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Revision as of 02:36, 19 March 2014
The US state of Maryland first required its residents to register their vehicles and display license plates in 1910.
Passenger plates 1977 to present
Image | Dates issued | Design | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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1971 until 1975 | white on blue | none | AB 1234 | |||
1976 until 1980 | red on white | none | ABC-123 | AAA-000 to HMN-xxx | ||
1980 until 1986 | black on white | none | ABC-123 | AAA-000 to KHN-999 (Also HNA-HNE series)[clarification needed] | ||
1983 until February 1986 | black on white, reflective | 350th Anniversary | 123-ABC | 000-AAA to 000-AKE | Optional issue. Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 1984 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the first and, to date, only time Maryland has been so honored. | |
February 1986 until September 2004 | black on white, reflective | none | ABC-123 | NAA-001 through ZZZ-999 (1986–1992), then started again at AAA-001 through MZZ-999. | Two-year renewals started in July 1992. | |
late September 2004 until February 2005 | black on white, reflective | none | 1AB C23 | 1AA A01 to 9AK Z99 | ||
February 2005 until late 2005 | black on white, reflective | www.maryland.gov | 1AB C23 | 1AL A01 to 9CM Z99 | ||
late 2005 until 2006 | black on white, reflective | www.maryland.gov | 1AB C23 | 1CN A01 to 9CN Z99 | These plates were manufactured in New Jersey, and therefore used New Jersey's number dies, because the plate production facility at the Maryland State Prison was closed at the time due to violence.[1] | |
2006 until June 13, 2010, and expected from June 2015 onwards | black on white, reflective | www.maryland.gov | 1AB C23 | 1CP A01 to approximately 4GD J47[2] | Identical to 1AL A00 to 9CM Z99 series. This plate is expected to resume issuance in June 2015 at approximately 4GD J48. | |
June 14, 2010 (Flag Day) expected until June 2015 | War of 1812 200th anniversary commemorative design with U.S. flag and Fort McHenry silhouette. Blue on reflective white. State name in blue. "War of 1812" text under state name in red. | www.starspangled200.org | 1A/B2345 | 1M/D0000 to 9M/D9999, then 1A/A0000 to present | A/B indicates the letters are stacked. Both letters fit in the same height as each digit. This type is issued to BOTH passenger cars AND multi-purpose vehicles (SUVs and minivans) using the same serial format. |
Non-passenger types
Multi-purpose vehicles (such as minivans and sport utility vehicles), as well as pickup trucks and cargo vans, have traditionally been issued separate plate types. As of June 14, 2010, however, multi-purpose vehicles are being issued the new "War of 1812" 200th anniversary commemorative design plate (see passenger table above) with the same serial format. It is anticipated that multi-purpose vehicles will again return to the 12345M6 format when standard plates return to issuance in June 2015.
Image | Type | First issued | Design | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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Multi-purpose vehicle (Issued to sport utility vehicles and minivans). The letter is always M. | 1986 | black on reflective white | none | 123456M | 000001M to 999999M | ||
M123456 | M000001 to M999999 | ||||||
123M456 | 000M001 to 479M999 | ||||||
2005 | black on reflective white | www.maryland.gov | 480M000 to 999M999 | 895M000 through 909M999 were manufactured in New Jersey, and therefore used New Jersey's number dies, because the plate production facility at the Maryland State Prison was closed at the time due to violence.[1] | |||
2007 | 12345M6 | 00000M1 to present | |||||
Truck (issued to pickup trucks, large vans, and other such vehicles not commercially registered) | black on reflective white | www.maryland.gov | 123 456 12A 345 |
300 001 to 999 999 000 001 to 299 999 00A 001 to present |
Optional-issue plates
Image | First issued | Type | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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Treasure the Chesapeake (original style, ceased issue in 2004) | 123 ABC (passenger) ABC 12M (multi-purpose vehicle) |
001 BAY through 999 BAY (passenger) 001 AAA through 899 BNM (passenger) BAY 01A through BAY 99Z (multi-purpose) AAA 01A through AEY 99W (multi-purpose)[2] |
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File:Treasure the Chesapeake plate.gif | early 2004 | Treasure the Chesapeake (new style) | 12345 C/A 12345 B/Y |
00001 C/B through 99999 C/B 00001 B/Y through 99999 B/Y 00001 C/A through 99999 C/A 00001 C/C through present |
Same serial format used for passenger and multi-purpose vehicle registrations. |
File:Maryland Agricultural Plate.gif | Our Farms, Our Future | A123456 | A000001 through present | Same serial format used for passenger and multi-purpose vehicle registrations. |
Organization plates
References
- ^ a b "Maryland Highs". licenseplates.cc. Bannister Design LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
- ^ a b Sage, Kit. "licenseplates.cc Maryland highs page". Retrieved January 3, 2011.
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