Corrections explains license-plate program, warns DMV single‑plate plan could cut revenue

Feb 4, 2026

Vermont Correctional Industries told the Senate Transportation Committee it produced about 500,000 license plates last year using up to 11 incarcerated workers and that a DMV move to single front plates could reduce gross revenue by roughly $200,000–$300,000 and risk leaving unused material stock, staff said.

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Vermont Correctional Industries, which has produced license plates for the Department of Motor Vehicles since 1999, told the Senate Transportation Committee on Feb. 4 that changing state policy to require one plate instead of two could reduce the program’s gross revenue by roughly $200,000 to $300,000 and create inventory and timing challenges.

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