Orange County Tax Collector Scott Randolph today announced the most popular specialty license plates sold through his office, which has seven locations in Orange County. The University of Florida, University of Central Florida and Florida State University held on to the top three spots in Orange County, a position the three universities have held since the State of Florida began releasing data online in 2011.

The popular Endless Summer plate, which depicts a surfer at sunrise, made the largest year-to-year jump in Orange County, climbing four spots from #9 to #5 on the list. Helping Sea Turtles Survive (#4), Save the Manatee (#6), Marine Corps (#7), Protect Wild Dolphins (#8), Army (#9) and Protect the Panther (#10) round out the top ten.

There are currently 125 different specialty license plates in Florida registered to nearly 1.5 million vehicles, including more than 77,000 in Orange County. The University of Florida (99,670 plates), Helping Sea Turtles Survive (74,961) and Florida State University (72,452) are the most popular plates statewide.

Specialty license plates are authorized by Florida Statutes and range in fees from $15 to $25 which benefit the plate’s sponsoring organization. To have a new plate manufactured, the requesting organization must pre-sell 1,000 plates statewide within a 24-month period after the plate is authorized by the State. The State’s Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) monitors the sale of all existing plates. Existing plates that fall below 1,000 statewide sales are placed on probation and subject to deauthorization.

To purchase a specialty license plate in Orange County, visit any one of the Tax Collector’s seven tag agencies. Visit octaxcol.cbmstage.com to find a location near you.

Top 10 Specialty License Plates in Orange County