Vehicle registration plates of Montana
The U.S. state of Montana began requiring its residents to register their vehicles and display license plates on their cars in 1915.
Passenger baseplates 1976 to present
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Dates issued |
Design |
Slogan |
Serial format |
Serials issued |
Notes |
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1976 to 1991 |
United States Bicentennial |
Big Sky |
Coded by county of issuance:
- 0·123456 (variable number of digits following divider)
- 00·12345 (variable number of digits following divider)
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1991 to 2000 |
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Big Sky |
Coded by county of issuance:
- 0P·12345 (variable number of digits following divider)
- 0P·1234A (following exhaustion of above format; variable number of digits following divider)
- 00·12345 (variable number of digits following divider)
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2000 to 2006 |
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Big Sky |
Coded by county of issuance:
- 0·A12345 (variable number of digits following divider)
- 00·A1234 (variable number of digits following divider)
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2006 to 2009 |
Black on grey and white gradient with mountain graphic |
Big Sky Country |
Coded by county of issuance:
- 0C-12345 (variable number of digits following divider)
- 0C-1234A (following exhaustion of above format; variable number of digits following divider)
- 00-12345 (variable number of digits following divider)
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Serial divider is silhouette of steer's head. |
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2010 to present |
Solid blue with white state outline and lettering |
Treasure State |
Coded by county of issuance:
- 0-12345A (variable number of digits following divider)
- 00-1234A (variable number of digits following divider)
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Serial divider is silhouette of steer's head. |
County Coding
County Code number: County (County Seat)
- 1: Silver Bow (Butte)
- 2: Cascade (Great Falls)
- 3: Yellowstone (Billings)
- 4: Missoula (Missoula)
- 5: Lewis & Clark (Helena)
- 6: Gallatin (Bozeman)
- 7: Flathead (Kalispell)
- 8: Fergus (Lewistown)
- 9: Powder River (Broadus)
- 10: Carbon (Red Lodge)
- 11: Phillips (Malta)
- 12: Hill (Havre)
- 13: Ravalli (Hamilton)
- 14: Custer (Miles City)
- 15: Lake (Polson)
- 16: Dawson (Glendive)
- 17: Roosevelt (Wolf Point)
- 18: Beaverhead (Dillon)
- 19: Chouteau (Fort Benton) 20: Valley (Glasgow)
- 21: Toole (Shelby)
- 22: Big Horn (Hardin)
- 23: Musselshell (Roundup)
- 24: Blaine (Chinook)
- 25: Madison (Virginia City)
- 26: Pondera (Conrad)
- 27: Richland (Sidney)
- 28: Powell (Deer Lodge)
- 29: Rosebud (Forsyth)
- 30: Deer Lodge (Anaoonda)
- 31: Teton (Choteau)
- 32: Stillwater (Columbus)
- 33: Treasure (Hysham)
- 34: Sheridan (Plentywood)
- 35: Sanders (Thompson Falls)
- 36: Judith Basin (Stanford)
- 37: Daniels (Scobey)
- 38: Glacier (Cut Bank)
- 39: Fallon (Baker)
- 40: Sweet Grass (Big Timber)
- 41: McCone (Circle)
- 42: Carter (Ekalaka)
- 43: Broadwater (Townsend)
- 44: Wheatland (Harlowtown)
- 45: Prairie (Terry)
- 46: Granite (Philipsburg)
- 47: Meagher (White Sulphur Springs)
- 48: Liberty (Chester)
- 49: Park (Livingston)
- 50: Garfield (Jordan)
- 51: Jefferson (Boulder)
- 52: Wibaux (Wibaux)
- 53: Golden Valley (Ryegate)
- 54: Mineral (Superior)
- 55: Petroleum (Winnett)
- 56: Lincoln (Libby)
External links
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