California License Plate Laws

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California
Current series
Slogan	dmv.ca.gov
Size	12 in × 6 in 30 cm × 15 cm
Serial format	1ABC123
Introduced	2011
Availability
Issued by	California Department of Motor Vehicles
History
First issued	January 1, 1914 (pre-state plates and seals from 1905 to December 31, 1913)

The U.S. state of California first required its residents to register their motor vehicles in 1905. Registrants provided their own license plates for display until 1914, when the state began to issue plates.^[1] Plates are currently issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

Front and rear plates are required on most types of vehicle in California, including all passenger vehicles. On motorcycles and some other non-passenger types, only rear plates are required. On all vehicle types, registration validation stickers are also required, to be displayed on the rear plate.^[2]^[3]

1Passenger baseplates
2Non-passenger plates

California law says that if you are issued two license plates for your vehicle, one must go on the front of the vehicle. Carapia said the CHP enforces this law when possible but resources are limited and officers prioritize violations that cause fatalities and injuries, such as speeding and unsafe lane changes. Dec 17, 2018 All California Cars Must Have License Plates Starting January 1 SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Starting January 1 any car bought or leased and driven off a car dealership lot must have temporary license plates. Assembly Bill 516 was signed by Governor Jerry Brown in 2016.

Passenger baseplates[edit]

Pre-state plates[edit]

Image	Dates issued	Design	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
1905–13	Black on white; 'CAL' at right	123456	1 to 122444	A one-time $2.00 fee is paid to register the vehicle, and the motorist must have a license plate made to hang from the rear of the vehicle (front plate also required starting in 1911). These plates were valid from the date of issuance until no longer needed for that car. The seal (disc) that the motorist received from the state with the registration number, along with the license plate(s), was supposed to remain with the vehicle upon transfer to a new owner, but that did not always happen. These early plates were valid through December 31, 1913.^[4]^[5]

1914 to 1962[edit]

California Front License Plate Laws

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.^[6] The 1955 (dated 1956) issue was the first California license plate that complied with these standards.

Image	Dates issued	Design	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
1914	white on red porcelain	123456	1 to 122375^[7]	Replaced all 1905–13 plates.
1915	black on yellow porcelain	123456	1 to 163557^[8]
1916	blue on white porcelain	123456	1 to 234317^[9]	Validation tabs: 1916 Bear (Front) 1916 Bear (Rear)
1917			234318^[10] to 357299^[11]	Registered owners of plate numbers 1 to 234317 only received the Poppy tabs to place on their 1916 plates. Validation tab: Poppy
1918			357300^[12] to 485000^[13]	Registered owners of plate numbers 1 to 357299 only received the Bell tabs to place on their 1916 plates. Validation tab: Bell
1919			485001^[14] to 599705^[15]	Registered owners of plate numbers 1 to 485000 only received the Star tabs to place on their 1916 plates. Validation tab: Star
1920	white on black	123-456	1 to 527-583
1921	black on yellow	123-456	1 to 651-640^[16]
1922	blue on white	123456	1 to 2000; 70001 to 881909^[17]	Serials 2001 through 70000 reserved for non-passenger vehicles.
1923	white on black	123 456	1 to ?
1924	white on green	123-456	1 to ?
1925	black on yellow	123 456	1 to 30 00, 250 001 to 999 999	Serials 30 01 through 250 000 reserved for non-passenger vehicles.
1925	black on yellow	A-12 345	A 1 to F-99 999
1926	white on blue	123 456	1 to 40 00, 320 001 to 999 999	Serials 40 01 through 320 000 reserved for non-passenger vehicles.
1926	white on blue	A-12 345	A-1 to G-99 999
1927	white on maroon	1-234-567	1 to 50-00; 400-001 to approximately 1-860-000	First use of the full state name. Serials 50-01 through 400-000 reserved for non-passenger vehicles.
1928	yellow on blue	1-234-567	1 to 3-000; 450-001 to approximately 2-080-000^[18]	Serials 3-001 through 450-000 reserved for non-passenger vehicles.
1929	orange on black	1A-12-34	Coded by branch office	Letters A through L were used in Northern California, and M through Z in Southern California.^[18]
1930	black on orange	1A-12-34	Coded by branch office
1931	orange on black	1A 12 34	Coded by branch office
1932	black on orange	1A 12 34	Coded by branch office
1933	orange on black	1A 12 34	Coded by branch office
1934	black on orange	1A 12 34	Coded by branch office
1935	orange on black	1A 12 34	Coded by branch office
1936	black on orange	1A 12 34 10 A 123	Coded by branch office
1937	orange on black	1A 12 34 A/A 12 34	Coded by branch office
1938	black on yellow	1A 12 34 10 A 123	Coded by branch office
1939	yellow on blue	1A 12 34 10 A 123	Coded by branch office
1940	black on orange	1A 12 34 10 A 123	Coded by branch office
	1941–44	yellow on black	1A 23 45 12 A 345	? to ?	Validation tab for 1942:
					Validation tab for 1943:
					Validation sticker for 1944:
1945–46	white on black	1A 23 45 12 A 345	? to ?	Validation tab for 1946:
1947–50	black on yellow	1A 23 456 12A 3 456	? to ?	Validation tab for 1948:
				Validation tab for 1949:
				Validation tab for 1950:
1951–55	yellow on black	1A 23 456 12 A 3 456	? to ?	Validation tab for 1952:
				Validation tab for 1953:
				Validation tab for 1954:
				Validation tab for 1955:
1956–62	black on yellow	ABC 123	AAA 000 to approximately YRT 999	Validation sticker for 1957:
				Validation sticker for 1958:
				Validation sticker for 1959:
				Validation sticker for 1960:
				Validation sticker for 1961:
				Validation sticker for 1962:

1963 to present[edit]

All plates from 1963 until present are still valid, provided they are displayed on the vehicle to which they were originally issued and the vehicle has been continuously registered. Along with the pre-1963 plates above, these plates can be used for the year-of-manufacture program, with appropriate year sticker.

The current 1ABC123 serial format was introduced in 1980. In this format, the ABC123 portion of the serial progresses from AAA000 to ZZZ999, before the leading digit advances by one and the progression begins again. All letters are used, although I, O and Q are used only as the second letter.^[18] Some series have not been issued, while others have been reserved for non-passenger and optional plates, such as 1ZZA through 1ZZZ and 3ZZA through 3ZZZ for Livery plates, and 1UAA through 1VZZ for Lake Tahoe, Yosemite and Coastal Protection ('Whale Tail') plates.

It is expected that when 9ZZZ999 is reached, the next serial format will be 123ABC1, maintaining the DMV's practice since the 1960s of reversing serial formats at exhaustion.

Image	Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued
1963–69	gold on black, embossed state name	none	ABC 123	AAA 000 to ZZZ 999
1969–80	gold on blue, embossed state name	none	123 ABC	000 AAA to 999 ZZZ	Monthly staggered registration introduced 1976. I, O and Q not used as first letters in the 123 ABC serial format. Narrower serial dies introduced at the beginning of the WLA series in late 1977, in preparation for the 1ABC123 format.^[18]
1980–86	gold on blue, embossed state name	none	1ABC123	1AAA000 to 1SWC999
1982 –late 1987	blue on reflective white with graphic Art Deco state name	The Golden State	1ABC123	2AAA000 to 2GPZ999	Extra-cost optional plate until 1987, when it briefly became the standard passenger base after the 1969 blue base was discontinued. Awarded 'Plate of the Year' for best new license plate of 1983 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the first and, to date, only time California has been so honored.
late 1987 – early 1994	blue on reflective white with embossed red state name	none	1ABC123	2GQA000 to 3FMG999
early 1994 – early 1998	blue on reflective white with graphic red state name	none	1ABC123	3GAA000 to 3XZZ999	The state name was modified twice to increase its size (the third and largest version is shown).
early 1998 – late 2000		Sesquicentennial - 150 Years		4AAA000 to 4NOZ999
late 2000 – late 2011		none		4NPA000 to 6TPV999
late 2011 – present		dmv.ca.gov		6TPW000 to 8MTC413 (as of October 2, 2019)

Non-passenger plates[edit]

Image	Type	First issued	Serial format	Serials issued
Amateur Radio	FCC call sign	Issued to holders of FCC amateur radio station licenses, upon request.
Antique Motorcycle	ANTIQUE M/C 123	Available upon request for any motorcycle manufactured in 1942 or before.
Apportioned	1982	AP12345	AP00001 to approximately BP10000
	1987		BP30001 to CP99999; SP00001 to approximately VP70000
	2011		VP70001 to XP64806 (as of September 30, 2019)
Citizens Band	ABC1234	Were issued upon request for holders of FCC citizens band radio licenses until 1983. Plate numbers and letters represent the call letters assigned by the FCC.
Disabled Person	1995	12345D/P	00001D/P to 99999D/P	Before 1995, California issued only placards which were displayed on the dashboard when parking.
	late 1990s	D/P12345	D/P00001 to D/P99999
	early 2000s	D/PA1234	D/PA0001 to D/PZ9999
	2006	1234AD/P	0001AD/P to 9999ZD/P
	2011	D/P123AB	D/P001AA to D/P999ZZ
	2019	AB123D/P	AA001D/P to present
Disabled Person – Motorcycle	1234D/P
Disabled Veteran	12345D/V	00001D/V to present
Exempt – Local	1963	E123456	E100000-E999999	Black plate with yellow numbering consisting of letter E in octagon and 6-digit number for district-, city- and county-owned vehicles
	1969	E123456	E100000-E999999	Blue plate with yellow numbering consisting of letter E in octagon and 6-digit number for district-, city- and county-owned vehicles
	1987	E123456	E100000-E999999	White plate with blue numbering consisting of letter E in octagon and 6-digit number for district-, city- and county-owned vehicles. 'California' was either in red block or red script font. For 'E0...' plate, see below
Exempt – State	1963	E12345	E00000-E99999	Black plate with yellow numbering consisting of letter E in diamond and 5-digit number for state-owned vehicles
	1969	E12345	E00000-E99999	Blue plate with yellow numbering consisting of letter E in diamond and 5-digit number for state-owned vehicles
	1987	E123456	E000000-E999999	White plate with blue numbering consisting of letter E in diamond and 5-digit number for state-owned vehicles. 'California' was either in red block or red script font.
Exempt	1998	1234567	1000001 to present	Issued to all exempt vehicles, regardless of ownership. 'CA EXEMPT' screened at top. Some plates were issued as 'E0...' due to a surplus of prestamped octagon 'E' plates. On these plates the 'E' was to be considered '1'. They still had 'California' in script font.
Foreign Organization	FOREIGN ORGANIZATION 123
Historical Vehicle	1959	HISTORICAL VEHICLE 123A	Available upon request for any vehicle manufactured after 1922 that is at least 25 years old.
Honorary Consul	1982	HON CONSUL CORPS 1234	Issued to Honorary Consuls upon request.
Honorary Consul	1988	HON CONSUL CORPS 1234	Issued to Honorary Consuls upon request.
Horseless Carriage	1984	HORSELESS CARRIAGE 1234	Available upon request for any vehicle manufactured in 1922 or before, or for motor vehicles with 16 or more cylinders manufactured prior to 1965.
Livery	1ABC123	1ZZA000 to 1ZZZ999; 3ZZA000 to approximately 3ZZG999	'LIVERY' screened at bottom. Issued to limos and fleet vehicles until program eliminated by Senate Bill 611 on September 30, 2014. Plates remain valid but cannot be replaced or reassigned.
Moped	C123456	C000001 to present
Motorcycle	1983	12A1234	11A0000 to 24J8456 (as of June 6, 2019)	Letter progresses before prefix number (11A-11Z, 12A-12Z, etc.). I, O and Q not used.^[19]
Permanent Trailer	2001	4AB1234	4AA1000 to 4SM5864 (as of June 6, 2019)	'California Perm Trailer' across top.
P/P 1234	Old Press Photographer plates. New ones say 'California' in cursive at the top.
Prorate Plate	N/A	No longer in circulation. Used by interstate fleets to display apportioned stickers. California's stickers are placed in the third well from the top on the left side.
Special Equipment	S/E123456	Motorcycle-sized.
Public Service (state representative)	P/S12345
Tournament of Roses^[20]	1998	TOFR123	TOFR1 to present	Used on parade vehicles during the Tournament of Roses parade.
Trailer	1963	AB 1234	AA 1000 to HV 9999
	1971	AB 1234	HX 1000 to TZ 9999
	1983	1AB1234	1AA1000 to approximately 1BJ9999
	1987		1BP1000 to approximately 1EU9999
	1994		1FC1000 to 1NE8969 (as of August 25, 2019)
Truck	1963	A 12 345	A 10 000 to V 99 999
	1967	12 345 A	10 000 A to 99 999 J
	1969	12 345 A	00 000 K to 99 999 Z
	1975	1A12345	1A00000 to 2Y05999
	1982		3A00000 to 3P59999
	1987		3P60000 to approximately 5A99999
	1994		5T00000? to 6J99999? (sesquicentennial), 5B00000? to 5S99999? and 6K00000? to 8Z99999 (normal script)	Serials with 9 as the first digit issued to tractor trailers.
	2011	12345A1	00000A1 to 99999E1 (normal script), 00000F1 to 55312V2 (as of September 18, 2019)
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Plate	Assigned by the DMV or CHP when a number is removed, destroyed, or obliterated.

Occupational plates[edit]

On each occupational plate type, the full-size number is constant for each distributing entity, while the small suffix (or prefix on the Special Equipment Dealer/Manufacturer plate) varies. Only rear plates are required for each type.

Image	Type	First issued
Dealer	D/L/R 1234 1/2/A
Dismantler	D/S/M 1234 1/2/A
Manufacturer	M/F/G 1234 1/2/A
New Vehicle Distributor	D/S/T 1234 1/2/A
Remanufacturer	R/M/F 1234 1/2/A
Special Equipment Dealer/Manufacturer	1A MFG 1234	Motorcycle-sized.
Transporter	T/R/N 1234 1/2/A

Legislative plates[edit]

Image	Type	First issued
Assembly Member	A 12	Issued to current and retired members of the California State Assembly. The number in the serial corresponds to the district represented by the Assembly member. A small 'A' by the number indicates a second vehicle owned by the Assembly member. A small 'R' indicates a retired Assembly member, and a small '1' after the small 'R' indicates a second vehicle owned by the retired Assembly member.
Representative	U.S. CONGRESS 1	Issued to current U.S. representatives. A small 'A' by the number indicates a second vehicle owned by the representative, a small 'B' indicates a third vehicle, and so on.
State Senator	S 12	Issued to current and retired members of the California State Senate. The number in the serial corresponds to the district represented by the Senator. A small 'S' by the number indicates a second vehicle owned by the Senator. A small 'R' indicates a retired Senator, and a small '1' after the small 'R' indicates a second vehicle owned by the retired Senator.
U.S. Senator	UNITED STATES SENATE 1	Issued to current U.S. Senators. A small 'A' by the number indicates a second vehicle owned by the U.S. Senator, a small 'B' indicates a third vehicle, and so on.

Stickers[edit]

Image	Type	First issued	Notes
	Off-Highway Vehicle	Assigned to motor vehicles that are used on roads not publicly maintained (e.g. in State Parks and National Forests).

Optional types (specialty plates)[edit]

Image	Type	First issued	Design	Serial format
1984 Olympics	1984	L/A12345 U/S12345	L/A00000 to present	No longer issued, but still revalidated.
Arts Council	1994	ABC123 123ABC A123A0	Using previously unused letter blocks.	'Coastline' design by Wayne Thiebaud.^[21]^[22]
Bill of Rights	1990	1234 US
Breast Cancer Awareness	2017	B123A1	Pink plate with pink ribbon screened at left and 'Early Detection Saves Lives' screened at bottom.
California Museums (Snoopy)	2016	S123A0	White plate with Peanuts character Snoopy screened at left and 'museums are for everyone' screened at bottom.
Children's Trust Fund	ABC123	Using previously unused letter blocks.	An embossed heart, hand, star, or plus sign appears to the left of the serial, or can be incorporated into 'vanity' numbers.
Congressional Medal of Honor 84 —Passenger	1984	12	Given to Medal of Honor recipients.
Congressional Medal of Honor 93 —Passenger	1993	12	Given to Medal of Honor recipients.
Firefighter—Motorcycle	00A12	00A01 to present.
Firefighter—Passenger	1995	ABC123 A123A0	Using previously unused letter blocks.	Only active or retired firefighter can apply for this type of plate. Logo of a firefighter on a blazing background.
Gold Star Family —Passenger	2011	123ABC	Using previously unused letter blocks.	Given to family of fallen soldiers while in the line of duty.
Lake Tahoe Version 1	1996	1ABC123	No longer issued but still revalidated.
Lake Tahoe Version 2	2011	1ABC123	Using previously unused letter blocks.
Legacy Plates	2015	B123A0 T123A0	Gold on black reflective plates in the style of the 1963 to 1969 plates. The series originally started at B000A0, and it ended at R999Z0 because the California Museums (Snoopy) license plate started the series at S000A0. The new series of California Legacy plates currently start with T000A0.
Legion of Valor—Passenger	123	A sticker is placed to the right of the license plate number denoting the decoration held by the recipient. Air Force Cross -Air ForceMedal of Honor -ArmyMedal of Honor - Army Distinguished Service Cross -Navy Cross -NavyMedal of Honor -
Olympic Training Center Version 1	1990	C/A12345 U/S12345	No longer issued, but still revalidated.
Olympic Training Center Version 2	1999	C/A12345 U/S12345	No longer issued, but still revalidated.
Olympic Training Center Version 3	2000	C/A12345 U/S12345
Pearl Harbor Survivor —Passenger	1234	Pearl Harbor Survivor of World War II
Protect Our Coast & Ocean Version 1	1997	1ABC123	No longer issued but still revalidated.
Protect Our Coast & Ocean Version 2	2011	1ABC123	Using previously unused letter blocks.
Purple Heart	1234PH
Purple Heart—Motorcycle	1234PH
POW Ex-Prisoner of War —Motorcycle	POW1234
POW Ex-Prisoner of War 93 —Passenger	1993	POW1234
POW Ex-Prisoner of War 00 —Passenger	2000	POW1234
Veteran Version 1	1994	ABC123 123ABC	No longer issued but still revalidated.
Veteran Version 2	2012	123ABC A123A0	Using previously unused letter blocks.
We Will Never Forget	2002	1234MA
University of California, Los Angeles	1994	ABC123	Using previously unused letter blocks.	No longer issued, but still revalidated.
Yosemite National Park	1996	1ABC123	Using previously unused letter blocks.

See the Passenger Baseplates section above for the 1982–87 'Golden State' plate, which was briefly issued as the standard passenger base.

California License Plate Placement Law

Year-of-manufacture plates[edit]

A California car license plate saying ANRCHST (a vanity plate–speak form of anarchist) from 2006

The use of year-of-manufacture (YOM) plates is authorized by Section 5004.1 of the California Motor Vehicle Code. It is a law that allows vintage cars to be registered to use vintage license plates. Any officially manufactured California license plates which were produced prior to 1963 can be used on a currently registered vehicle or trailer of a corresponding model year. If used on the original plate, a sticker or metal tab that corresponds to the year of the vehicle is required.

In July 2009, California extended its YOM program to include passenger vehicles from 1963 to 1969, and commercial vehicles (pick-ups, etc.) through 1972. Any black-and-gold plate from this era may be used on these vehicles, as long as they are 'clear' with the DMV (i.e., not used, reported stolen, or any records found, for the last 10 years). A valid sticker must be attached to the plate corresponding to the year of the vehicle that is to be registered.

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As of January 2014, in very rare cases, California has extended custom license plates to allow more than seven digits, but not to exceed nine characters. However, most plates are limited to seven-and-a-half characters (the half-character is a half-space).^{[citation needed]}

In August 2016, California extended the year-of-manufacture license plate program to include vehicles through the 1980 model year.^[23]

California Legacy License Plate program[edit]

The California Legacy License Plate program offers vehicle owners the opportunity to purchase replicas of California license plates similar to those issued in the 1960s. California proposed issuing plates similar to those of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. The original plan was to restrict the plate colors to what would have been issued to the vehicle when purchased new. After a few months, the program was opened to all model years. Only the 1960s (gold on black) plate reached the required 7,500 minimum orders before January 1, 2015. The 1950s (black on gold) and 1970s (gold on blue) plates did not achieve the required 7,500 minimum orders.^[24] The plates were issued from late spring through summer 2015 and are still^[when?] available for order from the DMV website. Additional time is required for personalized plates.^[25]^[26]

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Temporary registration plates[edit]

California did not issue temporary license plates for new vehicle purchases until 2019.^[27] Prior to 2019, California was unusual among the U.S. states in not requiring any form of temporary license plate. Vehicle dealers were still required to electronically report sales of new vehicles to the DMV, but they were only required to print out a DMV report-of-sale form at the time of sale.^[28] Newly purchased vehicles typically drove around for a month or more with nothing but a dealer's advertisement or logo on a paper plate insert where the license plate would go, and the DMV report-of-sale form was instead taped to the windshield. This made the new vehicle essentially 'untraceable' both by plain visual observation by persons, and by automated means such as license-plate reading systems, red light cameras, and automatic number plate recognition. This led to an epidemic of drivers of newly purchased vehicles cheating tolls on bridges and toll roads where a transponder system is used instead of toll booths, causing the state to lose $15–19 million per year. Because of this, new state legislation was adopted in 2016 requiring temporary license plates in California beginning in 2019.^[28]^[29] The DMV's reporting system was modified so that dealers could print out the temporary license plates on special paper.^[27]

The law was inspired by the hit-and-run death of a pedestrian who was struck by a car with dealer paper inserts, and because it had no temporary plates it was impossible to trace the suspect.^[30] California's previous lack of a temporary plate requirement was jokingly known as the 'Steve Jobs loophole' due to the one-time Apple CEO's habit of keeping rolling six-month leases on a series of Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMGs specifically to avoid having to put license plates on the cars.^[31] California's previous lack of temporary plates was also taken advantage of by criminals, who knew that a car driving with a dealer ad paper insert was both untraceable and did not raise suspicion.^[32]

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