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.

Contents 1 Current passenger baseplate 2 Valid baseplates 3 Year of Manufacture Plates 4 History 5 External links

[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

[edit] External links

• California license plates 1969-present

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