Vehicle registration plates of Washington, D.C.

The U.S. federal district of Washington, D.C. first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1907.

Passenger baseplates 1985 to present

Image	First issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	1985	blue on reflective white with screened red flag separator	A Capital City	123456	930000 to 999999 010000 to 500000
150px	1991	blue on reflective white with screened red flag separator	Celebrate & Discover		501600 to 852999
	1997	blue on reflective white with screened red flag separator	Celebrate & Discover	AB1234	AA0000 to AY9999	embossed serials
	2000	blue on reflective white with screened red flag separator and script state name	Taxation without Representation		AZ0000 to BGxxxx	embossed serials
	2001	blue on reflective white with screened red flag separator and script state name and slogan	WWW.Washingtondc.gov		BB0000 to approximately BB2000
	2001	blue on reflective white with screened red flag separator and script state name	Taxation without Representation		BGxxxx to BN9999	all plates after this issue are flat serialed
	2001	blue on reflective white with screened red flag separator and script state name and slogan	www.washingtondc.gov		BJ0000 to BJ9999 EA0000 to present	EA series began 2010.
	2003	blue on reflective white with screened red flag separator and sans serif state name and slogan	Taxation without Representation		BP0000 to present

Non-passenger types

Image	Type	Dates issued	Design	Serial format	Notes
	Annual Special Permit		Annual plates; unique design each year.	TC1234
	Apportioned			AP1234
	Bus			B12345
	Dealer		Annual plates; unique design each year.	DLR1234	2005: white on red 2006: white on blue 2007: black on yellow 2008: black on pink 2009: black on teal 2010: white on light blue 2011: black on yellow
	D.C. Government Fleet			GT1234 DC 1234
	For Hire (Taxi)			H12345 12345H	beginning 2011
	Manufacturer		Annual plates; unique design each year.	MFR1234
	Motorcycle			MC123 MT 1234 MR 1234	MR series began in 2010.
	Temporary Registration			12345DA K 12345 N 12345	K series began in 2007. N series began in 2011.

Optional types

Image	Type	Dates issued	Design	Serial format	Notes
	Passenger—low number		Annual plates; unique design each year 2001 to present.	1234	Serials issued: 1 to 1250
	Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority			AKA 1234
	Alpha Phi Alpha			APA 1234
	Anacostia River environmental protection			ENV 1234
	Bad Boys Club			BBC 1234
	Blue Knights			unknown
	D.C. Firefighters Local 36			FFA 1234
	Delta Sigma Theta Sorority			DST 1234
	Disabled American Veteran			DAV123 DAV 123 DAV1234
	Disabled American Veteran—Disabled			♿DAV 123 DV♿1234 DV♿123
	George Washington University			unknown
	Omega Psi Phi Fraternity			QUE 1234
	Purple Heart Veteran			PH1234
	Spirit of Faith Christian Center			SOF 1234
	University of Michigan			UMI 1234

External links

• District of Columbia License Plates, Permits, and Vehicle Registration History
• Washington, D.C. license plates 1969-present