County/Town vehicle decals go on sale March 1st of every year at the locations listed below and must be on your vehicle by March 31st. Mecklenburg County does not mail decal applications. You must present your state registration card for each vehicle to purchase the decal. ALL PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES must be paid in full before purchasing your county/town decal.

The current price of the decal is $25.00. Any decal purchased after March 31st for a vehicle owned on March 1st will incur a $25.00 late penalty, bringing the cost to $50.00 per decal. For any vehicle purchased after March 1st , the owner must purchase a county or town decal within thirty days of the purchase date.

To transfer a decal to another car, the registration for the vehicle along with part of the old decal (even if mutilated) must be presented. Transfers must be purchased within 30 days after the purchase date of the vehicle. There is a $2.00 charge for a transfer decal.

County vehicle decals are not required for motorcycles or antique vehicles displaying antique license.

If you move into Mecklenburg County from another locality, we will honor the decal from your previous locality until it expires.

The purchaser is responsible for the safekeeping of their decal. A lost decal is the responsibility of the purchaser. There is no refund for decals.

Decals may be purchased at the following locations: