Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 2008
Each of the 50 states of the United States of America plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued individual passenger license plates for 2008.[1][2][3][4]
Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year | ||
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Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 2007 | Events of 2008 | Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 2009 |
Passenger baseplates[]
Image | Region | Design | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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Alabama | Embossed red serial on reflective white plate; blue bar with white falling stars and musical notes screened at top; "Alabama" screened in red centered at bottom. | "Stars Fell On" screened in white centered on blue bar; "HEART OF DIXIE" in white within red heart screened above and to right of state name | ||||
Alaska | ||||||
American Samoa | ||||||
Arizona | Embossed dark green serial on reflective graphic plate with desert scene featuring turquoise, white, and orange gradient sky, white setting sun and purple mountains and cacti; "ARIZONA" screened in turquoise, with white outlines, centered at top. | "GRAND CANYON STATE" screened in dark green below serial, offset to right. | ||||
Arkansas | ||||||
California | ||||||
Colorado | ||||||
Connecticut | ||||||
Delaware | ||||||
District of Columbia |
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Florida | Sunshine State | |||||
In God We Trust | ||||||
Georgia | ||||||
Guam | ||||||
Hawaii | ||||||
Idaho | ||||||
As above, but numbers screened instead of embossed, and a white border around the edge of the plate. | ||||||
Illinois | ||||||
Indiana | ||||||
Iowa | ||||||
Kansas | Embossed dark blue serial on reflective light blue plate; top half of state seal screened in white at bottom right; "KANSAS" screened in dark blue centered at top | "Ad Astra Per Aspera" inside the State Seal,
Latin for "To The Stars Through Difficulties" |
123 ABC | 000 AAA to approximately 999 LJW | ||
Kentucky | ||||||
Louisiana | ||||||
Maine | ||||||
Maryland | "'www.maryland.gov" centered at bottom | |||||
Massachusetts | ||||||
Michigan | ||||||
Minnesota | ||||||
Mississippi | ||||||
Missouri | ||||||
Montana | ||||||
Nebraska | ||||||
Nevada | ||||||
New Hampshire | ||||||
New Jersey | ||||||
New Mexico | ||||||
New York | ||||||
North Carolina | ||||||
North Dakota | ||||||
Northern Mariana Islands |
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Ohio | ||||||
Oklahoma | ||||||
Oregon | ||||||
Pennsylvania | ||||||
Puerto Rico | ||||||
Rhode Island | ||||||
South Carolina | ||||||
South Dakota | ||||||
Tennessee | ||||||
Texas | ||||||
Utah | ||||||
Vermont | ||||||
Virginia | Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate; "VIRGINIA" screened in blue centered at top. | None | ABC-1234 | |||
Washington | ||||||
West Virginia | ||||||
Wisconsin | ||||||
Wyoming |
Non-passenger plates[]
Image | Region | Type | Design and slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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Minnesota | Replacement for revoked plates | screened black serial on white plate, "Minnesota" and "10,000 lakes" screened at top and bottom, respectively. | WB1234 | WA0001 to present | Colloquially known as whiskey or drunk driver plates | |
See also[]
- Antique vehicle registration
- Electronic license plate
- Motor vehicle registration
- Vehicle license
References[]
- ^ Fox, Jams K. (1997). License Plates of the United States: A Pictorial History 1903-To the Present. Jerico, New York: Interstate Directory Publishing Company. ISBN 9781886777002.
- ^ Minard, Jeff; Stentiford, Tim (2004). A Moving History, 50 Years Of ALPCA. 100 Years Of License Plates. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company. p. 58. ISBN 1-56311-975-7.
- ^ Crisler, Bob; Crisler, Chuck, eds. (2007). License Plate Values (7th ed.). King Publishing Company.
- ^ Martells, Jack (1980). Antique Automotive Collectibles. Chicago: Contemporary Books, Inc. pp. 128–145. ISBN 0-8092-7205-9.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2008-related lists
- Vehicle registration plates of the United States in the 21st century
- 2008 in the United States
- Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year