In the United States, license plates are issued by the department of motor vehicles, state or territory government agencies, or in the case of the District of Columbia, the municipality. Some Native American tribes also issued slabs. The US federal government issued only the slabs for its own fleet of vehicles and for vehicles owned by foreign diplomats. Until the 1980s, diplomatic plates were issued by countries where consulates or embassies were located.
Appearance plates are often chosen to contain symbols, colors, or slogans associated with the issued jurisdiction. The term plat is often used in legislation, although in some areas tags are informally used. The official three-letter ISO international code attributed to the United States is "US".
Video Vehicle registration plates of the United States
Serial design and format
Serial format
Plate designs often contain symbols, colors, or slogans associated with excluded jurisdictions. The registration number format, usually alphanumeric, is designed to provide a unique number sufficient for all motor vehicle jurisdictions expecting to register. For example, the small states of Delaware and Rhode Island can use the 123456 format, while California uses the seven character 1ABC234 format, and some of the other densest countries use the ABC-1234 or AB-12345 seven character formats. Other formats include those incorporating the county coding system or the expiration month into the platen number.
Non-passenger vehicle plates tend to have separate designs, including special numbering formats.
Design
In the United States, many countries distinguish their license plates through different color schemes and logos, which persist over time. For example, the cowboy logos often associated with the state of Wyoming have appeared on the license plate continuously since 1936. Some early Tennessee plates were produced in the form of parallelograms that approached the country.
Vermont number plates often feature a green and white color scheme, while Alaska prefers yellow and blue. Other states and provinces, such as California, offer simpler schemes, often with white backgrounds and small decorations.
Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and West Virginia have placed the addresses of official websites or tourism websites on the plate of their common problems. Most of the plates in Washington, D.C. contains the phrase "Taxation without representation" to highlight the absence of a representative in Congress.
By May 2016, the three oldest plate designs used - each with a slight cosmetic change to moderate from the start - were from Delaware (in production since 1959), Colorado (since 1960, continuing since 1978), and Minnesota (since 1978).
Print registration number
Usually, the registration number is printed - or, more rarely, impressed - into the license plate. Other identification information, such as the name of the issued jurisdiction and the vehicle class, may be printed on the surface or embossed; Virginia, for example, is the first for passenger cars and the latter for most non-passenger vehicles. However, it is becoming more common in the US for registration numbers printed on the surface using digital printing technology. Colorado, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Oregon, and Washington do so only for certain types of license plates, such as vanity plates and special problems; Alabama, Arizona, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wyoming, and District of Columbia have switched to so-called "flat plates" all their license plates. Nevada previously issued a flat plate but has returned to make the plate embossed. The Delaware number plates have not been knit for decades. Wyoming usually pulls out a flat plate but also pulls out the exposed number plates at an additional cost.
In 2018, California embarked on a pilot program in which Sacramento city issued a number plate on a battery-powered digital display, at an additional cost. The registration number is displayed on an electronic paper screen that can theoretically update itself to display different messages. The plate itself is also equipped with a traceable beacon if the car associated with the plate was stolen.
The original number plate is not embossed, but only a flat plate in various shapes, usually rectangular. In the 1930s, states discovered that the plates could easily be faked, and then began to make plates to thwart forgery.
Plate size
In 1956, the US and Canadian provinces reached an agreement with the Car Manufacturers Association that sets the size of all passenger vehicle plates at 6 to 12 inches (15 x 30 cm), although their dimensions may vary slightly according to jurisdiction. In North America, only Saint Pierre and Miquelon have yet to adopt this standard. Smaller sized plates are used for motorcycles and, in some jurisdictions, mopeds and some other types of trailers and construction equipment. Furthermore, the Puerto Rico US territory has a European-sized special plate.
Maps Vehicle registration plates of the United States
Displays the current registration on the plate
Historically, number plates have been replaced every year, although the most common practice now is to issue new validation stickers every year or two, to show that vehicle registration is still valid.
Expired vehicle registrations may attract law enforcement, as obsolete plate indicators, such as old or invalid stickers, allow officers to legitimately start traffic cessation. Registration tags that often appear are indicators that the vehicle may be stolen, that the vehicle owner has failed to comply with applicable laws regarding the inspection of emissions or insurance, or that the owner of the vehicle has unpaid traffic or parking tickets. Most countries historically require that all license plates be replaced every few years; The practice was abandoned by many countries because of the constant cost of producing a large number of dishes. Washington terminated compulsory reimbursement by 2015. Maryland previously mandated that all license plates be replaced every five years (except for trailers distributed, registered on an eight-year schedule), but have not done so since 1986.
In jurisdictions that use validation stickers on plates, months and years of expiration can be separated into two decals, or issued in one sticker. North Carolina previously published decals of months and years apart, but recently switched to one sticker. On the other hand, plate validation is a sticker that is displayed from the inside of the windshield. The color of plate stickers and windshield decals often change every year, to support enforcement of registration laws.
Most validation stickers are serialized (with serial numbers registered on the registration), or printed by a special printer at registration or renewal with the vehicle license number on it to prevent the use of fake stickers, as stickers will only apply to the intended plate. In the District of Columbia, license plates are validated with a windshield sticker showing the expiration date, plate number, year and vehicle manufacture, and part of the vehicle identification number, enabling easier fraud detection, in addition to serving as a parking permit for environmental residents.
New York, Texas, and the District of Columbia use exclusive windscreen stickers, rather than sticker plates, for most vehicle classes. Their sign-up stickers include months and years of expiration in large quantities, so that the out-of-date expiration stickers are clear. In 2015, Texas eliminates the requirement to display a windshield inspection sticker sticker with registration. Connecticut switched to the windshield sticker in September 2006, and in August 2010, removed the registration sticker completely, primarily to reduce costs. New Jersey requires the use of decal plates for several years, beginning with the expiration date of November 2000, but not requiring them on passenger cars since October 1, 2004. The New Jersey passenger vehicle does not display registration information other than the license plate itself..
Pennsylvania issued a validation sticker for Philadelphia residents displayed in the lower-left corner of the car's back window for several years to thwart the sticker's theft from the slab; this practice ended in late 2003 with the last issued sticker containing the expiry date of January 2005. In January 2017, Pennsylvania no longer issued a registration sticker.
In Hawaii, districts compete on vehicle registration fee dues. Vehicles purchased at discounted prices in O ? ahu compared to neighboring islands where there is usually only one dealer per vehicle made. Since the remote area removes plates beginning with M (Maui District), K (Kaua ? i), or H (Great Island of Hawaii ? i), the source of the vehicle can be identified.
Life cycle
Under U.S. laws, when a person moves to a new country with the intent to remain indefinitely, they are required to register a private vehicle in the new country, the new state will issue plates or plates to be attached to the vehicle. One major exception is active military service members; under federal law, they do not change their legal residence (domicile) after moving to a new post and are not required to obtain new vehicle registrations. Undergraduate students whose college or university in a state outside their country of legal residence are also normally exempt from transferring their enrollment, while graduate students are usually not excluded. Louisiana does not extend this privilege to rent vehicles used by students, and requires local registration. Some other countries, such as New York, allow, though not necessitate, overseas students to register their vehicles in the state.
When a vehicle is sold, the license plate disposition depends on the laws of the country and varies by country. In some states, the license plate is transferred by vehicle to its new owner. In another state, a fixed number plate with the seller, which may, at a certain cost, transfer the license plate and the unused portion of the current registration into the new vehicle. Some countries issue new plates every time the car is sold.
There is a different scheme to reissue the number plate, a process known as "replication". In some jurisdictions, the plates are permanently removed and are not replaced unless the owner requests a new plate or remakes the current plate. Other jurisdictions re-lined on a rolling basis, replacing certain rider plates when reaching a certain age. Still other jurisdictions may remember a certain set of dishes to be reissued at regular or irregular intervals. This is very common in jurisdictions where only one series or design plates are valid at any given time. Optional plates-the problem may or may not follow the same rules for replacement as standard-issue plates, depending on the jurisdiction.
Mounting
For passenger vehicle registrations, US states require vehicles to display one or two number plates (e.g., at the rear of the vehicle only or in front and rear). In countries where two plates are required, there may be limited exceptions allowing only one plate to display, such as for the registration of commercial vehicles, government vehicles, dealer-owned vehicles, or historic vehicles. In countries such as Missouri and California, two plate jurisdictions, the registration of a particular truck actually requires one plate to be displayed, in the front of the vehicle alone, leaving the rear without a license plate, while in a California vehicle with a work plate , demolition, etc.) requires only one plate at the rear of the vehicle that will require two plates.
Some common exceptions include trailers, issued only one plate, even in states that issue two slabs to all passenger vehicles, while certain other non-passenger types, such as distributed, can be issued in pairs even in states where otherwise only issue back plates for passenger vehicles. Pennsylvania, for example, requires a front plate for a semi-trailer truck. Some vanity and special plates in Arizona and Kansas are issued in pairs, but only back plates are required on the vehicle; free and optional front plates.
In January 2012, Texas legislature inadvertently removed the penalty for driving without a front plate. As a result, the law requires front and rear license plates on passenger vehicles, but states there is no penalty for non-compliance. Realizing the error, the legislature finally returned a $ 200 fine in September 2013.
Massachusetts is a unique case for plate mounting. Prior to the introduction of the "Spirit of America" ​​base that began in 1986 for commercial vehicles, as well as the vanity plates in 1988 for all other vehicles, the state issued only one green-and-white plate mounted on the rear bumper.. With the current problem base, two plates are removed and should be installed in both front and rear bumpers. Since all license plates issued since 1978 are currently in effect, most of the registered passenger vehicles in Massachusetts feature two slabs, but those with older green and white plates show only one.
In Nevada, all motor vehicles, except motorcycles and trailers, are given two number plates. Under state law, most of the standard passenger vehicles issue two plates required to display them on the front and rear bumpers of the vehicle. The front plate display, however, is optional for vehicles that are either not designed to have a front plate, or the manufacturer does not provide bracket plates or other means for front plate display. As a result, legislation to display front and back plates is rarely enforced, and it's not uncommon for vehicle owners with Nevada license plates to remove front-plate brackets supplied by manufacturers from their vehicles and show only back plates.. By 2015, Wyoming passes legislation, similar to Nevada, which does not require front plates on good vehicles not specifically designed to have front plates, or manufacturers do not provide plate brackets or other means for front display of license plates. Nebraska passed the identical law in 2016. By 2017, Montana has also passed a similar law, freeing the passenger vehicle from showing off the front plate but requiring the driver to first obtain approval from the Montana Highway Patrol.
South Dakota will issue a single passenger rear passenger vehicle at a cost of $ 25, but only if the vehicle will be driven less than 6,000 miles (9,700 km) each year.
In 2016, Iowa attempted to pass a law that excluded "vintage" vehicles and two seats, low-profile sports cars, such as the Corvettes, from the requirements of the front license plate. Initially, the bill was intended to revoke the requirements of front number plates for all vehicles, but changed as a compromise. The bill was later withdrawn.
Temporary registration and transit
When a person buys a vehicle from a dealer, the dealer is usually authorized to issue a temporary registration to allow the buyer to drive a vehicle until the government agency responsible for the registration of the vehicle processes the registration form.
Similarly, when a person buys a vehicle outside the state or province of his residence, he or she can usually obtain a "transit registration" from the state or provincial authorities where the purchase is made. This transit registration will enable the new owner to drive a vehicle and to register properly and obtain the vehicle license plate from the state or province of residence.
Physical indications of temporary or transit registration may take many forms, such as:
- paper, cardboard, or lightweight plastic plates to be removed at the end of the temporary registration period (usually days, eg 15, 30, or 45 days);
- standard metal plates with temporary validation, in this case government agencies only need to issue validation stickers rather than license plates; or
- form or sticker to apply to the vehicle window.
California
California, the largest state by population and the number of registered vehicles, is unusual among states that do not require a temporary number of license plates. The newly purchased vehicle usually travels for a month or more with anything but the dealer's advertisement or logo on the paper plate where the plate will go; some drivers save this and some delete it. This makes the new vehicle essentially "untraceable," both by visual observations by people, and by automatic means such as plate reading systems, red light cameras, and automatic number plate recognition. This has led to the epidemic of newly purchased vehicle drivers cheating tolls on bridges and toll roads where a transponder system is used instead of toll gates, causing the country to lose $ 15-19 million annually. Therefore, newly adopted state legislation in 2016 will require temporary license plates in California starting 2019. This law is inspired by the death of hit-and-runs hit by cars with paper inserts of dealers and because it has no temporary plates, no it is possible to trace suspects. The lack of plate requirements whilst California has been jokingly known as "Steve Jobs's slit" due to the habits of former CEO Apple continues to roll out a six-month lease on a series of special Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMGs to avoid having to install license plates on cars. The absence of unusual temporary plates in California is also used by criminals, who know that driving a car by inserting merchant advertising paper is untraceable and will not arouse suspicion.
Dishes for different types of vehicles and groups
In the United States, there are many types of license plates issued for special passengers, non-passengers, and non-personal vehicles. Depending on the jurisdiction, the type may include:
Arrogance and special plates
Vanity Plate
In each of the 50 US states and the District of Columbia, motorists are given an extra-expensive plate plate option (also known as a "private" or "prestige" plate), which is a special serial number plates (sequence of letters and/or numbers). Generally, vanity plates should not contain obscene or indecent messages, although such standards as unacceptable messages vary greatly among published jurisdictions. In California, riders can order symbols - hearts, hands, plus signs, or stars - on one special type of plate. Other countries, such as New Hampshire and North Carolina, also allow the use of certain punctuation symbols. The state of Virginia offers more than 200 unique designs for license plates. One tenth of all US vanity plates reside in Virginia (which has 1.6 million registration plates), giving it the highest concentration of vanity plates issued by the state.
Some classes of vanity dishes may require proof of authorization, as people who get amateur radio plates with their call sign must show their amateur radio license. People who get a defective veteran or Medal of Honor or Purple Heart medal must show evidence of their incompetence and military service or their appreciation of a particular medal.
The plates of pride sometimes cause unexpected hardships to their owners. In 1979, a Los Angeles resident received 2,500 parking quotes from all over the state because the DMV computer fit the dish, "NO PLATE", with quotes for cars without license plates. Cases like these have been reported for plates that say "LOST", "NOTAG", "VOID", "NONE", and "XXXXXXX".
Low-digit plates
The three-digit Delaware plate can now carry a plate for $ 50,000 and two digits can earn $ 200,000. An expert broker estimates that one digit license plate of Delaware can now bring $ 400,000 at an auction.
Dish plate
In some jurisdictions, vehicle owners can also pay extra for special plates. With this, the series plate is selected by a licensing agent - just like an ordinary plate - but the owner selects a different plate design than a normal plate. For example, an alumnus or a student from a regional university may purchase a plate with a school logo, or an outsider may decide to pay extra for a dish that describes the landscape. Some of the additional fees from this license plate often end up as donations to schools or nonprofit related organizations.
Some jurisdictions allow for some or all of their special plates to also vanity dishes, usually at an additional cost above the cost of the dishes.
Countries can also provide warning plates as standard issues for example for state birthdays.
Type
Typically, such special plates can be purchased without proof of status or specific affiliation, except for plates indicating membership or the ability to use in an emergency (for example, firefighters, police, EMTs, amateur radio operators). Also, some countries require university plates to be ordered through an alumni association. Other special plates include for the rider with particular achievements or background; for example, a veteran who is a prisoner of war or a recipient of Purple Heart may obtain a POW or Purple Heart specialty plate, respectively, after providing documentation of his status to the registrar. In many jurisdictions, there is no cost (or at least no additional cost) for such plates, in recognition of veteran services.
Since special plates are issued by the government, they are obligated on the basis of the First Amendment issue to be issued as a type to any group or organization eligible under the same terms as any other group to be issued by plate type. The State of Maryland will revoke the permit for the use of Confederate flags of certain plates by Sons of Confederate Veterans, but the court ruled that the only way the state can do that is to revoke the license on all special plates. All US states offer special license plates for licensed amateur radio operators, in most cases at no additional cost or with discounts compared to standard plates. In some states the law on amateur radio plates where decades are set before the dressing plate program. Among the reasons stated in various state laws to provide dedicated amateur radio plates is to recognize amateur radio operators for their services, and to increase the visibility of amateur radio operators in emergencies. The owner call radio signals are used instead of the standard edition series. Texas allows radio amateurs to have their call sign on their double license plate number, essentially allowing more than one vehicle to share the same number plate. Due to Amateur Radio call signs standardized under the FCC and internationally under ITU, it makes sense that such registrations would not only be unique in the issuing country, but the entire state and international (a possible example of the de facto national number plate).
Example
One example of a special number plate is a plate issued in 1987 by the state of Florida to commemorate the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. The results benefited the Astronauts Memorial Foundation, and funded the construction and maintenance of the Space Mirror Memorial at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex at Merritt Island, Florida. The latest version of the slab, and a second revision from the start, was introduced in 2004, commemorating both Challenger and Columbia. It remains the most popular of all Florida specialty plates until it is overtaken by plates to support the highly endangered Florida panther. In 2006, it was replaced by the plate for the University of Florida. Florida currently offers 122 specialty plates, more than any other country, while other countries offer only a few.
There are also special plates of standard edition. For example, a number of countries issued plates that recognized Bicentennial USA in 1976. Some states have also issued slabs commemorating milestones in their own country, as when, in 1998, Alaska celebrated the Centennial of the Klondike Gold Rush with new number plates showing searchers gold on the road to Yukon. Tennessee commemorated the celebration of the two centuries of 1996 by issuing standard plates labeled "BicenTENNial" in place of the country's name; these plates remained a standard problem until 2001, five years after the celebration ended. Countries often issue plates with their slogans or slogans, such as "First in Flight" North Carolina and "Birthplace of Aviation" in Ohio. This is also a general warning. By law, all the plates issued in Alabama must contain the word "Heart of Dixie" in a small heart symbol. Over the years, due to the sensitivity of the word "Dixie", the symbol (currently in the white letter in the red heart) has shrunk to a minimum size. In protest, supporters of the "Heart of Dixie" slogan often buy third-party stickers with slogans in much larger text, placing them above the current "Stars Fell On" slogan at the top of the slab.
New Jersey offers an optional "animal friendly" plate. The second generation of this plate was first published in 2001 and featured characters from the strip comic strip Mutts by Patrick McDonnell. A portion of the income from the plates goes to the New Jersey State Department of Animal Population Control Program. Some states where stock car racing is a popular issue of NASCAR themed plates; NASCAR fans can buy plates with their favorite driver's name and driver's number, along with alphanumeric sequences issued by the state. Here, some of the additional fees go to NASCAR as compensation for its trademark license. Countries that offer NASCAR plates that feature designs for different drivers are Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and West Virginia; Florida issued a NASCAR themed plate.
In Indiana, the pilot program allows operators of large fleet vehicles to customize the Indiana number plate specifically for their organizations. United Parcel Service is the first fleet operator to take advantage of this offer. Special plates of this kind can only be purchased by fleet owners and are not considered to be common problem plates.
Because of the ubiquitousness of number plates, special dishes - or even the usual ones - can cause controversy. The state of Colorado, in recognition of the Columbine High School massacre, released a license plate with eponymous country flower pictures, Columbine , with the words "Choose Life" in graffiti. Some people complain that they feel the saying "Choose Life" is meant to be an anti-abortion message. Sometimes even plain dishes can trigger controversy. For example, George Maynard did not like the state slogan in his license plate in New Hampshire, "Live free or dead" and chose to cover it with masking tape. He was tried and punished for damaging the license plate. The United States Supreme Court ruled at Wooley v. Maynard, 430 US 705 (1977), that because someone had to have their license plates, they were allowed not to show messages from the country where they had moral objections, and cancel their convictions. Confederation of United-affinity plate
Nine US states have issued warning or affinity number plates for Confederate Veterans' Children (SCV) as a result of a national campaign for the approval of plates commemorating the United States Confederation. Beginning in the late 1990s, SCV brought various states to justice and each time won the right to issue plates and incorporated their Battle Confederate Flag logo based on it was a matter of free speech but the US Supreme Court 2015 Walker v Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans allows states to remove Confederate flags from plates that find that the plates are spoken by the state. The use of the Confederate Battle Flag and other Confederate symbols on the plate has caused controversy, but Jay Barringer, commander of the Maryland Division of Veterans Confederate Children responded "We are trying to break away from negative associations" with the Confederate flag. In some countries, revenues are shared with SCV organizations.
- Alabama: Confederate Veteran Confederation's Confederate (2013-current) Confederate License Plates
- Georgia: Sons of Confederate Veterans Commemorative License Plate (2014-current) The plate is condemned as racist by critics. By 2015, the state postponed sales after the South Carolina church shoot but continued sales after the redesign removed the Confederate Battle Flag from all over the background, but left a small flag on the SCV logo.
- Louisiana: Sons of Confederate Veterans Commemorative License Plate. (1999-present) Prior to 2016 between zero and 14 plates is issued annually. In fiscal year 2016, 61 plates were issued after becoming election problems.
- Maryland: Sons of Confederate Veterans Commemorative License Plate (???? - current) 18 years after the court decision found the plate protected as freedom of speech, in November 2015 Maryland recalled the slab with the battle flag of the Confederacy and replaced it with a flagless version offensive, following the decision of the US Supreme Court in Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans There are 178 plates in 2015.
- Mississippi: The Sons of Confederate Veterans Commemorative License Plate (2003-current) features the Confederate Battle Flag in the Revised Organization logo in 2011 for the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. The proposal to put General Forrest on a plate created controversy.
- North Carolina: Sons of Confederate Veterans Commemorative License Plate (1998-present)
- South Carolina: Confederate Confederate Confederate Confederate Plates (???? - current) report of 2015 found that 1,020 plates yield about $ 20,000 every two years for SCV based on a revenue-sharing deal with the state.
- Tennessee:
- Children Veteran Veterans Confederation License Plate (1999-present) In 2015 a little over 3,000 plates show the SCV logo.
- United Daughters of the Confederacy (1998 - ????)
- The Tennessee Historical Commission (1998 - ????) includes a Confederation image
- Virginia:
- Robert E. Lee Commemorative License Plate (???? - current) which gives birth and death dates and the words "Southern Gentleman"
- Children from the Confederate Veteran Confederate Confederation Licensing (???? - current). In 2015 the state bans the slab with the Confederate Battle Flag, following a federal court ruling. There are 1,677 SCV plates in 2015 and there is no revenue sharing arrangement with SCV.
- Texas: refused to issue SCV plates in 2011, taken by the SCV to the US Supreme Court, and disappeared in June 2015. Texas then banned the slab with the Confederate Battle Flag. The organization promised to continue fighting for plate publishing by sending alternative designs.
Restrictions
In New Jersey, people convicted of drunk driving may be banned from using vanity plates. In Ohio, drunk convicted drivers are mandated to drive special red-yellow license plates in exchange for restricted driving rights such as work. In Georgia and Minnesota, drunk drivers can be instructed to display plates with a special numbering system that indicates limited driving rights.
Professional and government plates
Many countries issue license plates for certain profession members who need some kind of privilege, such as parking or going behind police lines. Examples include dishes for members of the press, doctors, nurses, EMTs, paramedics, volunteer firefighters, judges, medical examiners, and elected officials.
Specific examples of departments
Vehicles owned by the US military branch may have license plates issued by the military branch, although some utility vehicles will not have any plates at all, only identification numbers are applied directly to the agency. The United States Postal Service adopts the same practice, especially for its delivery trucks. Vehicles owned by the US General Service Administration (US) will have the license plate issued by the GSA in the standard format. The US government plate starting with "P" is a USPS vehicle.
In the United States, all countries issue certain types of license plates for vehicles owned by state and local governments, and the federal government issues plates for vehicles it owns, except for many US Postal Services, many of which do not use plates. For the most part, the plates are similar to regular passenger plates, except in separate ordering order and/or with messages such as "government", "official", "state property", "city" or "exempt" (from registration fee) replace the slogan.
Country-specific examples
Some countries use distinctive color schemes to differentiate plates from regular problems. For example, in Virginia, state government license plates use the format "12-345S" and have a light blue background, while local government license plate plates use the format "123-456L" and have a brown background. The default problem has a white background and a different numbering scheme. In Vermont, the municipal government plate has a red background instead of the usual green background; The state police plate is green with yellow, not white, that matches the VSP patrol color scheme.
In Florida, government vehicles have a black-and-yellow scheme.
The old California government plate has the letter "E" in one octagon or diamond, which is no longer issued, but still applies. Old government vehicles will have diamonds or octaves before 6 random digits while newer government vehicles say Ã,¨CA EXEMPT "on the top of the red plate instead of the regular Ã,¨CaliforniaÃ,¨ in red cursive and will have 7 random digits.
In Colorado, government vehicles embed the code "GVT" vertically before the plate number.
Government vehicles in North Carolina are issued permanent black-on-orange (state-owned) or black-on-orange/aluminum (all other government) license plates, but vehicles owned by the State Highway Patrol are sometimes registered with regular passenger plates or with special plates (with year cap instead of stickers) are similar to regular plates, with SHP prefix before unique numbers. Government vehicles with black-orange/aluminum colors are police (including sheriffs and undercover police vehicles), school buses, public transit buses, postal services, and local vehicles.
Pennsylvania issued white plates in blue (blue on white plates on previous plates, some still in use) for state-owned vehicles (prefix/PA suffixes carrying OFFICIAL USE legend), municipalities (prefix MG or suffix) and vehicles owned by Penn State, which carries the legend of UNIVERSITY STATE. State-owned vehicles and state-owned Penn also issue front plates, as do press photographers, however, the press photographer's plate is issued at the standard base and carries the prefix PP in the keystone.
Government vehicles in Georgia are issued plates in standard design but the numbering series is preceded by "GV" and stickers on the left side of the plate indicate what type of government plate is issued (authority, (school) board, city, county, or state). Also, the Georgia State Patrol vehicle has a special plate that should be displayed on the front and rear of the vehicle - most other vehicles in Georgia only have back plates - which have GSP patch images and police badge numbers.
Most Washington State Patrol vehicles use the same format as passenger cars, with the exception that all the letters are "WSP". Example: 123 WSP. The format "1234 SP" can also be seen on WSP vehicles but not as usual. In this format only numbers are changed, with SP (State Patrol) designation constant.
District of Columbia issued a special license plate for vehicles owned by the government D.C. and the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority. While ambulances and other support vehicles from the District of Columbia Fire Department have special red and white plates, the fire engines do not issue license plates. Vehicles belonging to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority feature a standard DC number plate that fits the vehicle class, with a special validation sticker. The transit authority police car issued the usual District of Columbia passenger plates, but authorities replaced them with self-issued license plates showing the vehicle with the transit police.
In Honolulu, Hawaii, the number plates on TheBus correspond to the assigned bus fleet number, using the BUS-123 format. Similarly, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in Boston, Massachusetts, places license plates on their buses displaying agency logos ("T" in circles) followed by bus numbers.
Ohio government vehicles use red on white plates with legends "City", "County", and "Government" with a special format ABC123, and they use the legend "State Vehicle" format 12 3456.
Michigan uses the unique "123 X 456" format for city vehicles (including city transit buses, public school buses owned and operated by the school district, and police vehicles), "123 G 456 D 345 "for vehicle dealers," 123 M 456 "for vehicles owned by car manufacturers," 123 < small> T 456 "for transporter vehicles and" 123 Y 456 "for vehicles owned by nonprofits, such as church buses, private school buses, and chapters from the American Red Cross. The Michigan section has a State Police shield on the left side, followed by a four-digit fleet number.The first two digits of this fleet number indicate the number of the Country Police post where the vehicle is assigned.The sheriff's plate area follows the 12 * 345 (star form representing six-pointed star) , but it shows a black background and put letters ih; the left two digits represent the number of counties in alphabetical order. Vehicles owned by the State of Michigan may also have plates using the format "MSG 1234" (where MSG stands for Michigan State Government) or plate with the format "X12345" with the "STATE GOVT" description below.
In New York State, local police vehicles do not issue license plates. In some cases, such as New York City, the number of vehicle fleets is placed on flat plates using heat transferred mail. In Yonkers, there is a special plate that looks similar to an optional special plate with the Yonkers Police logo and the fleet number. Other communities in the state have license plates that look like regular vanity plates, but with the word "POLICE" on them. New York has previously shown a rental car with sequences beginning with "0", but that seems to encourage targeting by car thieves.
Registration license plate
Many countries issue special plates for car dealers, car repair shops, farms, and construction contractors, which are not tied to a particular vehicle. These users typically have more vehicles on site than on public roads, and it would not be practical to register and make sure each vehicle is private. Thus, they hold a number of "floating" registrations because however many vehicles they plan to use on public streets simultaneously. Countries usually have rules about who is eligible and how plates can be used, and can implement record keeping and audit requirements.
Diplomatic number plate
Diplomatic number plate issued by the US Department of State to accredited diplomats. This is an exception to the general rule in the US that the license plate is issued by the state, and not the federal government. However, before the 1980s, diplomatic plates were issued by the state, with New York issuing the most, followed by the District of Columbia.
Until 2007, plates issued for cars based in the District of Columbia followed a letter pattern identifying the status of the owner, followed by a two-letter country code, followed by a four-digit number (S LL NNNN). For member states of the Organization of American States (OAS), part of the numbering pattern is allocated to vehicles based in the mission of those countries to the OAS. Plates issued for New York City-based cars are reversed, with the first four digits, followed by a two-letter country code, followed by a status code (NNNN LL S). This is because representatives of certain countries are limited to travel to specific fingers from their base, and the system allows the assignment city to be identified easily.
The status code used until 2007 is "C" for foreign consuls; "D" for diplomats; "S" for non-diplomatic staff; and "A" for UN employees. The status code indicates the diplomatic, consular, or other immune types enjoyed by the vehicle registries.
Country codes are unique for each particular country, but not correlated with ISO Country Code or other standard formats. For example, in the old system used until 2007, France is "DJ" not "F" and Australia is "XZ" instead of "AUS". This is to prevent the general public from targeting diplomats from certain countries.
Certain US countries issue honorary consul plates to US citizens who have been appointed to the office and perform consular functions on a part-time basis.
For a list of serial formats of diplomatic plates, see the article on US plate design and series format.
See also
- List of US country license plates
References
External links
- License Plate Search
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