Newly designed specialty license plates must meet a 750-minimum threshold of pre-orders to go into production and become available at the MA Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV). DMF and MET collected pre-orders for the striped bass license plate during the latter half of 2019, reaching the threshold by the end of the year.

Expectations are that it will take an additional 6 to 8 months in 2020 to manufacture and distribute the plates to the RMV. Once ready, applicants will be contacted by the RMV and instructed to go to their chosen RMV office to pick-up their pre-ordered license plate. The applicant’s $40 payment will be credited towards the purchase price of the new plate.