REG 17 Special Interest License Plate Application: Fill Online Free
REG 17 handles original, replacement, exchange, reassignment, retention or release of California special interest and environmental license plates. The selected task determines which sections to complete. Use the two-page official PDF and its configuration instructions.
What is this form?
REG 17 handles original, replacement, exchange, reassignment, retention or release of California special interest and environmental license plates. The selected task determines which sections to complete. Use the two-page official PDF and its configuration instructions.
Who should use it?
A plate purchaser or holder can prepare the appropriate application. When selling a vehicle, the holder may need to reassign the plate, retain it for later or surrender it; special interest plates belong to the plate owner rather than the vehicle.
When to use a different process
REG 17A is used for special recognition plates. REG 17 is not an availability checker, purchase confirmation or completed vehicle title transfer. DMV may refuse a configuration, and the original warns that choices cannot be changed or refunded after submission.
Current form status
- Current edition
- 2025-02-01
- Verified
- 2026-10-11
- Pages
- 2
How to fill REG 17 online
- 1
Confirm the right transaction
A plate purchaser or holder can prepare the appropriate application. When selling a vehicle, the holder may need to reassign the plate, retain it for later or surrender it; special interest plates belong to the plate owner rather than the vehicle.
- 2
Prepare and fill the official PDF
Prepare the plate type, intended action, current plate/VIN and any destination vehicle details, purchaser and holder addresses, contact information and configuration choices if applicable. A sequential application requires a current registration-card copy. Check current plate fees with DMV.
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Review, sign and submit
Page 2 provides the DMV SPU mailing address for the application and payment by check or money order, not cash. DMV also offers official online ordering. Use that service to check configuration availability and current fees; Fylune only prepares the form.
Prepare the form with Faye
Faye starts with this question: Do you want new plates, replace existing plates, or manage plates you already hold?
Answer in English, Spanish or Chinese. Faye maps confirmed facts to the editable fields of this English original as you answer. You can skip, correct or undo changes. Review all pages; signatures and any noneditable certification areas require the appropriate person.
Field guidance
Action
Action: originals/exchanges use sections 1, 2, 5, 6; replacements use 1, 3, 5, 6; reassignment/retention/release use 1, 4, 5, 6. Clarify the exact section 4 action.
Configuration
Configuration: record explicit first, second and third choices using the official spacing instructions. KIDS symbols require the separate visual marks shown on the original; AI does not draw those marks or check live availability.
Existing plates and people
Existing plates and people: retain/release needs the current special plate and removed-from VIN; reassignment also needs the destination plate/VIN. Enter different holder details only when applicable.
Information and documents to prepare
Prepare the plate type, intended action, current plate/VIN and any destination vehicle details, purchaser and holder addresses, contact information and configuration choices if applicable. A sequential application requires a current registration-card copy. Check current plate fees with DMV.
Signatures and review
The appropriate applicant reviews and signs section 6, supplying the actual signature date and telephone. An optional email field is separate. Faye cannot sign, purchase plates or confirm authority to release another person’s plate interest.
Where to submit the completed form
Page 2 provides the DMV SPU mailing address for the application and payment by check or money order, not cash. DMV also offers official online ordering. Use that service to check configuration availability and current fees; Fylune only prepares the form.
Common mistakes to avoid
Avoid filling every action branch, mixing purchaser and holder, giving only the old VIN for a reassignment, promising the same configuration when both plates were lost or stolen, or using the eighth spacing box as an extra character.
REG 17 questions
Which sections apply when retaining a personalized plate after selling a car?
The original directs reassignment, retention and release to sections 1, 4, 5 and 6. Select retain interest for future use only when that is the intended action, and check ongoing retention fees with DMV.
Who must sign this form?
The appropriate applicant reviews and signs section 6, supplying the actual signature date and telephone. An optional email field is separate. Faye cannot sign, purchase plates or confirm authority to release another person’s plate interest.
Does Fylune submit this form for me?
Page 2 provides the DMV SPU mailing address for the application and payment by check or money order, not cash. DMV also offers official online ordering. Use that service to check configuration availability and current fees; Fylune only prepares the form.
Form edition and verification history
Official revision: 2025-02. Month-based revision dates use the first day for catalog storage.
Verified the official blank PDF, page count and field mapping.
Independent preparation tool
Fylune is an independent document editor, not the issuing agency. Preparing or downloading a PDF does not sign, certify, file or obtain approval for it. Follow the issuing agency’s current instructions for your transaction.