Cougar Plates Finally Go On Sale! - Spokane, North Idaho News & Weather KHQ.com

PULLMAN, Wash. – The newly designed, all-crimson, Washington State University vehicle license plate is now available for sale from the state Department of Licensing.
 
Inspired by the design of WSU's "Ol' Crimson" flag, the new plate features silvery-white WSU Cougar logo and lettering on a solid crimson plate. It is available at an initial cost of $40, plus regular vehicle registration fees and cost an additional $30 annually thereafter. Check your local DOL office for exact fees.
 
A full $28 of each Cougar plate fee is returned to the university each year as a tax-deductible donation to the WSU scholarship fund. In 2011, such personalized plate sales generated approximately $350,000 to fund student scholarships for WSU students. There are already more than 13,000 vehicles in the state sporting the previous version of the special design WSU plate, which is more than the combined number of special design plates issued on behalf of all of our other public universities in Washington.
 
Vehicle owners do not have to wait until their license comes up for renewal before ordering the new WSU plate, which is also available for motorcycles. The Cougar license plate application can be downloaded from the Department of Licensing website at http://www.dol.wa.gov/forms/420499.pdf. The completed application can then be mailed or faxed back to the department or simply taken directly to a local vehicle licensing office. Personalized WSU logo plates are also available through the DOL website at http://www.dol.wa.gov/vehicleregistration/sppersonalized.html.