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Utah has dozens of new license plates available this year. Check them out.

Utah’s specialty plates for 2026 feature 70 new designs for drivers.

(Trent Nelson  |  The Salt Lake Tribune) State Street bustles with traffic in Salt Lake City on Monday, July 13, 2026.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) State Street bustles with traffic in Salt Lake City on Monday, July 13, 2026.

Dozens of new specialty license plates are hitting Utah roads this year, but they come with an extra cost.

The 2026 designs, released July 1 by the Utah Motor Vehicles Division, include two solid-blue options for fans of Brigham Young University, new plates for University of Utah fans, and specialized plates featuring Utah’s wildlife. Other plates also support Zion National Park, soil conservation through the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, and the Huntsman Cancer Institute.

In total, 70 new designs are now available. You can see all the new plates at dmv.utah.gov/plates.

(Department of Motor Vehicles) A selection of redesigned specialty license plates released by the Utah DMV.

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And for Utah Mammoth fans, a black and glacier-blue plate is in the works — but drivers will need to fill out an interest form on the Motor Vehicle Division’s website before that specialty plate can adorn their bumpers.

In most cases, the organization depicted on a specialty plate gets the proceeds from the plate’s additional cost. In some instances, like for BYU or the Utah Jazz, the proceeds go toward scholarship funds or organizations affiliated with the National Basketball Association that support women and children.

To order one of the new plates, drivers with a standard-issue plate must first change their plate through the division’s online portal.

The fee to switch from a standard plate to a specialized plate is $23.75, plus the required contribution fee to the special interest group, which varies by design. Personalized special group plates come with another $75 fee.

New designs may also be ordered in person at any DMV location. All new plates will be mailed directly to drivers and cannot be picked up in person.

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