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On November 15, 2016 Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced that new Illinois license plates would begin to be issued in 2017. As before, the new license plates were announced in conjunction with a multiyear replacement program. The largest change to the plate was the complete replacement of the background image.
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 ...
The BMV issues a new license plate design about every five years, [8] or with each new administration in the state government. [9] A new "Sunrise in Ohio" plate design was unveiled by Governor Mike DeWine on October 21, 2021, [10] and was made available to drivers December 29, 2021, replacing the "Ohio Pride" design which had been issued since ...
In New York State, Minnesota, and Ohio, local police vehicles are not issued license plates, though New York State requires the vehicles to have roof mounted emergency lights. In some cases, such as New York City, the fleet number of the vehicle is put on a flat license plate using heat transferred letters.
France and Germany in Europe were the first countries to produce license plates. [2] By the early 1900s, most states in the United States had begun issuing license plates in order to identify cars and match them with their owners. [3] New York was the first state to require license plates on vehicles; this happened in 1903. [4]
Passenger Car Plates; Image Region Design Slogan Serial format Serials issued Notes Alabama: Alaska: American Samoa: Arizona: Arkansas: California: embossed golden yellow serial on black plate, and "19 California 41" on top
Non-passenger Plates Image (standard) Region Type Design & Slogan Serial format Serials issued Notes Wisconsin: City bus Embossed yellow serial on dark blue plate; unknown format
Passenger car plates; Image Region Design Slogan Serial format Serials issued Notes Alabama: Embossed blue serial on reflective white plate; red Alabama State Capitol graphic screened in the center; state flag, blue rectangle and U.S. Bicentennial logo screened at bottom; "ALABAMA" screened in blue centered at top.