Dealer 1917 1917
Exempt 1921 7/1/21 Ch. 202 P 3/22/1921
Exempt M/C 1930 1924
Commercial 1925 1925 Ch. 122 P 3/19/1925
Sample 1925
Trailer 1926 1925? Ch. 122 P 3/19/1925
United States Exempt 1929 1929?
Highway Department Exempt 1930
(H'way Dept. Exempt M/C 1934?)
Exempt Trailer 1940
Trailer Dealer 1940
H'way Dept. Exempt Tlr. 1942
Temporary (Cardboard) 1943
H'way Dept. Exempt Truck 1945 1944?
Exempt Truck 1949
Horseless Carriage 1950 1950 Ch. 224 P 3/24/1955
U.S. Congress/U.S. Senate 1953 1950 Ch. 35 P 3/8/1949
Amateur Radio 1951 1951 Ch. 253 P 3/21/1951
Governor/Lt. Governor 1953 1952
M/C Dealer 1955
Prorate Sticker 6/30/60 1956
Prorate Truck/Trailer 1956 1956?
House Trailer 1959 1959 Ch. 507 P 4/7/1959
Special Event 1960
Loaner [1965] Listed 1965
Highway Patrol 1965 1968?
Personalized 1969 7/1/69 Ch. 80 P 3/1/1969
State Assemblyman/Senator 1969 Ch. 472 P 4/23/1971
Supreme Court UND. Ch. 472 P 4/23/1971
Handicapped "5-76" 7/1/73 Ch. 61 P 3/5/1973
National Guard "7-75" 7/1/73 Ch. 89 P 3/13/1973
Old Timer "9-76" 7/1/73 Ch. 655 P 4/26/1973
State Assemb./Sen. M/C "5-75" 1973?
Disabled Veteran "4-81" 1977 Ch. 557 P 5/14/1977
Personalized M/C "4-96" 1979? Ch. 151 P 4/10/1979
Experimental Vehicle "5-82" 1979? Ch. 343 P 5/11/1979
Amateur Radio M/C "12-81"
Mobile Home Transport "12-81"
Ex-Prisoner of War "1-83" 1/1/82 Ch. 169 P 5/4/1981
Press "8-83" 1/1/82 Ch. 650 P 6/14/1981
Dept. of Transportation UND. 1982?
Highway Patrol M/C UND. 1982?
Consular Corps " 84" 1983? Ch. 336 P 5/17/1983
Motor Carrier Inspector UND. 1983?
PERMITS:
Public Service Commission 1930 1930 Ch. 197 P 3/29/1929
Motor Carrier 1956 1956
Border Zone UND.? Listed 1965
Taxicab UND. Listed 1965
Petroleum Products CarrierUND. Listed 1965
Tow Truck 1973
Sign License UND. 1983?
LETTER KEY: (All other letters/years are Passenger, Truck or Trailer)
D Dealer 1917-83 LOA-LOB Loaner 1965-83
DOT Department of Transportation 1982-83 MH Mobile Home Transporter 1981-83
DTR Trailer Dealer 1940-83 NHP Highway Patrol 1965-69
E Exempt 1965-81 P Prorate Truck 1975-83
EX Exempt 1925-64, 1982-83 PT Prorate Truck 1958-75
EXT Exempt Truck 1949 PTR Prorate Trailer 1961-74
EXTR Exempt Trailer 1949 T Truck 1934-53
HD Highway Department 1956-64 T Prorate Trailer 1975-83 (Suffix)
HDEX Highway Department Exempt 1930-56 TR Trailer 1926-53
HDEXT Hwy. Dept. Exempt Truck 1945-47 USEX U.S. Exempt 1929-31
HDEXTR Hwy. Dept. Exempt Trailer 1942-48
IT Prorate Truck 1956
ITR Prorate Trailer 1956
PLATES ORDERED:
1923 1927 1931 1932 1944
Passenger 11,000 21,000 24,000 27,900 45,000
Commercial - 5,000 6,500 8,300 12,996
M/C 200 250 150 151 300
Dealer (sets*) 85 200 120
Trailer - 300 692 3,500
Exempt 400 300 875 500
U.S. Exempt 50
H.D. Exempt 225 400
Exempt M/C - 50
Exempt Tlr. 50
H.D. Exempt Tlr. 99
*Dealer - sets of 8 in 1927
DETAILED NOTES ALPHABETICALLY BY TYPE:
1943: Tab - Passenger, HD/EX, M/C, Truck
Plate - Dealer, HD/EX Trailer, M/C (new?), Trailer, P.S.C.
PASSENGER (See Passenger page)
AMATEUR RADIO
Ch. 253 P 3/21/1951. Began 1951. No legend all years.
No "Q" die until 1953; 1951-52 used embossed "O" with handpainted
tail. Optional "RADIO AMATEUR" sticker issued c.1982.
1951 W7AA - W7ZZZ
1961 K7AAA - K7ZZZ
1969 WA7AAA - WA7ZZZ (Verify 1966-68)
UND. (1979) WB7AAA - WB7ZZZ
AMATEUR RADIO MOTORCYCLE
Earliest seen "12-81".
No legend all years; same call letter formats as Amateur Radio.
COMMERCIAL (See Truck page)
Ch. 122 P 3/19/1925. Began 1925.
CONSULAR CORPS
Ch. 336 P 5/17/1983. Undated, White/Blue, "CONSULAR/CORPS" left.
Earliest seen " 84", #102.
DEALER (1917-51: See Table 1)
Ch. 230 P 3/24/1915. Began 1916, using passenger plates with
numbers ending in "50" or "00". 1916 #2500 seen, assumed to be
assigned to a dealer. 1916 law provided for 4 plates per dealer
registration, but additional plates available at extra cost.
Dealer plate type began 1917. "D" prefix 1917-83. As of 1965,
only issued to new car dealers, so unknown what plates were
issued to used car dealers.
(Nevada was plate-to-vehicle until 7/1/1960.)
1917-37: Numbers D1000 - D9950, usually ending in "50" or "00"
(capacity 180). Exceptions seen, including 1917 D5520,
D5561, 1923 D-6174, 1924 D-2002, 1936 D-5301.
Hyphen variation 1928 D-4650, D4-750.
1938-52: Probably master number, followed by extra plate number,
if any.
1952-62: Two color schemes, possibly New Car and Used Car?
1953-62: Probably extra plate number, followed by master number.
1965-on: System unknown. Always expires December.
PASSENGER COLORS DIFFERENT COLORS
1952 D-59-2 Yellow/Black D126-4
1953 D-3-46 Yellow/Dark Green D-8-86
1954 D-1-22, D-1-78 Yellow/Dark Blue D-6-7
1955 (Sticker) ?
6-30-56 D3 56 (Red/Blue)
1956/57 Red/Black D9-7
JUN 58 D2-90, D3-39 Black/Yellow D8-32, D9-2
JUN 59 "Red and Yellow"
JUN 60 Silver/Black D7-25
JUN 61 D3-100 Silver/Red D5-64, D6-34
JUN 62 (Black/White) D8-71
ALL PASSENGER COLORS
1965-68 D5-51, D25-67
1969 D1-20, D15-49, D16-61
UND. "NEV" D36-66, D46-9, D47-43, D47-94
UND. "NEVADA" left D48-68, D49-45, D62-28, D68-72, D76-9,
D79-96, D81-81, D85-93, D89-58, 4-D39, 8-D88
UND. "NEVADA" right 22-D10
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Began about 1982. Previously issued Highway Department Exempt
plates ("E" inside octagon). Stepped "DOT" prefix left.
UND. "NEVADA" left 0358 - 1937
DISABLED VETERAN
Ch. 557 P 5/14/1977. Began 1977. Earliest seen "4-81".
"DISABLED/VETERAN" left.
UND. "NEVADA" left 001 - 268
UND. "NEVADA" right 338
EXEMPT (1921-52: See Table 1)
Ch. 202 P 3/22/1921. Began 7/1/1921.
LEGENDS: "-EXEMPT-" top, huge "NEVADA" center, serial vertically at right 1921-23,
same but no dashes flanking "EXEMPT" 1924,
no legend, "EX" prefix 1925-64,
no legend, "E" inside shape 1965-81,
vertical "EX" prefix 1982-83.
COLORS: Reverse Passenger colors 1921; Passenger colors 1923-52.
Numbers began at 1 1924-on. Numbers allocated: 1921 #1 - 179,
1922 #1 - 247, 1923 #300 - 516, 1924 #1 - 336,
1925 #EX-001 - EX-350, 1944 #EX-1 - EX-500.
1951: Unknown type EX-S52 (overflow?)
1953: UND. Copper/Green EX-647
1954-56: UND. Silver/Dark Blue EX-51, EX-C93 (overflow?)
UND. Silver/Dark Blue 6" x 12" EXN10 (overflow?)
1956-58: "56/57" Red/Silver EX454 ("6-30-58" White/Green sticker)
UND. Red/Silver EX 66, EX ST 11 (same 1958 sticker)
EX LY 66, EX NY 5 (County codes)
1958-60: UND. Yellow/Black EX1490 - EX1559 (steel)
1961-64: UND. Silver/Dark Blue EX54, EX350C, EX693N (aluminum)
1965-81: "E" inside shapes as follows.
Rectangle "E" Oval "E" Diamond "E" Octagon "E"
CITY-OWNED COUNTY-OWNED STATE-OWNED H'WAY DEPT.
1965 Alum. 1 - 372 1 - 1418 1 - 876 1 - 1598
1965 Refl. 2458 - 1684 - 1700
1969 1 - 717 1 - 2634 1 - 1357 1 - 1098
UND"NEV" 1505 - 3031 - 3969 1722 - 2002 1825 - 1874
UND"NEVADA" 1674 - 2400 4188 - 5961 2046 - 2588
1982: Highway Dept. became "DOT"; others became "E/X" below.
UND. "NEVADA", broken border at bottom E/X 11222 - 20005
EXEMPT MOTORCYCLE
Began 1924. Earliest seen 1930.
Plates undated 1924-30 (verify 1931). "EX" prefix 1930-75.
Numbers allocated: 1924 #1 - 16, 1925 #1 - 13, 1944 #1 - 50.
1930 EX 20
1951 EX 17
1969 EX58
UND. "NEV" EX273 - EX434
EXEMPT TRAILER
Earliest seen 1940. Last seen 1949.
No legend, "EX T/R" prefix 1940, EX-T/R" prefix 1949.
1944: #1 - 50 allocated.
1940 EX T/R 66
1949 EX-T/R 16
EXEMPT TRUCK
Only seen 1949. No legend, "EX-T" prefix 1949.
1949 EX-T28
EXPERIMENTAL VEHICLE
Ch. 343 P 5/11/1979. Earliest seen "5-82". Since discontinued.
"EXPERIMENTAL/VEHICLE" left.
UND. ("5-82") "NEVADA" left 017
EX-PRISONER OF WAR
Ch. 169 P 5/4/1981. Began 1/1/1982. Earliest seen "1-83".
"EX PRISONER/OF WAR" left.
UND. "NEVADA" left 1 - 178
GOVERNOR/LT. GOVERNOR
#O-1 began 1952 for Lt. Governor. Governor already assigned #1
of passenger series before 1952. (Front plate with state seal
also issued 1948.) No legend all years.
1953 O-1
UND. (1956?) Blue/Silver, 1 flanked by two solid maps
UND. (1961-64?) Silver/Blue, 1 flanked by two solid maps
1965 1 - 2
1969 1
HANDICAPPED
Ch. 61 P 3/5/1973. Began 7/1/1973. Earliest seen "5-76".
No legend, wheelchair sticker or embossed left.
UND. ("5-76") "NEV" 0039 - 0166 (wheelchair sticker)
UND. ("4-78") "NEVADA" left 0283 - 2052 (wheelchair sticker)
UND. "NEVADA" left 0004 - 1295 (embossed wheelchair)
UND. "NEVADA" right 1801 - (embossed wheelchair)
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT EXEMPT (1930-52: See Table 1)
(1965-81: See Exempt)
Earliest seen 1930.
Discontinued 1982; replaced by Department of Transportation.
LEGENDS: No legend, "H.D./EX." prefix 1930-31,
"HD/EX" prefix 1932-56,
"HD" prefix 1956-64,
"E" inside octagon 1965-81.
1944: #1 - 400 allocated.
1953: UND. Copper/Green HD/EX-786
1954-56: UND. Silver/Dark Blue HD/EX-478
1956-58: UND. Red/Silver HD38 - HD661 ("6-30-58" White/Green sticker)
1958-60: UND. Yellow/Black HD114 - HD758
1961-64: UND. Silver/Dark Blue HD449 - HD1271
(HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT EXEMPT MOTORCYCLE
May have been issued since HD/EX plates were issued to Highway
Patrol cars in 1934.)
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT EXEMPT TRAILER
Earliest seen 1942. Last seen 1948.
No legend, "HD/EX T/R" prefix 1942-48.
1944: #1 - 99 allocated.
1942 HD/EX T/R-66 1946 HD/EX T/R-56
1943 HD/EX T/R-68 1947 HD/EX T/R- 1
1944 HD/EX T/R-95 [99] 1948 HD/EX T/R-52
1945 HD/EX T/R-93
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT EXEMPT TRUCK
May have begun 1944. Earliest seen 1945. Last seen 1947.
No legend, "HD/EX T" prefix 1945-47.
1945 HD/EX T-49
1946 HD/EX T-29
1947 HD/EX T-31
HIGHWAY PATROL
Patrol cars used HD/EX plates 1934, EX plates 1954-64.
Earliest seen 1968?, dated "65" but reflective.
No legend, "NHP" prefix 1965-69, "HIGHWAY/PATROL" left 1975-on.
1965 Refl. (1968?) NHP2
1969 NHP 3 - NHP109
UND. "NEV" NHP128 - NHP130
UND. "NEVADA" left 004 - 267
HIGHWAY PATROL MOTORCYCLE
May have begun 1982. No legend, NHP prefix. UND. reported.
HORSELESS CARRIAGE
Began 1950. Nevada State Journal 6/18/1950 has photo of #1 on
1910 White Steamer. Issued by DMV to members of the Horseless
Carriage Club of Nevada. Law not passed until Ch. 224 P 3/24/1955.
As of 1965-71, manufactured and issued by the HCCN for vehicles
made before 1916, with fees forwarded to the DMV.
Last seen 1969; probably replaced 7/1/1973 by Old Timer.
Very large size 1950-58, normal size 1959-69. Flat 1950 only.
LEGENDS: "HORSELESS CARRIAGE" top, "19 NEVADA 50" bottom 1950-55,
"56 NEVADA 57" top, "HORSELESS CARRIAGE" bottom 1956/57,
"EXPIRES NEVADA JUNE 58" top, "HORSELESS CARRIAGE" bottom 1958,
passenger design, "HORSELESS/CARRIAGE" left 1959-69.
COLORS: Passenger colors 1950-51, 1953-69,
reverse Passenger colors 1952.
1950 15 1954 40 JUN 59 50 1969 98
1951 22 1955 40 JUN 60 62
1952 27 1956/57 50 1961-64 83
1953 24 JUN 58 48 1965-68 85
HOUSE TRAILER
Ch. 251 P 3/26/1957 requiring trailers used as a residence, not
driven on highways, to be issued a registration sticker annually
for a $1 fee. Stickers issued for 1957 and 1958.
Ch. 507 P 4/7/1959 provided for metal plates instead of stickers;
fee still $1. Plates began 1959 (JUN 60). Last seen 1964.
Motorcycle size, no legend, annual dated plates with different
colors 1959-64. "B" series might be Motor Carrier Border Zone.
1959 Red/Silver 4788 - 6478
1960 Black/White 130 - 8043
1961 (Dark/Light) B28 - B712
1962 Silver/Red 862 - 9888
1963 Black/Yellow 66 - 8730, R553
1964 (Dark/Light) 8899 - , B514
LOANER
Earliest listed 1965 AAMVA book. Earliest seen 1969.
No legend, "LOA" or "LOB" prefix 1965-83. Issued singly.
1965 (LOA165 reported)
1969 LOA56 - LOA438
UND. "NEVADA" LOA824 - LOB969
MOBILE HOME TRANSPORT
Earliest seen "12-81". No legend, vertical "MH" prefix.
UND. "NEVADA" left M/H 1082 - M/H 1356
MOTOR CARRIER INSPECTOR
May have begun 1983. Issued to inspector's vehicles.
"MOTOR/CARRIER" left.
UND. "NEVADA" right 002 - 061, 2
MOTORCYCLE (See Motorcycle page)
Ch. 230 P 3/24/1915. Began 1916.
MOTORCYCLE DEALER
Earliest seen 1955 (JUN 56). No legend all years.
1955 D 26
1959 D20
1965 Non-refl. D-54 - D-107
Refl. D165
1969 D-24
UND. "NEV" D-263 - D-396, D500 - D860
NATIONAL GUARD
Ch. 89 P 3/13/1973. Began 7/1/1973. Earliest seen "7-75".
"NAT'L/GUARD" left.
UND. ("7-75") "NEV" 0152 - 0974
OLD TIMER
Ch. 655 P 4/26/1973. Began 7/1/1973. Earliest seen "9-76".
Previously issued Horseless Carriage plates.
"OLD/TIMER" left.
UND. "NEV" 0018 - 0314 (297)
UND. "NEVADA" left 0430 - 0550 (121)
UND. "NEVADA" right 0785 - 0888 (104)
(Graphic base 0954)
PERSONALIZED
Ch. 80 P 3/1/1969. Began 7/1/1969.
$25 extra initial fee, $15 extra annual renewal fee.
Stars and dashes allowed.
PERSONALIZED MOTORCYCLE
Ch. 151 P 4/10/1979. Reported 1980. Earliest seen "4-96".
PRESS
Ch. 650 P 6/14/1981. Began 1/1/1982. "PRESS" left.
"8-83" "NEVADA" left 1 - 104
PRORATE STICKER
Began 1956. Earliest seen 6/30/1960. Last seen 1965.
Issued to out-of-state-based interstate trucks and trailers.
Unknown device issued 1956, stickers issued for prorate backing
plate 1957-65.
PRORATE TRUCK/TRAILER
Earliest seen 1956. Issued by Motor Carrier Division to Nevada-
based interstate carriers. All are passenger colors.
TRUCK TRAILER
JAN/JUN 56 IT408 I T/R 542
1956/57
JUN 58 670PT
JUN 59
JUN 60
DEC 60
DEC 61 701P T/R
DEC 62 (Sticker)
DEC 63
DEC 64
1965 1529PT 3911P T/R
1966 (Sticker)
1967
1968 0851PT 1405P T/R
1969 314PT - 1044PT 4539P T/R (w/1974 sticker)
UND. "NEV" 2688PT - 6867PT
UND. "NEVADA" 17198P - 18470P 0983TR, 11127T - 15477T
SAMPLE
Earliest seen 1925. (Verify 1944)
1925-31 00-000 1969 S00000, SAMPLE
1932-42, 1945-53 00-00 NEV SAMPLE
1954 S0-000 NEVADA left SAMPLE
6-30-56 S0000 NEVADA right SAMPLE, 123ABC
1956/57 - 68 S00000
SPECIAL EVENT
Earliest seen 1960.
1960: Olympic Offical, issued for 1960 Winter Olympics held
February 18-28, 1960, in Squaw Valley, CA, near the Nevada
border. "OLYMPIC/OFFICIAL" left, dated "FEB60",
Silver/Dark Blue, serial vertically at right on stickers, #133.
1962: American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators,
non-numbered, convention souvenir #AAMVA, Dark Blue/Aluminum.
STATE ASSEMBLYMAN/STATE SENATOR
Ch. 472 P 4/23/1971. Plates dated "69".
Nevada had 40 legislators and 20 senators in 1969; 42 legislators
and 21 senators in 2015.
"STATE/ASSEMBLYMAN" or "STATE/SENATOR" left 1969.
STATE ASSEMBLYMAN/STATE SENATOR MOTORCYCLE
May have begun 1973. Earliest seen "5-75".
Undated, flat, "STATE/ASSY" or "STATE/SENATOR" left 1975.
SUPREME COURT
Ch. 472 P 4/23/1971. "SUPREME/COURT" left. Only #1 - 5 issued.
UND. "NEV" 5
TEMPORARY (Cardboard)
Earliest seen 1943 pair, "NEVADA TEMPORARY" top, "EXPIRES" bottom
left, "1943" bottom right, #128.
TRAILER (1926-53: See Table 1) (1954-83: See Misc. 3 page)
Ch. 122 P 3/19/1925. Probably began 1925 along with Commercial.
Earliest seen 1926. 1943 Yellow/Red plate issued.
LEGENDS: No legend, "Tr." prefix 1926-31,
"TR" prefix 1932-35,
"T/R" prefix 1936-53.
Low numbers seen: 1926 Tr.-058, 1927 Tr.-075, 1930 Tr.-15.
Numbers allocated: 1936 #1 - 1065, 1941 #1 - 1620,
1944 #1 - 3500.
TRAILER DEALER
Earliest seen 1940. No legend, "D T/R" prefix 1940-83.
1940 D T/R-11
1945 D T/R 5-3
JUN 62 D T/R 41
UND. "NEV" D T/R 687 - D T/R 824 (138)
UND. "NEVADA" D T/R 1417 - D T/R 2561 (1,145)
U.S. CONGRESS/U.S. SENATE
Ch. 35 P 3/8/1949. Began 1950. Earliest seen 1953.
Nevada had 1 U.S. Representative (At Large) in 1864-1982,
2 Districts in 1983-2002, 3 Districts in 2003-12, 4 Districts
since 2013, and 2 U.S. Senators all years. No legend all years.
1953 USS-1, no map
1954 MC-1 flanked by two solid maps,
USS-1 followed by one solid map
1956/57 MC1 flanked by two solid maps
JUN 59 USS1
1965 MC1, USS1
UND. "NEVADA" left MC1, USS2
UND. "NEVADA" right HR-2
? REP-1 - REP-2
UNITED STATES EXEMPT
May have begun 1929. Earliest seen 1929. Last seen 1941.
No legend, "US/EX" prefix 1929-31, 1941.
1929 US/EX-200
1930 US/EX- 76
1931 US/EX- 15
1941 US/EX- 62
TABLE 1:
DEALER EXEMPT H.D.EXEMPT TRAILER
1917 D5561 - - -
1918 D3850 - - -
1919 - - -
1920 D5552 - - -
1921 166 -
1922 D3800 -
1923 D-6174 397 -
1924 D-4250 244 -
1925 D-3300 EX-257
1926 D-3300 EX-400 Tr.-100
1927 D-9400 EX-334 Tr.-234
1928 D-5550 EX-264
1929 D-6950 EX-425 Tr.-200
1930 D-2150 EX-250 HD/EX-200 Tr. -15
1931 D-2250 EX-230 HD/EX-157 Tr.-267
1932 D-4250 EX-276 HD/EX-239 TR-296
1933 EX 146 HD/EX 144 TR 736
1934 D-5100 EX-247 HD/EX-224 TR-751
1935 EX-278 HD/EX-134 TR-489
1936 D-5301 EX-268 HD/EX-198 T/R- 259
1937 D-2000 EX-212 HD/EX-213 T/R- 42
1938 D-53-7 EX-308 HD/EX-290 T/R- 995
1939 D-59-3 EX-326 HD/EX-260 T/R-1400
1940 D-69-3 EX-319 HD/EX-269 T/R- 550
1941 D-88-4 EX-382 HD/EX-262 T/R- 525
1942 EX-262 HD/EX-322 T/R-2099
1943 D-6-2 (Tab) T/R-2745
1944 EX-37 HD/EX-365 T/R-2712
1945 EX-539 HD/EX-375 T/R-2346
1946 D-71-1 EX-470 HD/EX-360 T/R-3390
1947 D-115 EX-623 HD/EX-344 T/R-4625*
1948 D-43-1 EX-668 HD/EX-317 T/R-5301*
1949 EX-822 HD/EX-382 T/R-2788
1950 EX-591 HD/EX-962 T/R-5880*
1951 EX-870 HD/EX-297 T/R-5248*
1952 (Two EX-775 HD/EX-994 T/R-6202*
1953 Colors) (UND.) (UND.) T/R-7768*
PERMITS:
BORDER ZONE
Listed in 1965 AAMVA book. Supplemental plate issued by
Motor Carrier Division to Nevada-based vehicles operating on
reciprocity agreement between California and Nevada.
Agreement first signed as of 2/8/1958, ended 1/1/1986.
Colors same as Motor Carrier 1965-85.
1961, 1964 might be House Trailer.
1961 M/C size B712
1962
1963
1964 M/C size B514
1965-67 M/C size 087B - 107B
1968-69 M/C size 0731B
1970-71
1972-75 Full size 0371-B
1976-85 Full size 10774B (After 1985, B used as standard issue)
MOTOR CARRIER
Began 1956. Previously issued Public Service Commission plates.
JUN 58 Envelope: "For Hire H8501M - H9999M". Last seen 1989.
Steel DEC 60.
COLORS: Blue/Yellow JAN/JUN 1956, JUN 59, Yellow/Blue 1956/57,
Red/White JUN 58, Blue/Orange JUN 60, DEC 61, DEC 64,
Red/Yellow DEC 60, DEC 63, Yellow/Green DEC 62.
1956-58 Prefixes: H = Commercial For Hire
X = Private Carrier?
Suffixes: None = ?
M = Mileage Tax Paid?
T = Trailer?
JUN 1959-60 Prefixes: I/A - I/B = Interstate For Hire?
M/V = Moving Van?
P/B = Passenger Bus?
P/X = Private Carrier
Suffixes: Same as 1956-58
JAN/JUN 56 H2548M - H4052M, H1T, X1007, X271M, X105T - X337T
1956/57 H121, H3147M - H6310M, H1T - H74T, X255 - X985, X91T - X188T
JUN 58 H148 - H324, H5460M - H9835M, H1T - H349T, X1210, X59T
JUN 59 IA 5715M, IB 430M, MV 2M - MV 2672M, PX 103 - PX 1621, PX 1006M, PX 503T
JUN 60 IA 7404M, MV 1172M - MV 3432M, PB 115T - PB 174T, PX 646, PX 328T
DEC 1960-64 Prefixes:
A/N = Ambulance & Taxi H/I = Commercial For Hire
A/N C = A/N within 5 miles of city M/V = Moving Van?
B/N = Bus? P/X = Private Carrier
C/V = Convoy?
A/N A/N C B/N C/V H/I M/V P/X
DEC 60 216 508 2914 81
7041 1182M 1353
DEC 61 292 3001 815
13016 2603
DEC 62 3 2595 25
9449 4743 1943
DEC 63 1438 1070
18537 3524
DEC 64 1321 C318 4584 1040
18491 5200
1965-71 Suffixes: M/C = Motor Carrier (replaced A/N, H/I, P/X)
C M/C = For Hire within 5-mile limit of city
V M/C = Convoy
1965-67 BASE Red/Yellow 05256 M/C - 69442 M/C (64,187)
0515V M/C -
1968-69 BASE Dark Blue/Yellow 00040 M/C - 60639 M/C (60,600)
1970-71 BASE Silver/Red 00455 M/C - 67236 M/C (66,782)
0130C M/C -
1972-89 Suffixes: Required for all trucks over 5,000 lbs.
M, Z = Truck Mileage Tax or Weight Fee paid
B = Border Zone (Trucks <10,000 lbs. used within 50 miles of CA/NV border;
Agreement ended 1/1/1986)
C = Truck For Hire within 5-mile limit of city (Agreement ended 1/1/1982)
V = Convoy (Transport vehicles)
1972-75 BASE Dark Green/Yellow 01192M - 98701M (97,510)
0926-V -
00205X - 19642X (19,438)
UND. "74" Yellow/Dark Green 20718X - 55357X (34,640)
1976-89 BASE
UND. Dark Green/Yellow
BORDER NO BORDER
(76) 10326M - 96990M, B "85" 13298Y - 95706Y
(76) 10312C - 97092C, V "86" 12960B - 99531B
"77" 10956Z - 99956Z "87" 11338U - 97082U
"79" 10518X - 97702X "88" 12749S - 93600S
"80" 16336A - 98970A "89" 04959R - 98022R
"81" 12351L - 99140L 04337J -
"83" 10735H - 92285H
"85" 12716W - 96645W
(684,538) (428,643)
STICKER COLORS
1966 White/Black 1977 Black/Light Green 1984 White/Brown
1967 Yellow/Red 1978 White/Red 1985 Red/White
1969 White/Red 1979 White/Black 1986 White/Blue
1971 Green/White 1980 White/Turquoise Blue 1987 White/Red
1973 White/Green 1981 White/Red 1988 Black/White
1974 White/Red 1982 White/Green 1989 White/Green
1975 Red/White 1983 Black/White
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS CARRIER
Listed in 1965 AAMVA book.
Supplemental plate issued by Motor Carrier Division.
Motorcycle size, "PPC" legend.
UND. (1965) White/Green 452 "NEV PPC" bottom (1964 style)
UND. Gold/Light Green 14
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Ch. 197 P 3/29/1929. Began 1930.
Supplemental plate issued by Public Service Commission.
Ch. 165 P 3/23/1933 for new classifications.
All series began at #1. "IB" also listed in 1942 news article.
Discontinued 1956; replaced by Motor Carrier.
1930 Attachment P/C 280 (Black/Orange?)
1931 Attachment P/C 61 (Orange/Black?)
1932 Full plate PC-452 White/Black
1933 Full plate PC 474 Orange/Green
COMMON CONTRACT PRIVATE INTER.
PSC COLORS CARRIER CARRIER CARRIER CARRIER
1933 Orange/Green P/A 193 P/B 392 P/X1-468
1934 Red/White P/A -489 P/B -571 P/X -862
1935 Gold/Green P/A -399 P/B -500 P/X -851 (Rep.)
1936 Red/Blue P/A -645 P/B -678 P/X-1188
1937 Red/Silver P/A -568 P/B -644 P/X-1198
1938 Gold/Blue P/A -374 P/B -493 P/X-1089
1939 Black/Silver P/A -142 P/B -255 P/X -761
1940 Black/Red P/A -183 P/X-1073
1941 Red (Org?)/Black P/B -268 P/X -490
1942 Black/Red P/A -70 P/X -901
1943 Black/Orange P/B -180 P/X -991 I/A -49
1944 Orange/Black P/A -356 P/B -276 P/X -577 I/A -608
1945 Red/White P/B -151 P/X -270
1946 White?/Orange? P/B -199 P/X -555
1947 Red/White P/B -316 P/X -614
1948 Black/White P/A -226 P/B -197 P/X-1387
1949 (Light/Dark) P/X-1010
1950 Black/Yellow P/A -53 P/X -697
1951 Gold?/Black? P/B -120 P/X-1309
1952 Silver/Black? P/A -686 P/X-1808
1953 Black/Yellow P/A -714 P/B -499 P/X-2227 I/A-1198
1954 Silver/Red P/A -69 P/B 597 P/X2-954 I/A4-083
1955 Silver/Black P/A1-000 P/B 558 P/X3-243 I/A 1
SIGN LICENSE
Issued to billboards. Motorcycle size, no legend.
1965 Red/Yellow 4-11 - (May be different type)
UND. Blue/Silver 2707 - (1965 design, pair)
UND. Yellow/Black 391 - 3789 (1965 design)
TAXICAB
Listed in 1965 AAMVA book.
Supplemental plate issued by Motor Carrier Division.
Motorcycle size, no legend, "TX" prefix.
UND. White/Blue TX242 - TX262
TOW TRUCK
Earliest seen 1973.
Supplemental plate probably issued by Motor Carrier Division.
Motorcycle size, no legend, "TC" prefix.
UND. ("73") (Dark/Light) TC32
