Vehicle registration plates of Nevada

The U.S. state of Nevada first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1910 as Potty.

1 Passenger baseplates 1933 to present
2 County coding for 1975 series
3 Non-passenger and optional-issue plates
4 Discontinued non-passenger and optional plate types
5 References
6 External links

Passenger baseplates 1933 to present

First issued	Description	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
1933	Embossed orange lettering and border on turquoise base	AB123	varied by county AB123 to?
1975	Debossed white on blue, reflective	Coded by county of issuance: A12345 AB1234 ABC123 Not coded by county of issuance: 123ABC	varied by county 100ABA to?
1985	Bighorn sheep	123·ABC	001·BAA to 999·LZZ	Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 1985 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the first and, to date, only time Nevada has been so honored. Co-recipient with North Dakota.
2001	Sunset over Sierra Nevada mountains	123·ABC	001·MAA to 999·SZZ	Embossed serials.
2006	Sunset over Sierra Nevada mountains	123·ABC	001·TAA to 999·ZZZ	Surface-printed serials.

County coding for 1975 series

County	Code
Carson City/Ormsby County	OR ORA to ORZ
Churchill	CH CHA to CHZ
Clark	C CA to CZ (excluding CH) CAA to CZZ (excluding CHA to CHZ)
Douglas	DS DAA to DZZ
Elko	EL ELA to ELZ
Esmeralda	ES ESA to ESZ
Eureka	EU EUA to EUZ
Humboldt	HU HUA to HUZ
Lander	LA LAA to LAZ
Lincoln	LN LNA to LNZ
Lyon	LY LYA to LYZ
Mineral	MN MNA to MNZ
Nye	NY NYA to NYZ
Pershing	PE PEA to PEZ
Storey	ST STA to STZ
Washoe	W WAA to WZZ (excluding WPA to WPZ)
White Pine	WP WPA to WPZ

Non-passenger and optional-issue plates

Description	Serial format	Serials issued	Type
Amateur Radio			Organization^[1]
Civil Air Patrol			Organization^[1] CVAP is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
Hall of Fame			Organization^[1] HF is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
Honorary Consular			Organization^[1] CON is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
Masonic Lodge			Organization^[1]
National Guard			Organization^[1]
Press	PRESS 123		Organization^[1] PRS is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
Professional Firefighter	^P1234 _F		Firefighter^[2]
Volunteer Firefighter	^V1234 _F		Firefighter^[2] VFF is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
Exempt Plates	^E12345 _X		^[3]
Dealer	DLR12345		^[3]
Loan	LOAN12345		^[3]
Apportioned	12345A		^[3]
Air Force	1234	0001-9999	Veterans^[4] VF is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
Army	1234	0001-9999	Veterans^[4] VA is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
Army Airborne	1234	0001-9999	Veterans^[4]
Coast Guard	1234	0001-9999	Veterans^[4] VC is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
Marines	1234	0001-9999	Veterans^[4] VM is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
Navy	1234	0001-9999	Veterans^[4] VN is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
Air Force National Guard	1234	0001-9999	Veterans^[4] GA is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
Army National Guard	1234	0001-9999	Veterans^[4] GS is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
Congressional Medal of Honor	12	01-99	Veterans^[4] CONMH is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
Disabled Veteran	1234	0001-9999	Veterans^[4] DV is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
Ex-Prisoner of War	123	001-999	Veterans^[4] POW is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
Pearl Harbor Survivor	123	001-999	Veterans^[4] PHS is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
Pearl Harbor Veteran	123	001-999	Veterans^[4] PHV is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
Purple Heart	12345	00001-99999	Veterans^[4] HRT is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
Classic Vehicle	1234	0001-9999	Classic Vehicles^[5] CVEH is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
Classic Rod	1234	0001-9999	Classic Vehicles^[5] CROD is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
Street Rod	1234	0001-9999	Classic Vehicles^[5] SROD is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
Fire Truck	1234	0001-9999	Classic Vehicles^[5] FT is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
Antique Truck/Truck-Tractor	123	001-999	Classic Vehicles^[5] ATV is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
Old Timer	1234	0001-9999	Classic Vehicles^[5] OT is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
Old Timer Motorcycle	12	01-99	Classic Vehicles^[5] OTM is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
Vintage		various	Classic Vehicles^[5]
Horseless Carriage	12	01-99	Classic Vehicles^[5]
Disabled	12345	00001-99999	Disabled^[6] PH is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
Agriculture	^A1234 _G	0001-9999	Charitable & Collegiate^[7]
Animal Appreciation	^S1234 _N	0001-9999	Charitable & Collegiate^[7]
Carpenters	^U1234 _B	0001-9999	Charitable & Collegiate^[7]
Children in the Arts	^A1234 _R	0001-9999	Charitable & Collegiate^[7]
Hoover Dam	^B1234 _C	0001-9999	Charitable & Collegiate^[7]
Horse Power	^H1234 _P	0001-9999	Charitable & Collegiate^[7]
Hot August Nights	^R1234 _S	0001-9999	Charitable & Collegiate^[7]
Lake Tahoe	LT12345	LT00001-LT99999	Charitable & Collegiate^[7]
Las Vegas Centennial with image of Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign	^L1234 _V	0001-ZZZZ	Charitable & Collegiate^[7]
Las Vegas Springs	^V1234 _S	0001-9999	Charitable & Collegiate^[7]
Missing and Exploited Children	^M1234 _X	0001-9999	Charitable & Collegiate^[7]
Mount Charleston	^M1234 _T	0001-9999	Charitable & Collegiate^[7]
Nevada Test Site	^A1234 _t	0001-9999	Charitable & Collegiate^[7]
Organ Donor	^D1234 _L	0001-9999	Charitable & Collegiate^[7]
Outside Las Vegas	^F1234 _L	0001-9999	Charitable & Collegiate^[7]
Preserve Pyramid Lake	^P1234 _L	0001-9999	Charitable & Collegiate^[7]
Reno Air Races	^R1234 _R	0001-9999	Charitable & Collegiate^[7]
Rodeo	^N1234 _R	0001-9999	Charitable & Collegiate^[7]
United We Stand	^U1234 _S	0001-9999	Charitable & Collegiate^[7]
UNLV Collegiate	12345	00001-99999	Charitable & Collegiate^[7] UNL is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
UNR Collegiate	12345	00001-99999	Charitable & Collegiate^[7] UNR is the prefix for these plates but is not show on the plate.
Veterans	1234	0001-9999	Charitable & Collegiate^[7]
Virginia & Truckee Railroad	^V1234 _T	0001-9999	Charitable & Collegiate^[7]
Wildlife	^S1234 _W	0001-9999	Charitable & Collegiate^[7]
Red Rock Canyon^[8]	^R1234 _C	0001-9999

Discontinued non-passenger and optional plate types

First issued	Description	Serial format	Serials issued
1989	October 31, 1990	Commemorative		Discontinued^[9]
	2005	White Motorcycle/Small Trailer	ABC	Discontinued^[9]
May 31, 2005	January 3, 2007	Aviation	^A1234 _V	Discontinued^[9]
August 1, 2005	January 3, 2007	Ducks Unlimited	^D1234 _U	Discontinued^[9]
April 18, 2005	January 3, 2007	Nevada Libraries	^N1234 _L	Discontinued^[9]
June 27, 2005	January 3, 2007	Nevada Tourism	^N1234 _V	Discontinued^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Organization Plates". http://www.dmvnv.com/platesorganization.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
^ ^a ^b "Fire Fighter Plates". http://www.dmvnv.com/platesfire.htm#Fire. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Nevada License Plates". http://www.dmvnv.com/platesmain.htm#Previous. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Veterans Plates". http://www.dmvnv.com/platesveterans.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Classic Vehicle Plates". http://www.dmvnv.com/platesclassic.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
^ "Disabled Parking". http://www.dmvnv.com/platesdisabled.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x "Charitable & Collegiate Plates". http://www.dmvnv.com/platescharitable.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
^ "KTNV news at 11". KTNV-TV. 2008-06-20.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Discontinued Nevada License Plates". http://www.dmvnv.com/platesdiscontinued.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-13.

External links

Nevada license plates 1969-present

Vehicle registration plates of the United States

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Vehicle registration plates of North America

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State of Nevada

Carson City (capital)

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Regions	Black Rock Desert Eagle Valley Great Basin Lake Mead Lake Tahoe Las Vegas Valley Mojave Desert Pahranagat Valley Sierra Nevada

Metro areas	Las Vegas-Paradise Reno-Sparks Carson City

Counties	Churchill Clark Douglas Elko Esmeralda Eureka Humboldt Lander Lincoln Lyon Mineral Nye Pershing Storey Washoe White Pine

Cities and communities	Alamo Amargosa Valley Austin Baker Battle Mountain Beatty Boulder City Caliente Carlin Carson City Elko Ely Enterprise Eureka Fallon Fernley Gardnerville Ranchos Gerlach Goldfield Hawthorne Henderson Incline Village Las Vegas Laughlin Lovelock Mesquite Minden North Las Vegas Pahrump Paradise Pioche Primm Rachel Reno Spanish Springs Sparks Spring Creek Spring Valley Stateline Summerlin South Sun Valley Sunrise Manor Tonopah Virginia City West Wendover Winnemucca Whitney Winchester Yerington

Former counties	Bullfrog Ormsby Roop

Vehicle registration plates of Nevada

Contents

Passenger baseplates 1933 to present

County coding for 1975 series

Non-passenger and optional-issue plates

Discontinued non-passenger and optional plate types

References

External links