Vehicle registration plates of Nevada

The U.S. state of Nevada first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1910. Plates are currently issued by the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).

Passenger baseplates 1933 to present

In 1956, the U.S. states and Canadian provinces came to an agreement with the Automobile Manufacturers Association that fixed the size for license plates for vehicles, except those for motorcycles, at six inches in height by twelve inches in width, with standardized mounting holes. The 1956 (expired June 30, 1957) issue was the first Nevada license plate that fully complied with these standards: the 1955 (expired June 30, 1956) issue was six inches in height by twelve inches in width, but had non-standard mounting holes.

Image	First issued	Description	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	1933	Embossed orange lettering and border on turquoise base	none	AB123	varied by county AB123 to?
	1954	Embossed silver numbers on dark blue plate with border line; "NEVADA 1954" embossed in silver block letters at bottom	none	A/ 1-234 A/B1-234	Coded by county of issuance	Validated from January 1 through June 30, 1955 with red sticker.
	1955	Embossed blue numbers on silver plate with border line; "NEVADA 6 30 56" embossed in blue block letters at bottom	none	A/ 1234 A/B1234	Coded by county of issuance
	1956	Embossed silver numbers on light blue plate with border line; "NEVADA" embossed in silver block letters centered at top; "56" embossed in top left corner and "57" in top right corner	none	A12345 AB1234	Coded by county of issuance
	1957	Embossed light blue numbers on silver plate with border line; "NEVADA" embossed in light blue block letters centered at top; "EXP" embossed in top left corner and "JUN 58" in top right corner	none	A12345 AB1234	Coded by county of issuance
	1958	Embossed silver numbers on light blue plate with border line; "NEVADA" embossed in silver block letters centered at top; "EXP" embossed in top left corner and "JUN 59" in top right corner	none	A12345 AB1234	Coded by county of issuance
	1959	Embossed blue numbers on white plate with border line; "NEVADA" embossed in blue block letters centered at top; "EXP" embossed in top left corner and "JUN 60" in top right corner	none	A12345 AB1234	Coded by county of issuance
	1960	Embossed silver numbers on dark blue plate with border line; "NEVADA" embossed in silver block letters centered at top; "JUN 61" embossed in top left corner and state outline in top right corner	none	A12345 AB1234	Coded by county of issuance	Revalidated with stickers until December 31, 1964. To commemorate Nevada's 100 years of statehood that year, dark blue strips were fitted to the top of each plate containing "NEVADA CENTENNIAL" in silver block letters in the center, "1864" to the left and "1964" to the right.
	1965	Embossed dark blue numbers on silver plate with border line; "NEVADA" embossed in dark blue block letters centered at top; "65" embossed in top left corner	none	A12345 AB1234 A/B12345	Coded by county of issuance	Counties with two-letter codes issued five-digit serials with stacked codes after they had exhausted their four-digit allocations.
	1967	As above, but reflective white rather than silver
	1969	Debossed white numbers on reflective blue plate with border line; "NEVADA" debossed in white block letters centered at top; "69" debossed in top left corner	none	A12345 AB1234 ABC123	Coded by county of issuance
	1970	As above, but with "NEV" at top, offset to left
	1974	As above, but with thinner dies and "NEVADA" at top, offset to left
	1982	As above, but with "NEVADA" centered at top as from 1969–70		123ABC	001AAA to approximately 999ANR	Some plates carried the county of issuance on a sticker at the bottom.
	1984	Embossed blue numbers on white and silver graphic plate with a mountain scene featuring a Bighorn sheep; "NEVADA" screened in blue serifed letters centered at top	"THE SILVER STATE" screened in blue serifed letters centered at bottom	123·ABC	001·BAA to approximately 999·LDE	Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 1985 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the first and, to date, only time Nevada has been so honored. Co-recipient with North Dakota.
	January 2001	Embossed dark blue numbers on graphic plate featuring the Sierra Nevada mountains, in light blue, against a yellow and orange gradient sky; "NEVADA" screened in dark blue serifed letters centered at top	"THE SILVER STATE" screened in white serifed letters centered at bottom	123·ABC	001·MAA to approximately 999·TUU
	late 2006	As above, but with numbers screened rather than embossed			001·TUV to 999·ZZZ; 001·LDF to 999·LZZ; 001·ANS to 999·AZZ	After 999·YZZ was issued, the Lxx series not issued on the 1984 base were issued, followed by the Axx series not issued on the 1982 base. 001·ZAA to 999·ZZZ are dealer issues.[1]
	April 2015			12A·345	00A·000 to approximately 59B·000
	July 2015[2]	As above, but with numbers embossed (different dies to those used from 2001–06) and state shape used as separator			59B·001 to 78F·000 (as of August 24, 2016)

County coding, 1954–82

County	1954-56	1- and 2-letter codes, 1956-82	3-letter codes, 1969-82
Churchill	A	CH	CHA–CHW
Clark	B, B/A – B/D	C, CA–CF, CJ–CZ	CAA–CGZ, CJA–CZZ, TAA–TLU
Douglas	C	DS	DSA–DSZ, DAA–DAB
Elko	F	EL	ELA–ELZ, EAA–EAC
Esmeralda	G	ES
Eureka	H	EU
Humboldt	J	HU	HUA–HUK
Lander	K	LA
Lincoln	L	LN
Lyon	N	LY	LYA–LYF
Mineral	P	MN	MNA–MND
Nye	R	NY	NYA–NYP
Ormsby / Carson City	S	OR	ORA–ORZ, OAA–OCH
Pershing	U	PE
Storey	V	ST
Washoe	W, W/A – W/B	W, WA (1965–68 only)	WAA–WOZ, WRA–WRX
White Pine	X	WP	WPA–WPJ

Non-passenger plates

Image	Type	First issued	Description	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	Apportioned		Blue numbers on white plate; "NEVADA" and "APPORTIONED" screened in blue serifed letters centered above and below numbers respectively	12345 A	00001 A to present	[3]
	Dealer		Same design as passenger base	D/L/R12345	D/L/R00001 to present	[3]
	Exempt		Same design as passenger base	E/X12345	E/X00001 to present	[3]
	Handicapped		Same design as passenger base; wheelchair symbol to left of numbers	12345	00001 to 99999
		2009		A1234	A0001 to present
	Loan		Same design as passenger base	L/O/A/N12345	L/O/A/N00001 to present	[3]
	Trailer		Same design as passenger base	12345 A	00001 E to present	Letters E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, S, U, V and W have been used.
	Truck		Blue numbers on white plate; "NEVADA" screened in blue serifed letters centered above numbers	12345 P	00001 P to present

Optional types

Charitable & Collegiate plates

Image	First issued	Description	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
		Agriculture	A/G1234	0001-9999	[4]
		Animal Appreciation	S/N1234	0001-9999	[4]
		Autonomous Vehicle	A/U123		[4]
		Children in the Arts	A/R1234	0001-9999	[4]
	October 2011[5]	Conserve Wildlife	C/W1234		[4]
		Hoover Dam	B/C1234	0001-9999	[4]
		Horse Power	H/P1234	0001-9999	[4]
		Hot August Nights	R/S1234	0001-9999	[4]
	February 1998[6]	Lake Tahoe	LT12345	LT00001-LT99999	Originally embossed; became screened circa 2005 at approximately LT31800.[1]
		Las Vegas Centennial with image of Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign	L/V1234	0001-ZZZZ	[4]
		Missing and Exploited Children	M/X1234	0001-9999	[4]
		Mount Charleston	M/T1234	0001-9999	[4]
		Nevada Test Site	A/T1234	0001-9999	[4]
		Organ Donor	D/L1234	0001-9999	[4]
		Preserve Pyramid Lake	P/L1234	0001-9999	[4]
	June 2008[7]	Red Rock Canyon	R/C1234	0001-9999
		Reno Air Races	R/R1234	0001-9999	[4]
		Rodeo	N/R1234	0001-9999	[4]
		Support Wildlife	S/W1234	0001-9999	[4]
		United We Stand	U/S1234	0001-9999	[4]
		UNLV Collegiate	12345	00001-99999	[4] UNL is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
		UNR Collegiate	12345	00001-99999	[4] UNR is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
		Veterans	1234	0001-9999	[4]
		Virginia & Truckee Railroad	V/T1234	0001-9999	[4]

Classic Vehicle plates

Image	First issued	Description	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
		Antique Truck/Truck-Tractor	123	001-999	[8] ATV is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
		Classic Rod	1234	0001-9999	[8] CROD is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
		Classic Vehicle	1234	0001-9999	[8] CVEH is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
		Fire Truck	1234	0001-9999	[8] FT is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
		Horseless Carriage	12	01-99	[8]
		Old Timer	1234	0001-9999	[8] OT is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
		Old Timer Motorcycle	12	01-99	[8] OTM is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
		Street Rod	1234	0001-9999	[8] SROD is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
		Vintage		various	[8]

Firefighter plates

Image	First issued	Description	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
		Professional Firefighter	P/F1234		[9]
		Volunteer Firefighter	V/F1234		[9] VFF is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.

Organization plates

Image	First issued	Description	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
		Amateur Radio			[10]
		Civil Air Patrol			[10] CVAP is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
		Hall of Fame			[10] HF is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
		Honorary Consular			[10] CON is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
		Masonic Lodge			[10]
		National Guard			[10]
		Press	PRESS 123		[10] PRS is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.

Veterans plates

Image	First issued	Description	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
		Air Force	1234	0001-9999	[11] VF is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
		Air Force National Guard	1234	0001-9999	[11] GA is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
		Army	1234	0001-9999	[11] VA is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
		Army Airborne	1234	0001-9999	[11]
		Army National Guard	1234	0001-9999	[11] GS is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
		Coast Guard	1234	0001-9999	[11] VC is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
		Congressional Medal of Honor	12	01-99	[11] CONMH is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
		Disabled Veteran	1234	0001-9999	[11] DV is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
		Ex-Prisoner of War	123	001-999	[11] POW is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
		Marines	1234	0001-9999	[11] VM is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
		Navy	1234	0001-9999	[11] VN is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
		Pearl Harbor Survivor	123	001-999	[11] PHS is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
		Pearl Harbor Veteran	123	001-999	[11] PHV is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
		Purple Heart	12345	00001-99999	[11] HRT is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.

Discontinued non-passenger and optional plate types

Image	Type	First issued	Last issued	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	Commemorative: 125 Years of Vision	1989	October 31, 1990	12345N	00001N to approximately 24000N	Commemorated Nevada's 125 years of statehood. Remained valid until 1997.[12]
	White Motorcycle/Small Trailer	?	2005	ABC		[13]
	Aviation	May 31, 2005	December 31, 2006	A/V1234	A/V0001 to approximately A/V1050	[13]
	Ducks Unlimited	August 1, 2005	December 31, 2006	D/U1234		[13]
	Nevada Libraries	April 18, 2005	December 31, 2006	N/L1234	N/L0001 to approximately N/L1300	[13]
	Nevada Tourism	June 27, 2005	December 31, 2007	N/V1234		[13]
	Carpenters	October 15, 2007	December 31, 2009	U/B1234		[13]
	Las Vegas Springs	September 2000	December 31, 2013	V/S12345	V/S00001 to approximately V/S02700	[13]
	Las Vegas Federal Lands	March 2005	December 31, 2013	F/L1234		[13]
	Air Force Thunderbirds	August 12, 2013	December 31, 2014	S/D1234	S/D0001 to approximately S/D0600	[13]
	March of Dimes	April 15, 2013	December 31, 2014	S/C1234	S/C0001 to approximately S/C0600	[13]
	Teamsters Local 631	April 15, 2013	December 31, 2014	T/M1234	T/M0001 to approximately T/M0550	[13]

References

1. "Nevada License Plates". LicensePlates.cc. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
2. "License Plate Production Moving From Carson City Prison". KTVN. July 12, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
3. "Nevada License Plates". Retrieved 2008-04-13.
4. "Charitable & Collegiate Plates". Retrieved 2008-04-13.
5. "Nevada wildlife license plate". CarsonNow.org. October 20, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
6. "DMV Now Issuing Lake Tahoe License Plates". Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. February 2, 1998. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
7. "Summerlin homeowners await scenic license plate". Las Vegas Review-Journal. June 21, 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
8. "Classic Vehicle Plates". Retrieved 2008-04-13.
9. "Fire Fighter Plates". Retrieved 2008-04-13.
10. "Organization Plates". Retrieved 2008-04-13.
11. "Veterans Plates". Retrieved 2008-04-13.
12. "Nevada License Plates". licenseplates.tropikordia.com. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
13. "Discontinued Nevada License Plates". Retrieved 2008-04-13.

External links

• Nevada license plates 1969-present