Vehicle registration plates of California

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Since 1913, the U.S. state of California has issued license plates for vehicles registered there.

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[edit] Current passenger baseplate

Image First issued Description Passenger serial format Passenger serials issued
1992 or 1993 state name in script 1ABC234 3GAA000 to present

[edit] Valid baseplates

All base plates from 1963 to present are still valid for use, assuming that the plate never left the vehicle and the vehicle maintained concurrent registration.

Image First issued Description Slogan Passenger serial format Passenger serials issued Notes
1962 yellow on black, non-reflective, embossed state name none ABC-123 AAA-000 to ZZZ-999
1968 yellow on blue, non-reflective, embossed state name none 123-ABC 000-AAA to 999-ZZZ
1982 blue on white with graphic state name, reflective The Golden State 1ABC234 2AAA000 to 2ZZZ999
1987 blue on white with embossed red state name, reflective none 1ABC234 3AAA000 to 3FZZ999
1992 or 1993 blue on white with graphic red state name, reflective none 1ABC234 3GAA000 to 3ZZZ999

[edit] Year of Manufacture Plates

The use of Year of Manufacture Plates is spelled out in Section 5004.1 [1] of the California Motor Vehicle Code. It is a law that allows vintage cars to be registered to use vintage license plates. Any officially manufacture California License plates which were produced prior to 1963 and plates on a currently registered vehicle or trailer of a corresponding model year. If used on the original plate, a sticker or metal tab that corresponds to the year of the vehicle is required.

[edit] History

Main article: History of vehicle registration plates of California

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