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Ga State License Plate Designs

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In the United States, the appearance of license plates is frequently chosen to contain symbols, colors, or slogans associated with the issuing jurisdiction, which are the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, the 5 inhabited U.S. territories, and Native American tribes, each of which independently registers motor vehicles. Regular-issue license plates for passenger vehicles typically have 5-7 characters, with specialty or vanity plates having up to 8 characters in some states. This article describes the designs and serial formats for regular-issue plates.

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Trends in serial formats[edit]

Visualization of the number of characters in license plate serial formats in the United States, based on current serial formats for passenger plates as of April 2018. The arrangement of the characters may vary.

Random coding - Plates issued based on available numbers in non-sequential order.

Coded issuance - Plates coded by month of expiration

Coded issuance - Plates coded by county of issuance

Sequential issuance - 6-character plate (1 letter, 5 digits)

Sequential issuance - 6-character plate (2 letters, 4 digits)

Sequential issuance - 6-character plate (3 letters, 3 digits)

Sequential issuance - 6-character plate (4 letters, 2 digits)

Sequential issuance - 7-character plate (7 digits)

Sequential issuance - 7-character plate (2 letters, 5 digits)

Sequential issuance - 7-character plate (3 letters, 4 digits)

Notes:

Only the current passenger standard-issue serial format is depicted. Previous serial formats and optional issues are not depicted.
Florida uses 6-character serial numbers, but the combinations vary. The most popular issue consists of 4 letters and 2 digits, but alternate standard issues contain 4 digits and 2 letters.
Maine uses a varying number of digits, but most Maine plates consist of 4 digits and 2 letters.
Nebraska uses sequential-issuance 3-letter, 3-number plates for its most populous counties and county-coded plates for the rest of the counties.

Formats for license plate numbers may be consistent within the state. For example, Delaware and Rhode Island were formerly able to use six-digit all-numeric serials due to their low respective populations; both now use five-digit serials, with Delaware using a letter and four digits, and Rhode Island using two letters and three digits. Several populous states use seven-character formats of three letters and four digits, including 1ABC234 in California and ABC-1234 (or variations thereof) in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. Other seven-character formats include Connecticut and Illinois, which use AB-12345, and Maryland, which uses 1AB2345.(Texas used a AB1-C234 until recently.)

Many less-populous states, such as Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, and South Carolina use a 3-letter, 3-number format in the format ABC-123, 123-ABC (sometimes both at the same time), or some variant thereof with mixed numbers and letters. Florida and New Jersey both use four letters and two numbers: Florida uses an ABC-D12 format, while New Jersey uses an A12-BCD format. Florida also uses an optional two-letter, four-number format for its no-cost 'In God We Trust' plates.

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Serial coding[edit]

License plate numbers are usually assigned in ascending order, beginning with a starting point such as AAA-001. Thus, an observer familiar with the sequence can determine roughly when the plate was issued. In a few cases, numbers have been assigned in descending order. For example, when Virginia switched to seven characters for its standard issue in 1993, numbers beginning with AAA-1000 were already in use for extra-cost, optional-issue plates; therefore, the new standard license plates were issued in descending order from ZZZ-9999.^[1]

Expiration date[edit]

In some states, the month of expiration or the county of registration is incorporated into the plate's serial. The last number on a Massachusetts license plate indicates the month the vehicle's registration expires (for example, 1234 AB would expire in April, the fourth month; 0 indicates October expirations; and X and Y were used for November and December expirations, respectively, on commercial plates and pre-1978 passenger plates). The same applies to the first number or letter on West Virginia plates (1 to 9 for January through September, and O, N, and D for October, November, and December expirations, respectively). Additionally, the first letter of Missouri passenger plates denotes the month of expiration. The month's position within the calendar year corresponds roughly to the letter's position within the alphabet; i.e. the letters progress from 'A' and 'B' for January to 'Y' and 'Z' for December. Maine trailer plates start with two digits and a dash, as all plates expire on the last day of February, and the first two digits of the plate are the year it expires.

County of issuance[edit]

Although increasingly few states place the full name of the county of registration explicitly on their standard-issue plates, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Ohio, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee continue the practice. However, Georgia allows drivers to choose the slogan 'In God We Trust' in place of the county name where the vehicle is registered, and Florida allows its residents to choose either 'Sunshine State' or 'In God We Trust' in place of the county name. Florida also terminated a practice by which plates registered to rented vehicles had the letter Y or Z as their first digit, which led to targeting of rental cars for theft.

In Alabama, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming, a one- or two-digit number representing the county of issue begins a license plate number. Standard-issue Idaho license plate numbers begin with a single-letter or a number-letter code representing the county of issue. County codes have been based on historical population figures, the county names in alphabetical order, or some combination thereof. Other states like Indiana and Tennessee also once used the practice, with Tennessee discontinuing in the 1980s and Indiana in 2008.

https://responsenin.netlify.app/rainbow-hacks-download.html. Only three places in the United States use letters to designate a residence where a vehicle was registered. In Hawaii, the license plates have a unique letter designation based on the island counties that residents purchased or registered the vehicles from; a vehicle with a registration number beginning with H or Z is registered in Hawai‘i County, one beginning with K is registered in Kaua‘i County, one beginning with M or L is registered in Maui County, and one beginning with any other letter (and not containing H, K, L, M, or Z) is registered in the City and County of Honolulu. In Idaho, the first one to three characters are used to designate the county of residence/registration. For example, all vehicles registered in Ada county start with 1A, vehicles in Twin Falls County start with 2T and vehicles in Valley county start with V (as there is only one county that starts with the letter V). In the US territory of Guam, the license plates use the first two letters that are coded by village of issuance, for example, 'TM-1234' refers to a vehicle that was registered by a person who lives the village of Tamuning.

Several states do require vehicles to display county codes, but these codes are not part of the serial. Indiana and Ohio display two-number county codes, while Kansas plates display two-letter county codes, but these codes are placed on a sticker or are printed in the corner of the plate in a smaller font size. Texas places the county name only on the windshield registration sticker, where the car's license plate number is also printed.

Skipping characters[edit]

For various reasons related to visibility and readability, some states and territories exclude certain letters from use in their license plate serial formats. The most commonly skipped characters are I, O, and Q, with some states using only one or two of the three while others will skip all three of these letters. Other states, such as Colorado, Georgia and South Carolina have gradually adopted one or more of these letters over a course of years after previously skipping them in order to accommodate the demands of population growth and depletion of available serial combinations. The most common argument behind skipping I, O, and Q is that they can be too easily confused with 0, 1, and other characters, particularly when there isn't adequate spacing or divider between numbers and letters.

California currently only uses I, O, and Q in between two other letters, for example '1AQA000'. A unique example of character use is Texas, which used to issue serials using all 26 letters but currently skips all vowels along with the letter Q on passenger plates (as these letters are reserved for truck plates). C windows system32 spoolsv exe.

In amateur radio license plate issues, all states that have them available, except Pennsylvania & Tennessee, use a unique slashed zero character in place of the standard '0' character due to lack of spacing between letters and numbers. In Pennsylvania, the die used for the number '0' is different than the one used for the letter 'O' since the state's number dies are taller and narrower than its letter dies. Iowa is a unique example in the use of this character, which began using the slashed zero beginning in 2012 on all standard passenger plates as opposed to the traditional symbol for zero to differentiate it from the letter 'O' which is also used.

Persons with disabilities[edit]

In the states, special plates displaying the International Symbol of Accessibility are issued to persons with disabilities that entitle them to special parking privileges. Alternately, a placard, which in some jurisdictions can be hung from the rear view mirror, may be issued; the placard has the advantage of being transferred from vehicle to vehicle.

Current standard-issue passenger plate designs and serial formats[edit]

The following tables give information on license plates currently being issued, with 2014 or later expiration dates, for private (non-commercial) use on passenger vehicles by the governments of the fifty U.S. states, the District of Columbia, the five inhabited U.S. territories, and Native American tribes. Information on serial numbering patterns is also given. Older designs and serial formats previously issued may still be valid for continued usage in certain jurisdictions; these are noted in a separate table below.

In addition to 'regular' passenger plates, all jurisdictions also provide plates for other types of vehicles that may only be roughly similar in design and layout. Additionally, there has been an increasing trend in the field of 'specialty' plates to promote specific causes or interests. To keep this table as simple as possible, most of these alternate types of plates will not be noted. More information may also be found within the individual articles for each state, as linked within the table. Exceptions to this guideline may be made for specialty plates that are available at no extra cost to the motorist, as these tend to be seen more commonly on the roads.

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**Current Table Format**
Jurisdiction	Image	First issued	Type & slogan	Design	Plate style
Alabama	January 2, 2014	Standard issue Heart of Dixie (in small print)	lake and forest graphic	Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	Numerically coded by county:^[2] 0AB1234 (single-digit counties) 00AB123 (double-digit counties)^[3]
Alaska	January 2010^[4]	Standard issue The Last Frontier	blue on gold with state flag	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC 123
American Samoa	2011	Standard issue Motu O Fiafiaga	black on reflective graphic featuring Fatu Rock	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	1234
Arizona	2008	Standard issue Grand Canyon State	dark green on desert landscape	Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC1234^[5]
Arkansas	2006	Standard issue The Natural State	black on a diamond background, representing Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro^[6]	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	123 ABC^[7]
California	Late 2011	Standard issue dmv.ca.gov	dark blue on white with red state name graphic and slogan printed in red at the bottom	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	1ABC234^[8]
Colorado	2000	Standard issue	Dark green on reflective white grey and green Rocky Mountains scene graphic. Some versions have full color	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	123-ABC, ABC-123 (the second serial set is limited to characters that were unused previously, such as Q).
Connecticut	2000	Standard issue Constitution State	dark blue on blue and white gradient fade	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	AB•12345 (2015–present) 1AB•CD2 (2013–2015) 1ABCD2 (2013) 123•ABC (2000–2013)^[9]
Delaware	1959	Standard issue The First State	gold on navy blue	Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	123456 (variable number of digits)
District of Columbia	April 2017	Standard issue End Taxation without Representation; jurisdiction name displayed as 'District of Columbia'	blue on reflective white with red flag separator	Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	AB-1234
District of Columbia	2001	Optional issue: www.washingtondc.gov^[10]	blue on reflective white with red flag separator	Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	AB-1234
Florida	December 2003	Standard issue myFLORIDA.com with county name^[11] or 'Sunshine State'	green on reflective white with state map and citrus orange graphic	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC D12 (2009–present) 123 ABC (2006 to 2009) A12 3BC (2003 to 2009)
Florida	October 1, 2008	Optional issue myFLORIDA.com with 'In God We Trust' slogan		Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	123 4AB
Georgia	May 2012	Standard issue Peach State with county name or 'In God We Trust' sticker	black on reflective blue with hills, peach tree, and peaches	Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC1234
Georgia	May 2012	Optional issue GEORGIA with county name or 'In God We Trust' sticker	black on reflective white	Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC1234
Guam	February 27, 2009	Standard issue Tano Y Chamorro	black on reflective white with grey latte stone and three red bougainvillea flowers at center^[12]	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	Coded by municipality of issuance AB 1234
Hawaii	1991	Standard issue Aloha State	black on reflective white with rainbow graphic	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	Coded by county of issuance: ABC 123, where first letter is A-G, J, N, P, or R-Y (City and County of Honolulu) HAB 123/ZAB 123 (Hawai‘i County) KAB 123 (Kaua‘i County) LAB 123/MAB 123 (Maui County)
Idaho	2008	Standard issue Famous Potatoes	black on reflective white with red gradient and dark blue mountain scene	Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	Coded by county of issuance: A 123456 (variable number of digits following space) 0A 12345 (variable number of digits following space) 0A B1234 (following exhaustion of above format) 0A BC123 (following exhaustion of above format) 0A 1B234 (following exhaustion of above format) 0A 1234B (following exhaustion of above format) 00A 1234 (variable number of digits following space)
Illinois	January 2017	Standard issue Land of Lincoln	Reflective gradient blue-to-white with white Chicago and Springfield skyline and gray Abraham Lincoln graphic at far left; state name screened in black at top	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	AB 12345 (2017–Present) AB1 2345 (2016)^[13]
Indiana	January 2017	Standard issue Dark blue serial on reflective country scene graphic featuring a covered bridge; expiration date, year, county number and recycling symbol in corners clockwise from top left		Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	123A 123AB 123ABC
Indiana	Optional issue In God We Trust	black on white with American flag graphic	ABC123	Screened serial; Reflective sheeting
Iowa	April 2018	Standard issue black numbers on reflective graphic plate with blue sky, white city skyline, farm and wind turbine, and green grass field; 'IOWA' screened in white centered at top; county name screened in black centered at bottom		Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC 123
Kansas	April 2007	Standard issue dark blue on light blue gradient with state seal graphic and county code sticker		Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	123 ABC
Kentucky	2005	Standard issue Unbridled Spirit	Standard issue dark blue on light blue graident with county name sticker	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	123 ABC
Kentucky	2011	Optional issue In God We Trust		Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	123 ABC
Louisiana	2005 to 2010; 2013, and 2016	Standard issue 'Sportsman's Paradise'; black on yellow-pink gradient with pelican graphic in center		Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC 123 (through 2016) 123 ABC (2016 – present)
Maine	1999	Standard issue Vacationland	black on reflective white with a chickadee and pine tassel graphic at left	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	1234 AB (variable number of digits preceding space)
Maryland	September 2016	Standard issue Maryland Proud	Black on reflective white with Maryland flag graphic	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	1AB2345
Massachusetts	1988	Standard issue The Spirit of America	red on reflective white	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	Coded by month of expiration: 1ABC 23 1AB 234 123 AB4 12A B34 1234 AB 123 ABC
Michigan	2013	Standard issue Pure Michigan	blue on reflective white with blue wave at bottom	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC 1234
	2007	Optional issue Spectacular Peninsulas	green and blue with Great Lakes outline on reflective white with black characters		1AB C23
	2014	Optional issue The Mackinac Bridge	white to yellow fade and blue with stylized Mackinac Bridge in background with black characters		ABC 123
Minnesota	June 2009	Standard issue Explore Minnesota.com, 10,000 Lakes	black on reflective white with lake scene graphic	Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	123-ABC
Mississippi	October 2012	Standard issue 'Birthplace of America's Music'	dark blue on guitar graphic and 'Celebrating Mississippi's Creative Culture' with county name	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC 123
Missouri	October 15, 2018	Standard issue Bicentennial	dark blue on white with red and dark blue waves, light grey state seal, and dark blue '1821 * 2021'	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	Coded by month of expiration AA1 B2C
Montana	January 2010	Standard issue Treasure State	white on blue with white state outline	Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	Coded by county of issuance: 0-12345A (variable number of digits following divider) 00-1234A (variable number of digits following divider)
	Optional issues:^[14] replica 1989 Centennial base replica 1991 'Big Sky' base replica 2000 base replica 2006 'Big Sky Country' base	blue on white with gold and maroon graphics	ABC123
		black on light blue gradient with multicolor state outline	Coded by county of issuance: 0-12345A (variable number of digits following divider) 00-1234A (variable number of digits following divider)
		black on light blue with blue and tan graphics
		black on light blue gradient with multicolor state outline
Native American tribes	Varies	Varies	Varies	Varies	Varies
Nebraska	January 2017	Standard issue 1867; 2017	black on reflective white with Sower statue from the Nebraska State Capitol	Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC 123^[15] Or coded by county of issuance:^[16] 0-A1234 (variable number of digits following letter) 0-AB123 (following exhaustion of above format; variable number of digits following letter) 00-A123 (variable number of digits following divider) 00-AB12 (following exhaustion of above format; variable number of digits following divider)
Nevada	November 1, 2016	Standard issue Home Means Nevada	black numbers and state-shaped separator on sky blue plate; stylized multi-colored mountain range at bottom; 'NEVADA' screened in black serifed letters centered at top	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	123·A45
New Hampshire	January 1999	Standard issue Live Free or Die	green on Old Man of the Mountain graphic	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	123 4567 (2000–present) 123 456 (1999)^[17]
New Jersey	2007	Standard issue Garden State	black on yellow gradient fade	Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	D12-ABC (2010–present)^[18] ABC-12D (2007–2010)
New Mexico	1989	Standard issue Land of Enchantment	red on yellow with turquoise yucca graphics and red Zia sun symbol	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	123-ABC
New Mexico	2010	Standard issue upper: Land of Enchantment lower: New Mexico USA	yellow on turquoise with large yellow and red Zia sun symbol	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC-123
New York	2010	Standard issue Empire State	dark blue on reflective gold	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC-1234
North Carolina	1982	Standard issue First in Flight	blue on reflective white with Wright Flyer graphic	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC-123 (1982-1985)^[19] ABC-1234
North Carolina	2015	Standard issue First In Freedom^[20]	blue on reflective white	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC-1234
North Dakota	November 2016	Standard issue Legendary; Peace Garden State	black on light blue gradient fade to sunrise with prairie scene and buffalo graphic	Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	123 ABC
Northern Mariana Islands	1989	Standard issue Hafa Adai	dark blue on white with seal in center	Embossed on screened serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC 123
Ohio	June 7, 2010	Standard issue Birthplace of Aviation, county name sticker in black to be centered at bottom	blue on white various slogans in gray with a red border	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC 1234
Oklahoma	January 2017	Standard issue TRAVELOK.COM	Screened black on reflective blue with state-shaped separator; scissor-tailed flycatcher in the middle, mountains on the left, oceans in the background and Explore above the state name	Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC-123
Oregon	1990	Standard issue dark blue on fir tree and mountain graphic		Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	123 ABC (2004–present) ABC 123 (1990–2004)
Pennsylvania	2006	Standard issue visitPA.com	blue on white with yellow and blue bars	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC-1234
Puerto Rico	2011	Standard issue Puerto Rico Does It Better/Puerto Rico Lo Hace Mejor	black on white with green gradient at bottom and grey building in background	Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC-123
Rhode Island	1996–2019	Standard issue Ocean State	dark blue on stylized grey and white ocean wave graphic	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	123456 (2007–present^[21]^[22] AB-123 and 12345 (1996–2007)
Rhode Island	2019^[23]	Beautiful Rhode Island (top), Ocean State (Bottom)	white on dark blue with the Reliance in the upper left corner	Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	N/A
South Carolina	January 2016	Standard issue While I Breathe, I Hope.	black on white and blue background with palmetto tree in center	Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC 123
South Carolina	January 2016	Optional issue In God We Trust	black on white with American and South Carolinian flags on the left.	Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	1234AB
South Dakota	January 2016	Standard issue Great Faces. Great Places.	blue on Mount Rushmore graphic	Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	Coded by county of issuance: 0A1 234 0AB 123 00A 123
Tennessee	2011	Standard issue www.tnvacation.com	black on mountain scene with county name sticker	Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	A12-34B February 2011 – April 2016 1A2-3B4 April 2016 – present
Texas	July 2012	Standard issue The Lone Star State	black on white with 5-point star in the upper left corner.	Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC-1234
Utah	Late 2007	Greatest Snow on Earth and Life Elevated	dark blue on skier graphic^[24]^[25]	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	A12 3BC
	Late 2007	Life Elevated	dark blue on graphic of Delicate Arch		A12 3BC^[26]
	2017	In God We Trust; United We Stand	dark blue on white		1A2BC
Vermont	1985	Standard issue Green Mountain State	white on green with small white tree in top left corner	Debossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC 123 (1990–present) 12AB3 (1989) 1AB23 (1988) 123A4 (1986–1987) 1A234 (1985)
U.S. Virgin Islands	2017	Standard issue Transfer Centennial	white on blue ocean background with orange island maps	Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	Coded by island of issuance:^[27] ABC 123, ABC 123 (for St. John)
Virginia	March 1, 2014	Standard issue Virginia is for Lovers	blue on white	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC-1234^[28]
Washington	July 1998	Standard issue Evergreen State	dark blue on white with light blue Mount Rainier graphic	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC1234 (2010–present) 123-ABC (1987–2010)
West Virginia	2006^[29]	Standard issue Wild, Wonderful	blue on white with state name in dark blue bar	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	Coded by month of expiration: 0AB 123 (1 through 9 for January through September, respectively) ABC 123 (O, N, and D for October, November, and December, respectively)
Wisconsin	June 2000	Standard issue America's Dairyland	black on reflective white with stylized lake and farm graphic	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC-1234 (2017-present) 123-ABC (2000-2017)
Wyoming	January 2016	Standard issue Screened black numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on graphic plate featuring the Green River Lakes and Squaretop Mountain against a cloudy blue sky; golden yellow rope border around plate		Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	Coded by county of issuance: 0-12345 (variable number of digits following divider) 0-1234A (following exhaustion of above format; variable number of digits following divider) 00-12345 (variable number of digits following divider)

Plate types no longer issued but still valid[edit]

Plates with the following designs and serial formats are no longer being issued but may still be valid for use in certain instances. This table does not include year of manufacture registrations.

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Jurisdiction	Image	Dates issued	Type	Plate style	Serial format	Status
Alabama	early 2007 – October 2013	Optional issue God Bless America	dark blue on American flag background	AB12345 12345AB^[3]	Being replaced upon expiration, October 2013 to October 2014.
Alaska	1981 – late 2004	'The Last Frontier'; blue on gold with state flag	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC 123	Valid.
	late 1997 – late 2004	'Gold Rush Centennial'	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC 123
	January 2, 2008 – December 31, 2009	'Celebrating Statehood 1959–2009'; dark blue on mountain landscape background	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC123^[30]
American Samoa	none
Arizona	1980–1996	white on maroon	Embossed serial; Reflective characters on nonreflective background	ABC-123	Valid.
Arizona	1996 – late 2007	desert scene with embossed serials	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	123•ABC	Valid.
Arkansas	none
California	1963–1969	yellow on black	Embossed serial; Non-reflective background	ABC 123	Valid.
	1969–1980	yellow on blue	Embossed serial; Non-reflective background	123 ABC
	1980 – January 1987	yellow on blue	Embossed serial; Non-reflective background	1ABC234
	January 1987 – October 1987	'The Golden State'	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting
	October 1987–1995	blue on white with red embossed state name
	1995–1998; 2000–2011	blue on white with red screened state name	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting
	1998–2000	'Sesquicentennial – 150 Years'	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting
Colorado		1978–2000	embossed mountain scene	Reflective embossed serial; Non-reflective background	Coded by county of issuance: AB-1234, ABC-123, ABC1234	Valid.
Connecticut	none
Delaware	white on black	up to 12–345	Valid.
	silver on black	up to 123456
	yellow on blue without slogan	up to 123456
District of Columbia	'A Capital City'	123–456	Valid.
	'Celebrate & Discover'	1991 – November 2000		AB-1234 (1997–2000) 123–456 (1991–1997)
	2001	blue on reflective white with red flag separator and 'WWW.Washingtondc.gov'		Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	BB-1234
	2001 – July 2013	blue on reflective white with red flag separator and 'Taxation without Representation' with jurisdiction name displayed as 'Washington, D.C.'		Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	AB-1234
Florida	December 2003 – early 2009	green on reflective white with state map, citrus orange graphic, and myFLORIDA.com with county name	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	A12 3BC	Being replaced on a ten-year rolling basis.
Florida	December 2003–2006	green on reflective white with state map, citrus orange graphic, and myFLORIDA.com with 'Sunshine State' slogan	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	A12 3BC	Being replaced on a ten-year rolling basis.
Georgia	1997 – December 2003	'..on my mind'	123 ABC 12345 QA 1234 AB 1234 ABC	Valid.
	December 2003 – May 2007	www.GEORGIA.gov	ABC 1234
	May 2007 – May 2012	GEORGIA.gov	ABC 1234
Guam	black on reflective white with map graphic in center, 'Tano Y Chamorro'	Coded by municipality of issuance: ABC1234 (variable number of digits following space) ABC123A (following exhaustion of above format)	Valid.
Hawaii	none
Idaho	dark blue on reflective white with red gradient and dark blue mountain scene, 'Famous Potatoes'	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	Coded by county of issuance: A 123456 (variable number of digits following space) 0A 12345 (variable number of digits following space) 0A B1234 (following exhaustion of above format) 0A BC123 (following exhaustion of above format)
Illinois	July 2016	'Land of Lincoln': red on blue gradient fade with Abraham Lincoln portrait graphic in center	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	AB 12345 (2017–Present) AB1 2345 (2016) A12 3456 (2006–2016) 123 4567 (2001–2006)^[31]	Valid for 10 years.
Indiana	none
Iowa	1997 - late 2011	blue on reflective white farm scene foreground and skyline background	Embossed or screened serial; Reflective sheeting^[32]	123 ABC^[33]	Valid.
Kansas	January 2001 – April 2007	state capitol	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC 123	Valid.
Kentucky	none
Louisiana	1993–2001; 2004–2005	'Sportsman's Paradise' without pelican	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC 123	Valid.
	January 2002 - early 2004	'Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial 1803–2003' written in early 18th-century lettering and has the Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial logo as the separator^[34]	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC 123
	2011–2012	'200 Years'	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC123
	2014 - 2015	www.louisianatourism.com Bicentennial, Battle of New Orleans, 1815–2015 blue on reflective white with silhouette of Andrew Jackson on horse at left	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC123
Maine	none
Maryland	February 1986 – early 2005	no slogan	1AB C23 (2004–2005) ABC 123 (1986–2004)	Valid.
Maryland	early 2005 – June 2010	www.Maryland.gov black on reflective white with state crest in center	1AB C23	Valid.
Massachusetts	green on white (coded by month of expiration) 'The Spirit of America' (coded by month of expiration)	123-450 120-ABC	Valid. Maybe subject to replacement if found to be illegible during annual motor vehicle safety inspection.
Michigan	1996–2007	Optional issue 'Great Lakes Splendor'	1AB C23^[35]	Valid
	1996	Optional issue 'World's Motor Capital'	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC 12 12 ABC	Valid
	2007–2013	Optional issue 'www.Michigan.gov'	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC 1234^[36]	Valid
	2013–2014	Optional issue The Mackinac Bridge yellow to orange fade and blue with stylized Mackinac Bridge in background with white characters.	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC 123	Valid
Minnesota	circa 2000–2008	blue on reflective white with lake scene graphic, 'Explore Minnesota; 10,000 lakes'; second slogan displayed in small blue gradient across bottom of plate	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC-123	Being replaced on a seven-year rolling basis.
Minnesota	2008–2009	black on reflective white with lake scene graphic, 'Explore Minnesota; 10,000 lakes'	Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	123-ABC	Being replaced on a seven-year rolling basis.
Mississippi	none
Missouri	none
Montana	2006–2009	black on grey and white gradient with mountain graphic; 'Big Sky Country'	Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	Coded by county of issuance: 0C-12345 (variable number of digits following divider) 0C-1234A (following exhaustion of above format; variable number of digits following divider) 0-12345A (variable number of digits following divider)	Valid if permanently registered.
Nebraska	none
Nevada	white on blue	A12345, AB1234, ABC123, 123ABC
New Hampshire	none
New Jersey	1959–1969; 1970–1973	black on tan, non-reflective, state abbreviated 'N. J.'	ABC-123	Valid.
	1969–1970	black on tan, reflective, state abbreviated 'N. J.'	ABC-123
	1973–1977	black on tan, non-reflective, state abbreviated 'N. J.'	123-ABC
	1977–1979	black on tan, non-reflective, full state name	123-ABC
	1979–1985	buff on blue, non-reflective	123-ABC
	1985		ABC-123
	1985–1992		ABC-12D
	1992–1993	black on yellow and white gradient, reflective, sticker boxes	ABC1234
	1993–1999		AB-123D
	1999–2007		ABC-12D^[37]
New Mexico	1999–2010	Land of Enchantment hot air balloon	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	NM1234 1NM234 12NM34 123NM4 1234NM AB 123 ABC123	Valid.
New York	2001–2010	dark blue on reflective white with blue bars (upper blue bar has the state name over a skyline of Niagara Falls, the Adirondack Mountains, and New York City; lower bar includes the words 'The Empire State' in white)	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC-1234^[38]	Valid.
North Carolina	2007–2011	red on reflective white with blue and red graphics, 'First in Flight'	ABC-1234	Valid.
North Dakota	1993–2015	black on light blue gradient fade with prairie scene graphic, 'Discover The Spirit'	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC-123	Valid through 2016
Northern Marianas Islands	none
Ohio	1996–1998	dark blue on gold gradient fade 'The Heart of it All'	ABC 1234	Valid.
	1998–2001	dark blue on gold gradient fade 'The Birthplace of Aviation'	ABC 1234
	2001–2003	red, white, and blue 'Ohio Bicentennial'	AB12CD
	2004–2010	dark blue on reflective white with state seal ('Sunburst') graphic and red and blue bars	ABC 1234
	2010–2013	'Beautiful Ohio': dark blue on rolling hills with farm, distant skyline, and airborne biplane	ABC 1234
Oklahoma	2009 - 2016	'Native America': dark red on white and blue with photograph of Sacred Rain Arrow sculpture	Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	123ABC	Valid until expiration.
Oregon	1956–1959	gold on blue	1A-1234	Valid.
	1959–1964	gold on blue with 'Pacific Wonderland' slogan	1A-1234
	1964–1974	gold on blue	ABC 123 (A-M corresponds to January–December, skipping I)
	1974–1988	blue on gold	ABC 123 (A-M corresponds to January–December, skipping I; N and later series had no month correlation)
	1988–1990	blue on light green tree graphic	ABC 123 (A-M corresponds to January–December, skipping I, N-series had no month correlation)
Pennsylvania	1999–2004	blue on blue, white and yellow gradient, 'www.state.pa.us'	ABC-1234	Valid if retained by current owner on current vehicle. May not be transferred to new vehicle.
Puerto Rico	1986–2007	Standard issue black on reflective white with Fortaleza graphic, 'Isla del Encanto'	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC 123	valid
	Optional issue black on reflective flag graphics, 'Cincuentenario 1952–2002'	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC 123
	2007–2011	Standard issue black on reflective blue with Fortaleza graphic, 'Isla del Encanto'	Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC 123 ABC-123
Rhode Island	none
South Carolina	summer 2008 – December 2015	Standard issue travel2sc.com black on orange, white, and blue gradient with palmetto tree in center	Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC 123
South Dakota	none
Tennessee	2006–2011	black on mountain scene with 'The Volunteer State' and county name sticker	Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	123-ABC	valid
Texas	2009–2012	black on Davis Mountains and sky background with a lone star and streaks of red and blue in the upper-left corner	Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	AB1-C234	Valid.
U.S. Virgin Islands	none
Utah	1972–1985	black on white	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC 123 ABC-123	Valid.
	1985–2008	blue on white with skier graphic, 'Ski Utah!', and 'Greatest Snow on Earth'	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	123 ABC
	1992–2008	dark blue on Delicate Arch background; 'Centennial'	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	123 ABC^[26]
	2002	2002 Winter Olympics commemorative plate with snowflake logo above 'Salt Lake 2002' and the Olympic rings; 'Olympic Winter 2002'^[39]	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	123A4
Vermont	none
Virginia	1979–1994	dark blue on white with blue state name in sentence case	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC-1234 (1994) ABC-123 (1979–1993)	Valid.
	1994 – July 2002; 2007 – February 28, 2014	dark blue on white with blue state name in all capital letters	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC-1234^[40]
	July 2002–2006	400th Anniversary	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC-1234
	2006–2007	Jamestown America's 400th Anniversary	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC-1234
Washington	none
West Virginia	December 2002 – early 2006	blue on reflective white with state name in dark blue bar, 'Wild, Wonderful / www.callwv.com'	Coded by month of expiration: 0AB 123 (1 through 9 for January through September, respectively) ABC 123 (O, N, and D for October, November, and December, respectively)	Valid.
Wisconsin	none
Wyoming	none

Diplomatic license plates[edit]

Diplomatic license plates are issued by the United States Department of State to accredited diplomats.

Prior to 1984 license plates for diplomatic vehicles were provided by the jurisdiction where the foreign mission was located. The District of Columbia provided license plates for missions headquartered in the capital, and New York provided plates for members of the United Nations, etc. Upon passage of the Foreign Missions Act in 1984 registration authority for foreign mission vehicles was centralized with the U.S. Department of State.^[41]^[42]^[43]^[44]

From 1984 until August 28, 2007, all plates issued followed the pattern of a letter identifying the status of the owner, followed by the two-letter country code, followed by a random three or four-digit number (S AB 1234). For member countries of the Organization of American States (OAS), a subset of that numbering pattern was allotted to vehicles based at those countries' missions to the OAS. Plates issued to cars based at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York City were issued in the reverse format, with the three or four-digit number first, followed by the two-letter country code, followed by the status code (1234 AB S).

The location of the status codes, either as the first or last character, allows the city of assignment to be easily identified because representatives of certain countries are limited to travel in a certain radius from their base. The status codes used until 2007 were 'C' for Foreign Consul; 'D' for Diplomat; 'S' for Non-Diplomatic Staff; and 'A' for the OAS. Status codes used for U.N. personnel until 2007 were 'A' for the U.N. Secretariat; 'D' for U.N. missions and diplomatic personnel; and 'S' for U.N. Staff. The rights of the driver and car under diplomatic immunity are defined by this status code.

The country codes are unique to each particular country, but do not correlate to ISO Country Codes or other standards format. For example, in the system used until 2007, France is 'DJ' rather than 'F', and Australia is 'XZ' rather than 'AUS'.

Diplomatic License Plates
Jurisdiction	Image	Dates issued	Type	Plate style	Serial format
U.S. Dept. of State	1984 – December 31, 2008	Standard issue; red, white, and blue background with 'DIPLOMAT', 'CONSUL' or blank at top, and black serial centered on a white background	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	A AB1234 A 12345 1234AA A 12345 A	Expired
U.S. Dept. of State	Unknown – December 31, 2008	Standard issue; red, white, and blue background with 'DIPLOMAT', 'CONSUL' or blank at top, and blue serial centered on a white background	Screened serial; Reflective sheeting	A AB1234 A 12345 1234AA A 12345 A	Expired
U.S. Dept. of State	August 28, 2007 - Current	Standard issue; black serial on sky blue background, concave curved red top with the Dept. of State seal, 'DIPLOMAT', 'CONSUL' or blank at top center, and Office of Foreign Missions (OFM) logo	Embossed serial; Reflective sheeting	ABC 1234 A 123456 1234 ABC 123456 A	Valid

U.S. diplomatic plate country codes
Codes	Country or Organization
AA	Congo
AB	Taiwan (Issued with 'E' status code)^[45]^[46]
AC	Ivory Coast
AE	Uzbekistan
AF	Japan
AH	Madagascar
AJ	Panama
AK	Cape Verde
AQ	Syria
AU	Uganda
AV	Israel
AW	African Union
AX	Marshall Islands
BL	South Africa
BV	Solomon Islands
BW	World Bank
BY	Solomon Islands
BZ	Iraq
CB	Cambodia
CC	Ethiopia
CE	Moldova
CG	Marshall Islands
CK	Namibia
CM	Micronesia
CN	International Organization
CS	Afghanistan
CT	Bhutan
CU	Botswana
CV	Myanmar (Burma)
CW	Cameroon
CX	Burundi
CY	China
DA	Colombia
DB	Costa Rica
DC	Cuba (UN only)
DD	Cyprus
DF	Dominican Republic
DG	Ecuador
DH	Ivory Coast
DI	South Africa
DJ	France
DK	Greece
DL	India
DM	Iran (UN only)
DN	Denmark
DP	Bangladesh
DR	Slovakia
DZ	Palau
FC	Soviet Union (discontinued)
FF	Antigua & Barbuda
FG	Central African Republic
FH	Ireland
FJ	Lebanon
FK	Kenya
FL	Liberia
FM	Libya
FN	Malta
FP	Morocco
FR	Philippines
FS	Netherlands
FT	Qatar
FV	Sri Lanka
FW	Vatican City
FX	Sierra Leone
FZ	Suriname
GC	Sweden
GD	Ukraine
GE	Azerbaijan
GG	Zambia
GM	Turkey
GN	Turkey
GP	Albania
GQ	North Korea (UN only)
GX	Vanuatu
GY	Chile
HB	Tonga
HD	Argentina
HL	Saint Lucia
HM	Andorra
HN	Mongolia
HV	Belgium
HW	Guatemala
HX	Benin
HY	Guinea-Bissau
HZ	Haiti
JB	Honduras
JC	Kuwait
JD	Mauritius
JF	Nigeria
JG	Portugal
JH	Somalia
JJ	Chad
JK	Turkey
JM	Yugoslavia (discontinued)
JP	Tunisia
JQ	Togo
JS	Slovenia
JT	Croatia
JY	Cyprus
KB	Monaco
KD	Eritrea
KE	Georgia
KG	Equatorial Guinea
KH	Hungary
KJ	Lithuania
KK	Fiji
KL	Jordan
KM	Jamaica
KN	Gabon
KP	Luxembourg
KQ	Israel
KR	Malaysia
KS	Mexico
KT	Namibia
KU	São Tomé and Príncipe
KV	Saudi Arabia
KW	Seychelles
KX	Sudan
LC	Venezuela
LD	Vietnam
LG	Turkey
LH	Israel
LJ	Israel
LK	European Economic Communities
LM	Macedonia
LN	Saudi Arabia
LR	Bosnia-Herzegovina
LW	Germany
MF	International Monetary Fund
MG	Unknown, Seen in Sterling, VA July 2018
MK	Djibouti
ML	Diego Garcia
MN	Comoros
MP	Bahamas
MW	Maldives
NA	Oman
NB	Papua New Guinea
NC	Paraguay
ND	Romania
NQ	Angola
NX	Malaysia
PA	Austria
PB	Barbados
PC	Belize
PD	United Kingdom
PF	Bolivia
PG	Belarus
PH	Czech Republic
PI	Israel
PK	Norway
PL	Chile
PM	Brunei
PR	Argentina
PS	Zimbabwe
PV	Democratic Republic of the Congo
QA	Yemen
QD	Burkina Faso
QL	St. Kitts & Nevis
QM	Bulgaria
QN	Laos
QP	Latvia
QQ	Lesotho
QR	Malawi
QS	Mozambique
QT	New Zealand
QU	Nicaragua
QV	Niger
QW	Poland
QX	Pakistan
QX	Iran (DC only)
QY	Yemen
QZ	Indonesia
RB	Rwanda
RC	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
RD	Senegal
RJ	Template:Country data African Union Mission (seen in DC 2017 park outside African Union Mission)
RL	Uruguay
RM	Unknown, Seen DC July 2013
RO	Romania
RQ	Unknown, Seen DC February 2011
RV	San Marino
SF	Czech Republic
SG	Israel
ST	Dominica
SX	Soviet Union (discontinued)
TC	Mali
TF	Algeria, Iraq (DC Only)
TG	Canada
TH	Egypt
TJ	Germany
TK	Liechtenstein
TL	El Salvador
TM	Iceland
TN	Nepal
TP	Mauritania
TQ	Mali
TR	Italy
TS	Iraq (UN only)
TT	Guyana
TU	Guinea
TV	Ghana
TW	Gambia
TX	Finland
TY	Grenada
TZ	Peru
UA	Bahrain
UF	Estonia
UH	Spain
UX	Trinidad & Tobago
VF	Thailand
VG	Tanzania
VH	Switzerland
VJ	Brazil
VK	Singapore
VL	Swaziland
VM	Nauru
WB	United Arab Emirates
WD	South Korea
WM	Samoa
WZ	United Kingdom
XA	Bangladesh
XC	Fiji
XD	Myanmar (Burma)
XE	Ghana
XF	Turkey
XG	Norway
XY	Ireland
XZ	Australia
YA	Armenia
YJ	Tajikistan
YK	Kazakhstan
YM	Moldova
YR	Russia
YT	Turkmenistan
YY	Kyrgyzstan
YZ	Azerbaijan

References[edit]

^Current High-Issue License Plates (U.S. and Canada)Archived March 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^'Alabama County Codes'. 15q.net. 2010-10-03. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
^ ^a^b'License Plates'. Licenseplates.cc. 2014-02-06. Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
^Same style also was issued from late 2004 until December 2007.
^'License Plates'. Licenseplates.cc. 2010-10-10. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
^'Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration'(PDF). State.ar.us. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
^'License Plates'. Licenseplates.cc. 2010-10-10. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
^12345A1 issued to trucks
^Plus remakes of serials issued on previous bases: 1234, 12345, 123•456, A•123, AB•123, AB•1234
^'District of Columbia: Department of Motor Vehicles – Services – Plates – Taxation without Representation Plates'. Dmv.dc.gov. Archived from the original on 2011-04-30. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
^except Miami-Dade County
^'DRT launches new license plates'. Marianas Variety, Guam Edition. Archived from the original on 2009-07-13.
^Plus A12 3456, 123 4567, 12 345, 123 456, AB 1234, ABC 123, A12 345 as remakes of serials issued on previous bases.
^'License Plates'. Motor Vehicle Division. Montana Department of Justice. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
^In Douglas, Lancaster, and Sarpy Counties, Nebraska.
^In all other counties, Nebraska.
^Plus 1234, 12345, and ABC123 as remakes of serials issued on previous base.
^'ALPCA Garden State Region » Blog Archive » New Format Plate Spotted in the Wild!'. Alpcagardenstate.org. 2010-07-16. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
^Kretschmer, Rick. 'Rick Kretschmer's License Plate Archives | North Carolina Passenger Cars 1975-Present'. www.ricksplates.com. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
^webmaster. 'NCDOT: First in Freedom Plate'. www.ncdot.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
^'License Plates'. Division of Motor Vehicles. State of Rhode Island. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
^Landis, Bruce (10 January 2007). 'New License Plates Go By The Numbers'. The Providence Journal. p. A.1.
^NBC 10 News (15 November 2017). 'Rhode Island license plate redesign on hold until 2019'. WJAR Providence News. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
^Lisa Riley Roche (26 January 2007). 'New license plates sought: 'Life Elevated' would combine with 'Greatest Snow on Earth' slogan'. Deseret News. Deseret News Publishing Company. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
^Medley, Tracy (27 February 2007). 'Utah Gets a New License Plate Slogan: 'Life Elevated''. New West. NewWest.Net. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
^ ^a^bFirst letter progressing backwards from Z.
^C: St. Croix, JA: St. John (because of shortage of population), T: St. Thomas
^Progressing forward from VAA-1001.
^Also issued 1995 – December 2000.
^'License Plates'. Licenseplates.cc. 2010-10-10. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
^Plus 12 345, 123 456, AB 1234, ABC 123, A12 345 as remakes of serials issued on previous bases.
^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2010-09-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^Regulation License Plate to Commemorate Louisiana Purchase BicentennialArchived July 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
^A12 34B issued to light trucks.
^AB 12345 issued to commercial vehicles.
^'Jim Moini's License Plates'. Moini.net. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
^Plus ABC-123, 1AB-234, A1B-234, A12-3BC, AB1-23C as remakes of serials issued on previous bases.
^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2012-09-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^Progressing backwards from ZZZ-9999.
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^駐美代表處掛上外交車牌, CNA (ROC). Retrieved February 25, 2015.

External links[edit]

Website for Automobile License Plate Collectors' Association
licenseplates.cc – lists high and low license plate
FindByPlate.com – License Plate Lookup tool, with sample designs for all US states
unitedstateslicenseplate.com – list of all US license plates

Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_States_license_plate_designs_and_serial_formats&oldid=918524715'

Georgia
Current series
Slogan	Peach State (on peach tree design)
Size	12 in × 6 in 30 cm × 15 cm
Material	Aluminum
Serial format	ABC1234
Introduced	May 2012
Availability
Issued by	Georgia Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division
History
First issued	September 1, 1910

The U.S. state of Georgia first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1910. Since then, the state has issued a variety of license plate designs, including different designs for passenger, non-passenger, and, more recently, specialty or optional plates.

1Passenger baseplates

Passenger baseplates[edit]

1910 to 1970[edit]

In 1956, the United States, Canada, and Mexico came to an agreement with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the Automobile Manufacturers Association and the National Safety Council that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles (except those for motorcycles) at 6 inches (15 cm) in height by 12 inches (30 cm) in width, with standardized mounting holes.^[1] The 1956 (dated 1957) issue was the first Georgia license plate that fully complied with these standards: the 1954 (dated 1955) and 1955 (dated 1956) issues were 6 inches in height by 12 inches in width, but had non-standard mounting holes.

Image	Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued
1910–11	Black on aluminum	none	12345	1 to 10000
1911–12	Black on yellow	none	12345	10001 to 17000
1912–13	Black on white; vertical 'GA' at right	none	12345	17001 to approximately 23500
1914	Black on white with border line; 'GA 1914' at right	none	12345	1 to approximately 20500	First dated plate; replaced all 1910–13 plates.
1915	White on black porcelain with border line; 'GA. 1915' at right	none	12345	1 to approximately 25000
1916	Black on white with border line; 'GA 16' at right	none	12345	1 to approximately 47500
1917	White on black with border line; 'GA 1917' at right	none	12345	1 to approximately 67500
1918	Black on light green with border line; 'GA 1918' at right	none	12345	1 to approximately 95500
1919	Black on white with border line; 'GA 1919' at right	none	123456	1 to approximately 118500
1920	White on dark green with border line; 'GA 20' at right	none	123-456	1 to approximately 145-000
1921	Dark green on white with border line; 'GA 21' at right	none	123-456	1 to approximately 133-000
1922	White on black with border line; 'GA 22' at right	none	123-456	1 to approximately 151-000
1923	White on brown with border line; 'GA 23' at left	none	123-456	1 to approximately 147-000
1924	Black on gray with border line; 'GA. 1924' at bottom	none	123-456	1 to approximately 177-000
1925	White on dark blue with border line; 'GA. 25' at top	none	123-456	1 to approximately 221-000
1926	White on red with border line; 'GA. 1926' at bottom	none	123-456	1 to approximately 237-000
1927	Black on yellow with border line; vertical 'GA-27' as separator	none	123-456	1 to approximately 265-000
1928	White on dark blue with border line; 'GA. 1928' at bottom	none	123-456	1 to approximately 294-000
1929	Golden yellow on black with border line; vertical 'GA-29' as separator; vertical 'FRONT' or 'REAR' at right	none	123-456A	1A to approximately 316-000D (see right)	Front and rear plates issued; this practice continued until 1942. First use of weight classes, with the letters A, B, C and D used in order from the heaviest vehicles to the lightest, and a block of serials assigned to each class.
1930	Black on gray with border line; 'GEORGIA–1930' at top	none	123-456A	1A to approximately 349-000D (see right)	First use of the full state name. Weight class letters and method of assigning serials to each class same as 1929.
1931	White on dark green with border line; 'GA–31' at top	none	A1234 1A234	A1 to Z9999; 0A1 to 9Z999	Four weight classes as in 1929 and 1930; separate blocks of serials for regular and locking-bar plates assigned to each class.
1931	White on dark green with border line; 'GA' at top left, '31' at top right and space for locking bar at top middle	none	A1234 1A234	A1 to Z9999; 0A1 to 9Z999
1932	White on dark blue with border line; 'GA–32' at top	none	12345A	Coded by weight class (A)	Letters A, B, C and D used in order from the heaviest vehicles to the lightest, as in 1929 and 1930, but with serials in each class starting from 1. Letter E added for the lightest class when 99999D was reached. These practices continued until 1936.
1933	Dark blue on orange with border line; 'GA–33' at top	none	12-345A	Coded by weight class (A)
1934	Orange on dark blue with border line; 'GEORGIA' and '1934' at top and bottom respectively	none	12-345A	Coded by weight class (A)
1935	Dark blue on orange with border line; '1935' and 'GEORGIA' at top and bottom respectively	none	12-345A	Coded by weight class (A)
1936	As 1934 base, but with '1936' at bottom	none	123-456	1 to approximately 331-000
1937	As 1935 base, but with '1937' at top	none	123-456	1 to approximately 364-000
1938	As 1934 base, but with '1938' at bottom	none	12-345A	Coded by weight class (A)
1939	Dark blue on yellow with border line; '1939' and 'GEORGIA' at top and bottom respectively	none	12-345A	Coded by weight class (A)
1940	Orange on green with border line; peach graphic at bottom with 'GA' to left and '40' to right	'PEACH STATE' at top	A12-345	Coded by weight class (A)
1940	As above, but with 'GA 40' at top and no peach graphic	'PEACH STATE' at bottom	A12-345	Coded by weight class (A)
1941	Reflective yellow on dark blue with border line; peach sticker in the center; 'GA 41' at top	'PEACH STATE' at bottom	123-45A 123-4EX	Coded by weight class (A)	First reflectorized passenger plate in the United States, and also the first to use a sticker of any kind.^[2]^[3]
1942–43	White on dark blue with red border line; '1942' and 'GEORGIA' in red at top at bottom respectively	none	A12-345 EX12345	Coded by weight class (A)	Revalidated for 1943 with red tabs, due to metal conservation for World War II.
1944	Yellow on black with border line; 'GA 44' at left	none	A 12345 EX 12345	Coded by weight class (A)
1945	White on black with border line; '1945' and 'GEORGIA' at top and bottom respectively	none	A-12345	Coded by weight class (A)
1946	Black on silver with border line; '1946' and 'GEORGIA' at top and bottom respectively	none	A-12345 E/X-12345	Coded by weight class (A)
1947	Maroon on cream with border line; 'GA 47' at top	'PEACH STATE' at bottom	A-12345 E/X-12345	Coded by weight class (A)
1948	Black on unpainted aluminum with border line; 'GA 48' at top	'PEACH STATE' at bottom	A-12345 E/X-12345 E/S-12345	Coded by weight class (A)
1949	Red on unpainted aluminum with border line; 'GA 49' at top	'PEACH STATE' at bottom	A-12345 E/X-12345 E/S-12345	Coded by weight class (A)
1950	Black on unpainted aluminum with border line; 'GA 50' at top	'PEACH STATE' at bottom	A-12345 E/X-12345 E/S-12345	Coded by weight class (A)
1951	Green on unpainted aluminum with border line; 'GA 51' at top	'PEACH STATE' at bottom	A-12345 E/X-12345 E/S-12345	Coded by weight class (A)
1952	White on black with border line; 'GA 52' at top	'PEACH STATE' at bottom	A-12345 E/X-12345 E/S-12345	Coded by weight class (A)
1953	Orange on black with border line; 'GA 53' at top	'PEACH STATE' at bottom	A-12345 E/X-12345 E/S-12345	Coded by weight class (A)
1954	Black on yellow with border line; 'GA 54' at top	'PEACH STATE' at bottom	A-12345 E/X-12345 E/S-12345	Coded by weight class (A)
1955	Yellow on black with border line; 'GEORGIA 55' at top	'PEACH STATE' at bottom	A-12345 E/X-12345 E/S-12345	Coded by weight class (A)
1956	White on black with border line; 'GEORGIA 56' at top	'PEACH STATE' at bottom	A-12345 E/X-12345 H/A-12345	Coded by weight class
1957	White on dark green with border line; 'GEORGIA' centered at top; '19' at bottom left and '57' at bottom right	'PEACH STATE' centered at bottom	1·12345 1·A·12345 10·1234 10·A·1234 100·1234 100·A·123	Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class (see right)	Letters D and E were used for vehicles weighing 3,000 lb or less; no letter for vehicles between 3,001 lb and 3,500 lb; J for vehicles between 3,501 lb and 4,000 lb; and A for vehicles 4,001 lb or greater. This continued until 1971.^[4]
1958	Black on white with border line; 'GEORGIA' centered at top; '19' at bottom left and '58' at bottom right	'PEACH STATE' centered at bottom	1·12345 1·A·12345 10·1234 10·A·1234 100·1234 100·A·123	Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class
1959	White on black with border line; 'GEORGIA' centered at top; '19' at bottom left and '59' at bottom right	'PEACH STATE' centered at bottom	1·12345 1·A·12345 10·1234 10·A·1234 100·1234 100·A·123	Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class
1960	Black on white with border line; 'GEORGIA' centered at top; '19' at bottom left and '60' at bottom right	'PEACH STATE' centered at bottom	1·12345 1·A·12345 10·1234 10·A·1234 100·1234 100·A·123	Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class
1961	Black on yellow with border line; 'GEORGIA' centered at top; '19' at bottom left and '61' at bottom right	'PEACH STATE' centered at bottom	1·12345 1·A·12345 10·1234 10·A·1234 100·1234 100·A·123	Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class
1962	Red on white with border line; 'GEORGIA' centered at top; '19' at bottom left and '62' at bottom right	'PEACH STATE' centered at bottom	1·12345 1·A·12345 10·1234 10·A·1234 100·1234 100·A·123	Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class
1963	White on red with border line; 'GEORGIA' centered at top; '19' at bottom left and '63' at bottom right	'PEACH STATE' centered at bottom	1·12345 1·A·12345 10·1234 10·A·1234 100·1234 100·A·123	Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class
1964	Peach on green with border line; 'GEORGIA' centered at top; '19' at bottom left and '64' at bottom right	'PEACH STATE' centered at bottom	1·12345 1·A·12345 10·1234 10·A·1234 100·1234 100·A·123	Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class
1965	Blue on white with border line; 'GEORGIA' centered at top; '19' at bottom left and '65' at bottom right	'PEACH STATE' centered at bottom	1·12345 1·A·12345 10·1234 10·A·1234 100·1234 100·A·123	Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class
1966	White on red with border line; '19 GEORGIA 66' at bottom	'PEACH STATE' centered at top	1·12345 1·A·12345 10·1234 10·A·1234 100·1234 100·A·123	Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class
1967	Red on white with border line; 'GEORGIA' centered at top; '19' at bottom left and '67' at bottom right	'PEACH STATE' centered at bottom	1·12345 1·A·12345 10·1234 10·A·1234 100·1234 100·A·123	Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class
1968	White on green with border line; 'GEORGIA' centered at top; '19' at bottom left and '68' at bottom right	'PEACH STATE' centered at bottom	1·12345 1·A·12345 10·1234 10·A·1234 100·1234 100·A·123	Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class
1969	White on black with border line; 'GEORGIA' centered at top; '19' at bottom left and '69' at bottom right	'PEACH STATE' centered at bottom	1·12345 1·A·12345 10·1234 10·A·1234 100·1234 100·A·123	Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class
1970	White on blue with border line; 'GEORGIA' centered at top; '19' at bottom left and '70' at bottom right	'PEACH STATE' centered at bottom	1·12345 1·A·12345 10·1234 10·A·1234 100·1234 100·A·123	Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class

1971 to present[edit]

Image	Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials Issued
1971–75	Embossed blue on reflective white with border line; 'GEORGIA' centered at top; '71' at top left; county name on sticker at bottom	none	ABC 123	First letter corresponds to weight class (see right)	Letters A, B, C and F were used for vehicles weighing 3,000 lb or less; E and G for vehicles between 3,001 lb and 3,500 lb; L, M and P for vehicles between 3,501 lb and 4,000 lb; and R and W for vehicles 4,001 lb or greater.
1976–79	Embossed red on reflective white with border line; 'GEORGIA' centered at top; '76' at top left; county name on sticker at bottom	none	ABC 123	First letter corresponds to weight class (see right)	Letters A through E were used for vehicles weighing 3,000 lb or less; G and H for vehicles between 3,001 lb and 3,500 lb; L, M and N for vehicles between 3,501 lb and 4,000 lb; and R and S for vehicles 4,001 lb or greater.
1979–80			ABC 123	TAA 001 to TZZ 999; WAA 001 to approximately WGZ 999
1980–82	As above, but with 'GEORGIA' screened rather than embossed		ABC 123	WHA 001 to approximately YFI 999
1983–89	Embossed green on reflective white; screened '19 GEORGIA 83' at top; county name on sticker at bottom	none	ABC 123	AAA 001 to approximately WCW 999	Vanity plates featured the 'Peach State' slogan in place of the county-name sticker.
1990 – March 1996	Embossed black on reflective gradient white and orange; screened green 'Georgia' at top with peach graphic for the 'o'; '19' at top left and '90' at top right; county name on sticker at bottom	none	ABC 123	AAA 001 to YZZ 999	Letters I, O, Q, U and V not used in either serial format.^[4] The ABC 1234 format used narrower dies.
March 1996 – January 1997		none	ABC 1234	AAA 1001 to approximately ADM 9999
February 1997 – June 2001	Embossed black on reflective white with peach graphic at center; screened black 'GEORGIA' at top, offset to left; county name on sticker at bottom	..on my mind	123 ABC	001 AAA to 999 ZZZ	Letters I and O not used in this serial format, and Q, U and V used only from 2000, beginning with the XAQ series.^[4]
April 1997 – June 2001			1234 AB	Intermittently from 1001 QA to 9999 YZ	Both these serial formats used on passenger vehicles (interchangeably with the 123 ABC format) and trucks, having originally been intended to be reserved for the latter. Letters I, O, U and V not used in the 1234 AB format. The 12345 QA format used narrower dies.
April 1997 – June 2001			12345 QA	Intermittently from 10001 QA to approximately 50000 QG
June 2001 – November 2003			1234 ABC	1001 AAA to approximately 9999 AWT	Same narrow dies as the 12345 QA format. Letters I, O, Q, U and V not used.
December 2003 – April 2007	Embossed black on reflective gradient gray and white; peach graphic containing green state shape at center; county name on sticker at bottom	www.GEORGIA.gov	ABC 1234	Exclusively from AAA 0001 to approximately AVM 9999; intermittently from AVN 0001 to approximately AWB 1750	Letter O not used in this serial format.
May 2007 – April 2012	Similar to above, but without gray gradient and 'www.' in web address	GEORGIA.gov	ABC 1234	Intermittently from AVN 0001 to approximately AWB 1750; exclusively from AWB 1751 to approximately CAQ 9999	Letter O not used in this serial format.
May 2012 – present	Screened black on reflective graphic plate with rolling hills, peach tree, and peaches	Peach State	ABC1234	PAA0000 to PEZ9999; PMA0000 to PZZ9999; then 'Q', 'R' and 'S' series and 'C' series from CAR0000 onwards, alternating with plain peach plates	On both these bases, 'In God We Trust' can be printed at the bottom in place of the county name.
May 2012 – present	Screened black on reflective white; peach graphic in center	none	ABC1234	PFA0000 to PLZ9999; then 'Q', 'R' and 'S' series and 'C' series from CAR0000 onwards, alternating with peach tree plates

County coding[edit]

Georgia used two sets of numeric county codes on its license plates between 1957 and 1970. On both sets, the order of the codes was based on the respective populations of each county, with the order of the codes from 1962 onwards based on the figures according to the 1960 United States Census.^[5]^[6]

Since 1971, the name of the county of issuance has been displayed at the bottom of each plate – originally on a sticker, before becoming screened in 2012.

Code	1957–61	1962–70
1	Fulton	Fulton
2	Chatham	DeKalb
3	DeKalb	Chatham
4	Muscogee	Muscogee
5	Bibb	Bibb
6	Richmond	Richmond
7	Floyd	Cobb
8	Cobb	Dougherty
9	Troup	Floyd
10	Dougherty	Hall
11	Hall	Lowndes
12	Walker	Troup
13	Clarke	Clayton
14	Lowndes	Clarke
15	Whitfield	Walker
16	Carroll	Gwinnett
17	Colquitt	Whitfield
18	Thomas	Glynn
19	Laurens	Houston
20	Gwinnett	Carroll
21	Spalding	Spalding
22	Polk	Thomas
23	Ware	Ware
24	Baldwin	Baldwin
25	Glynn	Colquitt
26	Coweta	Laurens
27	Bartow	Coweta
28	Upson	Bartow
29	Bulloch	Polk
30	Sumter	Decatur
31	Coffee	Sumter
32	Decatur	Bulloch
33	Burke	Upson
34	Clayton	Tift
35	Tift	Cherokee
36	Mitchell	Coffee
37	Chattooga	Catoosa
38	Meriwether	Newton
39	Washington	Burke
40	Houston	Walton
41	Cherokee	Chattooga
42	Walton	Meriwether
43	Newton	Mitchell
44	Emanuel	Gordon
45	Worth	Washington
46	Jackson	Jackson
47	Grady	Stephens
48	Gordon	Habersham
49	Jefferson	Grady
50	Elbert	Wayne
51	Brooks	Elbert
52	Screven	Emanuel
53	Dodge	Crisp
54	Crisp	Henry
55	Early	Jefferson
56	Toombs	Toombs
57	Stephens	Douglas
58	Habersham	Worth
59	Tattnall	Dodge
60	Henry	Tattnall
61	Fannin	Brooks
62	Catoosa	Hart
63	Ben Hill	Screven
64	Haralson	Haralson
65	Hart	Liberty
66	Franklin	Barrow
67	Terrell	Peach
68	Wayne	Ben Hill
69	Macon	Fannin
70	Dooly	Columbia
71	Appling	Franklin
72	Berrien	Appling
73	Randolph	Macon
74	Telfair	Early
75	Barrow	Paulding
76	Greene	Chattahoochee
77	Wilkes	Terrell
78	Madison	McDuffie
79	Cook	Forsyth
80	Douglas	Berrien
81	Chattahoochee	Cook
82	Irwin	Telfair
83	Morgan	Dooly
84	Paulding	Madison
85	Peach	Greene
86	McDuffie	Harris
87	Harris	Randolph
88	Pierce	Wilkes
89	Hancock	Rockdale
90	Forsyth	Monroe
91	Murray	Murray
92	Monroe	Morgan
93	Turner	Lamar
94	Jenkins	Effingham
95	Lamar	Hancock
96	Wilcox	Camden
97	Gilmer	Pierce
98	Oglethorpe	Bleckley
99	Johnson	Wilkinson
100	Wilkinson	Irwin
101	Columbia	Jenkins
102	Jeff Davis	Butts
103	Bleckley	Gilmer
104	Stewart	Jeff Davis
105	Effingham	Pickens
106	Taylor	Dade
107	Butts	Jones
108	Miller	Turner
109	Bacon	Bacon
110	Pickens	Taylor
111	Pulaski	Pulaski
112	Warren	Fayette
113	Calhoun	Johnson
114	Rockdale	Twiggs
115	Pike	Oglethorpe
116	Liberty	Wilcox
117	Twiggs	Putnam
118	Candler	Rabun
119	Fayette	Stewart
120	Seminole	Warren
121	Montgomery	Calhoun
122	Putnam	Lumpkin
123	Talbot	Pike
124	Jones	Talbot
125	Jasper	Evans
126	Rabun	White
127	Dade	Miller
128	Atkinson	Seminole
129	Camden	Candler
130	Union	Clinch
131	Oconee	Union
132	Heard	Banks
133	Banks	McIntosh
134	Wheeler	Oconee
135	Lee	Montgomery
136	Evans	Bryan
137	Lumpkin	Lee
138	Treutlen	Atkinson
139	Marion	Jasper
140	Lincoln	Lincoln
141	Brantley	Brantley
142	Crawford	Treutlen
143	McIntosh	Crawford
144	Clinch	Marion
145	Bryan	Wheeler
146	Baker	Heard
147	White	Charlton
148	Clay	Lanier
149	Lanier	Clay
150	Charlton	Baker
151	Towns	Towns
152	Taliaferro	Long
153	Webster	Dawson
154	Schley	Taliaferro
155	Dawson	Schley
156	Long	Webster
157	Glascock	Glascock
158	Quitman	Quitman
159	Echols	Echols

Non-passenger and optional types[edit]

alternative fueled vehicle

Georgia was one of the first states to issue optional plates, introducing commemorative issues for several of its in-state colleges and universities in 1983.^{[citation needed]} The only requirement is a minimum of 1000 plates ordered, thus the state has made plates for fans of Auburn University in Alabama and Clemson University in South Carolina.

The number of optional types has increased since 1983; Georgia currently offers many specialty or optional license plates, most at an extra cost to motorists.^[7] Revenue from the sale of specialty plates is shared with the sponsoring organization, provided that the sponsor is an in-state Georgia college or an organization which has been authorized to receive revenue by an act of the legislature. Organizations which have not received legislative authorization, and out of state colleges, are not eligible to receive revenue from specialty tag sales.^[8]

Effective with the 2005 base, the state streamlined the ever-growing number of limited-issuance plates by instituting two-letter prefixes for almost all types other than standard passenger plates. Most of these plate types first appeared on the www.GEORGIA.gov base and are currently migrating to the new GEORGIA.gov base.