West Virginia sold more than 1,000 cryptid license plates by November 4 and ordered more to meet demand, according to a release from the West Virginia Department of Transportation.
Buyers pay a $10 specialty fee on top of the $51.50 annual registration charge. Registration costs are prorated for drivers with time left on their current registration.
For now, buyers must visit a Division of Motor Vehicles office; online ordering will come later. The DMV recommends making an appointment at dmv.wv.gov, where same-day appointments are often available. Availability updates are also on its Facebook page and YouTube channel.
The plates went on sale November 2, with 756 sold that day. Sales passed 1,000 shortly after 1 p.m. November 4. The first production run was 3,000 plates.
West Virginia artist Jesse Corlis, who died in 2023, designed the plate. Its nine creatures are the Flatwoods Monster, Mothman, Bigfoot, Sheepquatch, Batboy, Veggie Man, the Webster County Werewolf, Ogua and the Grafton Monster.
“First and foremost, I would like to pay tribute to Jesse Corlis, the talented graphic artist who designed the Cryptid license plate,” DMV Commissioner Everett Frazier said in the release.
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