Vehicle registration plates of Kansas

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[edit] Current passenger baseplate

Image First issued Description Slogan Serial format Serials issued Notes
2007 dark blue on light blue gradient with state seal graphic none 123 ABC 000 AAA to present

[edit] County coding

Kansas has a system of county codes used for identification of the home county of a state resident or company on license plates and state tax forms. The codes are two letters based on the first letter of and another letter in the name of the county. There is no true convention for the selection of the letters - for example, Bourbon County is the only county that begins with "BO," yet its code is "BB." In most cases, but not all, as noted above, the only county that begins with two particular letters gets those letters. Exceptions are Decatur, Dickinson, Hodgeman, Leavenworth, Logan, McPherson, Norton, Pawnee, and Pottawatomie.

The two-letter code began appearing on Kansas license plates in the late 1940s or early 1950s. Prior to that time, the code was a number based on the order a county ranked in terms of population based on a census taken sometime in the 1920s. From the early days of the system until about 1988, the two letters were stamped on the license plate on the far left side, one letter on top of the other. Since then, the letters are on a sticker applied to the upper-left corner of the plate.

There is also a place on the address form of Kansas tax forms to place the county code.

Idaho has a similar system, but uses a number and letter in the code rather than two letters.

[edit] History

Main article: History of vehicle registration plates of Kansas

[edit] References

  • Codes from the 2005-06 Kansas state transportation map (index of counties).

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