Puerto Rico Vanity Plates
Everything you need to know about vanity license plates in Puerto Rico — plate styles, transfer rules, character limits, and DMV requirements.
Supported Transfer Methods
The ways a vanity plate can be transferred between owners in Puerto Rico.
Vanity plate transfers are not possible in this state.
Learn more about Not Possible →Puerto Rico DMV Transfer Rules
The specific DMV rules that determine how vanity plate transfers work in Puerto Rico.
Follow Car
NoWhether the license plate can stay with the vehicle when ownership changes.
Puerto Rico: Plate can only stay with the owner.
Retention
NoneWhether the owner can retain the plate number after releasing it from a vehicle.
Puerto Rico: Plate retention is not available in this state.
Plate Styles
Current Issue
Character Rules
Puerto Rico sets specific rules on what characters can appear on vanity plates, including minimum and maximum lengths and which special symbols are permitted.
Eligible Vehicle Types
The Puerto Rico DMV offers vanity plates for the following vehicle categories.
Trade-A-Plate Transfer Process
How transfers are facilitated through our platform for Puerto Rico plates.
- 1Payment is held securely in escrow by Trade-A-Plate until the transfer is complete.
- 2The seller must initiate the plate transfer process through their state's DMV. Visit your local PR DMV for transfer forms and requirements.
- 3Once the transfer is complete, both buyer and seller must confirm the transfer on Trade-A-Plate.
- 4After both parties confirm, the escrowed funds are released to the seller.
If any issues arise during the transfer, either party may open a dispute and Trade-A-Plate will mediate.