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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. [4]
Formats for license plate numbers are consistent within the state. For example, Delaware is able to use six-digit all-numeric serials because of its low population. Several states, particularly those with higher populations, use seven-character formats of three letters and four digits, including 1ABC234 in California, 1234ABC in Kansas and ABC-1234 (with or without a space or dash) in Georgia ...
New Hampshire: New Jersey: New Mexico: New York: Liberty plates. Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate, with red stripes at top and bottom; red Statue of Liberty graphic screened in center (or at left on vanity plates); "NEW YORK" screened in dark blue centered at top None Validated with windshield decal. North Carolina: North Dakota
New Hampshire: New Jersey: New Mexico: New York: North Carolina: North Dakota: Northern Mariana Islands: Ohio: Embossed blue serial with state-shaped separator on reflective white plate; "OHIO" screened in blue centered at top. "the heart of it all!" screened in red between state name and serial ABC•123 Oklahoma: Oregon: Pennsylvania: Puerto Rico
Non-passenger Plates Image (standard) Region Type Design & Slogan Serial format Serials issued Notes Texas: Truck Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate; red "TEXAS" screened above embossed "TRUCK" at top, red "SESQUICENTENNIAL" screened at bottom; state shape "1836" above and "1986" below screened in red at center
Passenger car plates; Image Region Design Slogan Serial format Serials issued Notes Alabama: Alaska: American Samoa: Black letters on white background, image of palm tree at left. "MOTU O FIAFIAGA" centered at top 1234 Arizona: Arkansas: California: Colorado: Connecticut: Delaware: District of Columbia: Florida: Georgia: Guam: Hawaii: Idaho ...
Texas: U.S. Virgin Islands: Utah: Vermont: Virginia: Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate; "Virginia" screened in blue centered at top. None ABC-1234 ZZZ-9999 to approximately ZXX-1000 Serials progressed backwards, presumably due to the serials on the optional Scenic plate progressing forward from AAA-1000. Washington
Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 1989 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the first time Oklahoma was so honored. Co-recipient with Nova Scotia. Serials in each county continued from where the 1983–88 plates left off, with leading zeros added in numbers below 100.