If you drive in Ohio without your registration receipt or plate sticker, it could be just a matter of time before you end up with a ticket. Save your money and replace your lost, damaged, or stolen items as soon as possible through the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
Getting a replacement registration in Ohio is cheap and relatively easy. You can apply for a duplicate registration:
Keep reading for instructions on each of these methods.
Online
You may request a replacement Ohio registration or plate decal online through the BMV’s OPLATES online portal. Be ready to provide your:
- Vehicle information and personal identification. This may include your:
- License plate number.
- Social security number (SSN).
- Birth date.
- Full name.
- Payment for the $6 duplicate registration/decal fee.
- This fee covers BOTH a replacement registration receipt AND a decal. If you want to purchase either separately, you will still pay $6.
Be sure that your address is up to date. If it is not, you must update your address before you request replacements.
Once you have completed your transaction, your items will arrive by mail.
By Mail or in Person
Not in a rush? Requesting your duplicate registration card or sticker by mail can take up to 4 weeks to process. If you’re in a hurry, consider visiting your local registrar’s office or using the BMV’s online portal (process detailed above) for quicker service.
To request a duplicate registration or plate decal by mail or in person, provide:
- A completed Duplicate Registration Card, Transfer, Replacement Plates/Validation Sticker Application (Form BMV 4809). The form will require your:
- License plate number and expiration date.
- Address.
- Social security number (SSN).
- Vehicle identification number (VIN).
- Payment for the $6 duplicate registration fee/decal fee.
- This fee covers BOTH a replacement registration receipt AND a decal. If you want to purchase either separately, you will still pay $6.
- If you’re applying by mail, you can only send a check or money order. Make either payable to “Ohio Treasurer of State”.
Submit your form(s)* and payment to your local registrar’s office or mail them to:
Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Attention: Registration Support Services
P.O. Box 16521
Columbus, OH 43216
If you need help completing this process, call Registration Support Services at (614) 752-7518.
*NOTE: If you lease your vehicle, also provide a completed Power of Attorney for Ohio Vehicle Registration (Form BMV 5736) signed by the leasing company.