 $150.75 $76.13
38,001 - 39,000 $310.00 $232.88 $155.75 $78.63
39,001 - 40,000 $320.00 $240.38 $160.75 $81.13
40,001 - 41,000 $330.00 $247.88 $165.75 $83.63
41,001 - 42,000 $340.00 $255.38 $170.75 $86.13
42,001 - 43,000 $350.00 $262.88 $175.75 $88.63
43,001 - 44,000 $360.00 $270.38 $180.75 $91.13
44,001 - 45,000 $370.00 $277.88 $185.75 $93.63
45,001 - 46,000 $380.00 $285.38 $190.75 $96.13
46,001 - 47,000 $390.00 $292.88 $195.75 $98.63
47,001 - 48,000 $400.00 $300.38 $200.75 $101.13
48,001 - 49,000 $410.00 $307.88 $205.75 $103.63
49,001 - 50,000 $420.00 $315.38 $210.75 $106.13
50,001 - 51,000 $430.00 $322.88 $215.75 $108.63
51,001 - 52,000 $440.00 $330.38 $220.75 $111.13
52,001 - 53,000 $450.00 $337.88 $225.75 $113.63
53,001 - 54,000 $460.00 $345.38 $230.75 $116.13
54,001 - 54,999 $470.00 $352.88 $235.75 $118.63
55,000 $739.00 $554.63 $370.25 $185.88
55,001 - 56,000 $754.75 $566.44 $378.13 $189.82
56,001 - 57,000 $770.50 $578.25 $386.00 $193.75
57,001 - 58,000 $786.25 $590.07 $393.88 $197.69
58,001 - 59,000 $802.00 $601.88 $401.75 $201.63
59,001 - 60,000 $817.75 $613.69 $409.63 $205.57
60,001 - 61,000 $833.50 $625.50 $417.50 $209.50
61,001 - 62,000 $849.25 $637.32 $425.38 $213.44
62,001 - 63,000 $865.00 $649.13 $433.25 $217.38
63,001 - 64,000 $880.75 $660.94 $441.13 $221.32
64,001 - 65,000 $896.50 $672.75 $449.00 $225.25
65,001 - 66,000 $912.25 $684.57 $456.88 $229.19
66,001 - 67,000 $928.00 $696.38 $464.75 $233.13
67,001 - 68,000 $943.75 $708.19 $472.63 $237.07
68,001 - 69,000 $959.50 $720.00 $480.50 $241.00
69,001 - 70,000 $975.25 $731.82 $488.38 $244.94
70,001 - 71,000 $991.00 $743.63 $496.25 $248.88
71,001 - 72,000 $1006.75 $755.44 $504.13 $252.82
72,001 - 73,000 $1022.50 $767.25 $512.00 $256.75
73,001 - 74,000 $1038.25 $779.07 $519.38 $260.69
74,001 - 75,000 $1054.00 $790.88 $527.75 $264.63
75,001 - 76,000 $1069.75 $802.69 $535.63 $268.57
76,001 - 77,000 $1085.50 $814.50 $543.50 $272.50
77,001 - 78,000 $1101.25 $826.32 $551.38 $276.44
78,001 - 79.000 $1117.00 $838.3 $559.25 $280.38
79.001 - 80,000 $1132.75 $849.94 $567.13 $284.32
CLASS C
|
TRAILERS & SEMI TRAILERS
Permanent & Non-Transferable License Fee - $51.00
CLASS H
|
BUS FEES
To calculate the fee, take the empty weight of the vehicle and add 150lbs
per seat, including the driver’s seat. Take the Class B license fee for that
total weight and multiply it by the percentage the vehicle is driven in West
Virginia. For intrastate buses, the fee is $6.50.
CLASS J
|
TAXI CABS
FULL YEAR
(7/1 - 9/30)
3/4 YEAR
(10/1 - 12/31)
1/2 YEAR
(1/1 - 3/31)
1/4 YEAR
(4/1 - 6/30)
$86.50 $62.25 $44.00 $22.75
CLASS X
|
FARM TRUCKS
GROSS WEIGHT (LBS)
FULL YEAR
(7/1 - 9/30)
3/4 YEAR
(10/1 - 12/31)
1/2 YEAR
(1/1 - 3/31)
1/4 YEAR
(4/1 - 6/30)
8,001 - 16,000 $31.50 $24.00 $16.50 $9.00
16,001 - 22,000 $61.50 $46.50 $31.50 $16.50
22,001 - 28,000 $91.50 $69.00 $46.50 $24.00
28,001 - 34,000 $116.50 $87.75 $59.00 $30.25
34,001 - 44,000 $161.50 $121.50 $81.50 $41.50
44,001 - 54,000 $206.50 $155.25 $104.00 $52.75
54,001 - 80,000 $251.50 $189.00 $126.50 $64.00
CLASS M
|
MOBILE EQUIPMENT
FULL YEAR
(7/1 - 9/30)
3/4 YEAR
(10/1 - 12/31)
1/2 YEAR
(1/1 - 3/31)
1/4 YEAR
(4/1 - 6/30)
$18.50 $14.13 $9.75 $5.38
CLASS V
|
ANTIQUE MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS
YEAR 7 of 10
(7/2/21 - 7/1/22)
YEAR 8 of 10
(7/2/22 - 7/1/23)
YEAR 9 of 10
(7/2/23 - 7/1/24)
YEAR 10 of 10
(7/2/24 - 7/1/25)
$14.00 $10.50 $7.00 $3.50
Motor vehicles manufactured at least 25 years ago are considered “antique”
and qualify for antique license plates. Applicants may choose to provide a
plate for use, which must be approved by the DMV, or they may use a DMV
antique plate design.
Antique registrations permit the use of the motor vehicle for activities such as
parades, club events, tours, exhibits. These registrations are on a ten year
cycle. You can register an antique vehicle at anytime, and you will only be
charged the fees for the remaining number of years on the current cycle. The
current registration cycle began on July 2, 2015 and will end on July 1, 2025.
The fee below will cover the fees to keep your registration current until the
cycle ends.
CLASS R & T
|
TRAILERS
TRAILERS
2023
(4/1/2023 TO
3/31/2024)
2024
(4/1/2024 TO
3/31/2025)
2025
(4/1/2025 TO
3/31/2026)
2026
(4/1/2026 TO
3/31/2027)
CLASS R $39.00 $26.00 $13.00 $39.00
CLASS T $27.00 $18.00 $9.00 $27.00
Class R or T trailer registrations run from April 1 through March 31 every
three years. As shown in the chart below, 2021 is year two of the three year
registration cycle and has a two-year price, whereas 2023 is the rst year of
a new registration cycle and has a three-year price. See the chart for pricing.
CLASS Y
|
BOATS
BOAT SIZE &
CLASS
2023
(4/1/2023 TO
3/31/2024)
2024
(4/1/2024 TO
3/31/2025)
2025
(4/1/2025 TO
3/31/2026)
2026
(4/1/2026 TO
3/31/2027)
Under 16’ · Y1A $30.00 $20.00 $10.00 $30.00
16’ - 25’ · Y11 $45.00 $30.00 $15.00 $45.00
26’ - 39’ · Y12 $60.00 $40.00 $20.00 $60.00
40’ or more · Y13 $75.00 $50.00 $25.00 $75.00
Motorboat registrations run from April 1 through March 31 every three
years. All motorboats are required to be registered. Motorboats with at
least 3hp/70lb thrust motors have a registration fee. Motorboats with less
than 3hp/70lb thrust and government boats do not have a registration fee.
DMV LOCATIONS & INFORMATION
Questions? Call 1-800-642-9066 or visit DMV.WV.GOV
for more information.
Renew your registrations online today at
GO.WV.GOV/SELFSERVICE
CLASS SPV
|
SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES
New plate: $16.00. 1-year renewal: $16.00. 2-year renewal: $32.00.
