Vehicle registration plates of Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico
Current series
Slogan	Isla del Encanto
Size	12 in × 6 in; 30 cm × 15 cm
Material	Aluminum
Serial format	ABC 123
Introduced	2014; 8 years ago
Availability
Issued by	Driver Services Directorate
History
First issued	1906; 116 years ago
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The U.S. commonwealth of Puerto Rico first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1906.^[1] Only rear plates have been required since 1976.

Passenger baseplates 1930 to present[]

In 1956, the United States, Canada, and Mexico came to an agreement with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the Automobile Manufacturers Association and the National Safety Council that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles (except those for motorcycles) at 6 inches (15 cm) in height by 12 inches (30 cm) in width, with standardized mounting holes.^[2] The 1955 (dated 1956) issue was the first Puerto Rico license plate that complied with these standards. However, in 2012 the Puerto Rican government began issuing optional European-style plates that incorporate the design language of the standard-issue plates in a longer and narrower size typically seen in Europe.

Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued
1930
1939
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1967
1970
1976	Embossed black on reflective white
1978	Emobssed black serial on white background	None	12A123
1986	Embossed black on reflective white with fort graphic	Isla Del Encanto	ABC 123	AAA 001 to FCX 999; FLM 501 to HEN 999
2001	Embossed black on flag graphics	Cincuentenario	ABC 123	FCY 001 to FLM 500
2008 to present	Screened black on reflective fort graphic	Isla Del Encanto	ABC 123	HEO 001 to HRR 999; IEJ 001 to JMC 015 (as of October 24, 2020)

Optional plates[]

Image	Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	2009–2012	black on reflective white with green stripes on top and orange stripes on bottom and Mayagüez 2010 logo in the center	Isla Del Encanto Mayaguez 2010	ABC 123	HRS 001 to HVZ 999	Issed for the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
	2012–2013	a picture of the Puerto Rico Governor's mansion	Puerto Rico does it better Puerto Rico lo hace mejor^[3]	ABC 123	HWA 001 to IEI 999 IQA 001 to IQA 999	European-syle plates are now optionally offered.

Non-passenger plates[]

Image	Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	2015	Screened black serial on green to white to red faded background, "PUERTO RICO" in white at bottom, Castillo del Morro graphic over green fields at left	"www.gobierno.gov" in small black type below serial at far right	1234AB

References[]

^ Tanner, Eric; Bittner, Bob (August 2018). "Puerto Rico Passenger Plates 1906-1918". Plates Magazine. Montezuma, Iowa: Automobile License Plate Collectors Association.
^ Garrish, Christopher (October 2016). "Reconsidering the Standard Plate Size". Plates. Vol. 62 no. 5. Automobile License Plate Collectors Association.
^ "License Plate Information Site". allaboutlicenseplates.com.

External links[]

Media related to License plates of Puerto Rico at Wikimedia Commons
Plateshack.com - Puerto Rico Y2K

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[1] Tanner, Eric; Bittner, Bob (August 2018). "Puerto Rico Passenger Plates 1906-1918". Plates Magazine. Montezuma, Iowa: Automobile License Plate Collectors Association.

[2] Garrish, Christopher (October 2016). "Reconsidering the Standard Plate Size". Plates. Vol. 62 no. 5. Automobile License Plate Collectors Association.

[3] "License Plate Information Site". allaboutlicenseplates.com.

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