How to Check the Availability of Arizona Customized License Plates

An interesting way to express your nickname or personality is to put it on a custom license plate. Customized license plates can be ordered for vehicles in any state, but the combination of numbers or letters has to be unique in that state. Arizona has a website that makes it easy to quickly create a custom plate design and confirm that the figures you want are available.

Things You'll Need

  • Internet access
  • Go to the Arizona transportation website at servicearizona.com/webapp/vehicle/plates/start.do

  • Click on the bubble for the choice "check my personalized plate choice" and click continue.

  • Click on the picture of the plate style that you plan of having for the background of your custom plate. The website starts out on the default Arizona license plate background. You may pick a background for Arizona colleges, sports teams, support groups, and many more.

  • Scroll to the bottom of the page and type in the customized phrase you have in mind for your customized license plates where it says "Enter Plate". This phrase may only be seven characters with no punctuations or symbols. Click on the search button.

  • Look at the phrase next to the sample license plate. It will tell you if the license plate is available or unavailable.