Vehicle registration plates of Florida

The U.S. state of Florida first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1918.

Passenger plates 1918 to present

In 1956, the U.S. states and Canadian provinces came to an agreement with the Automobile Manufacturers Association that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles, except those for motorcycles, at six inches in height by twelve inches in width, with standardized mounting holes. The 1955 (dated 1956) issue was the first Florida license plate that complied with these standards.

Image	Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
150px	1927	Embossed white lettering and border on black background, "FLORIDA-27" embossed at bottom.	none	12A3456
150px	1937	Embossed white lettering and border on green background, "1937 FLORIDA" embossed at top.	none	12A3456
150px	1938	Embossed yellow lettering and border on black background, "19 FLORIDA 38" embossed at top.	none	12A3456	Coded by county and weight class
150px	1939	Embossed red lettering and border on white background. "19 FLORIDA 39" embossed at bottom.	none	12A3456	Coded by county and weight class
150px	1941	Embossed red lettering and border on white background. "19 FLORIDA 41" embossed at bottom.	none	12A3456	Coded by county and weight class
150px	1942	Embossed orange lettering and border on royaL blue background. "19 FLORIDA 42" embossed at top.	none	12A3456	Coded by county and weight class
150px	1944	Embossed black numbers on yellow plate with border line; "FLORIDA" embossed in black block letters centered at top; "19" embossed in top left corner and "44" in top right corner	none	12A3456	Coded by county and weight class
150px	1945	Embossed yellow numbers on black plate with border line; "FLORIDA" embossed in yellow block letters centered at bottom; "19" embossed in bottom left corner and "45" in bottom right corner	none	12A3456	Coded by county and weight class
150px	1946	Embossed white numbers on dark blue plate with border line; "FLORIDA" embossed in white block letters centered at top; "19" embossed in top left corner and "46" in top right corner	none	12A3456	Coded by county and weight class
150px	1947	Embossed white numbers on forest green plate with border line; "FLORIDA" embossed in white block letters centered at bottom; "19" embossed in bottom left corner and "47" in bottom right corner	none	12A3456	Coded by county and weight class
150px	1948	Embossed yellow numbers on black plate with border line; "FLORIDA" embossed in yellow block letters centered at top; "19" embossed in top left corner and "48" in top right corner	none	12A3456	Coded by county and weight class
	1949	Embossed red numbers on white plate with border line; "FLORIDA" embossed in wide red block letters centered at bottom; "19" embossed in bottom left corner and "49" in bottom right corner	"SUNSHINE STATE" embossed in narrow red block letters centered at top	12A3456	Coded by county and weight class
	1950	Embossed blue numbers on orange plate with border line; "FLORIDA" embossed in wide blue block letters centered at top; "19" embossed in top left corner and "50" in top right corner	"SUNSHINE STATE" embossed in narrow blue block letters centered at bottom	12A3456	Coded by county and weight class
150px	1951	Embossed dark green numbers on yellow plate with border line; "FLORIDA" embossed in wide dark green block letters centered at bottom; "19" embossed in bottom left corner and "51" in bottom right corner	"KEEP FLORIDA GREEN" embossed in narrow dark green block letters centered at top	12A3456	Coded by county and weight class
150px	1952	Embossed orange numbers on blue plate with border line; "FLORIDA" embossed in wide orange block letters centered at top; "19" embossed in top left corner and "52" in top right corner	"SUNSHINE STATE" embossed in narrow orange block letters centered at bottom	12-34567 12A34567	Coded by county and weight class
150px	1953	Embossed blue numbers on orange plate with border line; "FLORIDA" embossed in wide blue block letters centered at bottom; "19" embossed in bottom left corner and "53" in bottom right corner	"SUNSHINE STATE" embossed in narrow blue block letters centered at top	12-34567 12A34567	Coded by county and weight class
150px	1954	Similar to 1952 base, but with "19" embossed in bottom left corner and "54" in bottom right corner	"SUNSHINE STATE" as on 1952 base	12-34567 12A34567	Coded by county and weight class
150px	1955	Similar to 1953 base, but with "19" embossed in top left corner and "55" in top right corner	"SUNSHINE STATE" as on 1953 base	12-34567 12A34567	Coded by county and weight class
150px	1956	Embossed white numbers on blue plate with border line; "FLORIDA" embossed in wide white block letters centered at top; "19" embossed in bottom left corner and "56" in bottom right corner	"SUNSHINE STATE" embossed in narrow white block letters centered at bottom	12-34567 12A34567	Coded by county and weight class
	1957	Embossed blue numbers on white plate with border line; "FLORIDA" embossed in wide blue block letters centered at bottom; "19" embossed in top left corner and "57" in top right corner	"SUNSHINE STATE" embossed in narrow blue block letters centered at top	12-34567 12A34567	Coded by county and weight class
150px	1958	Embossed white numbers on dark green plate with border line; "FLORIDA" embossed in wide white block letters centered at top; "19" embossed in bottom left corner and "58" in bottom right corner	"SUNSHINE STATE" embossed in narrow white block letters centered at bottom	12-34567 12A34567	Coded by county and weight class
	1959	Embossed dark green numbers on white plate with border line; "FLORIDA" embossed in wide dark green block letters centered at bottom; "19" embossed in top left corner and "59" in top right corner	"SUNSHINE STATE" embossed in narrow dark green block letters centered at top	12-34567 12A34567	Coded by county and weight class
150px	1960	Embossed yellow numbers on royal blue plate with border line; "FLORIDA" embossed in wide yellow block letters centered at top; "19" embossed in bottom left corner and "60" in bottom right corner	"SUNSHINE STATE" embossed in narrow yellow block letters centered at bottom	12-34567 12A34567	Coded by county and weight class
150px	1961	Embossed navy blue numbers on lemon yellow plate with border line; "FLORIDA" embossed in wide navy blue block letters centered at bottom; "19" embossed in top left corner and "61" in top right corner	"SUNSHINE STATE" embossed in narrow navy blue block letters centered at top	12-34567 12A34567	Coded by county and weight class
150px	1962	Embossed blue numbers on white plate with border line; "FLORIDA" embossed in wide blue block letters centered at top; "19" embossed in bottom left corner and "62" in bottom right corner	"SUNSHINE STATE" embossed in narrow blue block letters centered at bottom	1D-12345 10D12345 1-123456 10-12345 1W123456 10W12345 1WW12345 10WW1234	Coded by county (1 or 10) and weight class (see right)	D was used for vehicles weighing 2,500 lb or less, no letter for vehicles between 2,501 lb and 3,500 lb, W for vehicles between 3,501 lb and 4,500 lb, and WW for vehicles 4,501 lb or greater. This continued until the cessation of county codes and weight classes in 1977.
150px	1963	Embossed white numbers on blue plate with border line; "FLORIDA" embossed in wide white block letters centered at bottom; "19" embossed in top left corner and "63" in top right corner	"SUNSHINE STATE" embossed in narrow white block letters centered at top	1D-12345 10D12345 1-123456 10-12345 1W123456 10W12345 1WW12345 10WW1234	Coded by county (1 or 10) and weight class
150px	1964	Embossed blue numbers on orange plate with border line; "FLORIDA" embossed in wide blue block letters centered at top; "19" embossed in bottom left corner and "64" in bottom right corner	"SUNSHINE STATE" embossed in narrow blue block letters centered at bottom	1D-12345 10D12345 1-123456 10-12345 1W123456 10W12345 1WW12345 10WW1234	Coded by county (1 or 10) and weight class
150px	1965	Embossed gold numbers on red plate with border line; "FLORIDA" embossed in wide gold block letters centered at bottom; "19" embossed in top left corner and "65" in top right corner	"400TH ANNIVERSARY" embossed in narrow gold block letters centered at top	1D-12345 10D12345 1-123456 10-12345 1W123456 10W12345 1WW12345 10WW1234	Coded by county (1 or 10) and weight class	Commemorated the 400th anniversary of the founding of St. Augustine, the oldest continuously-inhabited European-established settlement in the continental United States.
	1966	Embossed white numbers on blue plate with border line; "FLORIDA" embossed in wide white block letters centered at top; "19" embossed in bottom left corner and "66" in bottom right corner	"SUNSHINE STATE" embossed in narrow white block letters centered at bottom	1D-12345 10D12345 1-123456 10-12345 1W123456 10W12345 1WW12345 10WW1234	Coded by county (1 or 10) and weight class
150px	1967–68	Embossed white numbers on black plate with border line; "FLORIDA" embossed in wide white block letters centered at bottom; "67" embossed in top left corner and "68" in top right corner	"SUNSHINE STATE" embossed in narrow white block letters centered at top	1D-12345 10D12345 1-123456 10-123456 1W123456 10W12345 1WW12345 10WW1234	Coded by county (1 or 10) and weight class
150px	1968–69	Embossed white numbers on red plate with border line; "FLORIDA" embossed in wide white block letters centered at top; "68" embossed in bottom left corner and "69" in bottom right corner	"SUNSHINE STATE" embossed in narrow white block letters centered at bottom	1D-12345 10D12345 1-123456 10-123456 1W123456 10W12345 1WW12345 10WW1234	Coded by county (1 or 10) and weight class
150px	1969–70	Embossed white numbers on green plate with border line; "FLORIDA" embossed in wide white block letters centered at bottom; "69" embossed in top left corner and "70" in top right corner	"SUNSHINE STATE" embossed in narrow white block letters centered at top	1D-12345 10D12345 1-123456 10-123456 1W123456 10W12345 1WW12345 10WW1234	Coded by county (1 or 10) and weight class
150px	1970–71	Embossed white numbers on blue plate with border line; "FLORIDA" embossed in wide white block letters centered at top; "70" embossed in bottom left corner and "71" in bottom right corner	"SUNSHINE STATE" embossed in narrow white block letters centered at bottom	1D-12345 10D12345 1-123456 10-123456 1W123456 10W12345 1WW12345 10WW1234	Coded by county (1 or 10) and weight class
150px	1972	Embossed orange numbers on reflective white plate with border line; "FLORIDA" embossed in wide orange block letters centered at bottom; "72" embossed in top right corner	"SUNSHINE STATE" embossed in narrow orange block letters centered at top	1D123456 10D12345 1-123456 10-123456 1W123456 10W12345 1WW12345 10WW1234	Coded by county (1 or 10) and weight class
150px	1973	Embossed green numbers on reflective white plate with border line; "FLORIDA" embossed in wide green block letters centered at top; "73" embossed in bottom right corner	"SUNSHINE STATE" embossed in narrow green block letters centered at bottom	1D123456 10D12345 1-123456 10-123456 1W123456 10W12345 1WW12345 10WW1234	Coded by county (1 or 10) and weight class
150px	1974	As 1972 base, but with "74" embossed in top right corner	"SUNSHINE STATE" as on 1972 base	1D123456 10D12345 1-123456 10-123456 1W123456 10W12345 1WW12345 10WW1234	Coded by county (1 or 10) and weight class
150px	1975–77	Embossed red numbers on reflective white plate with border line; "FLORIDA" embossed in wide red block letters centered at top; "75" embossed in top left corner	"SUNSHINE STATE" embossed in narrow red block letters centered at bottom	1D123456 10D12345 1-123456 10-123456 1W123456 10W12345 1WW12345 10WW1234	Coded by county (1 or 10) and weight class	Revalidated with stickers until 1980.
150px	April 1977 – February 1979	Embossed green numbers on reflective white plate; "FLORIDA" embossed in wide green block letters centered at top	none	ABC 123	AAA 000 to approximately FBN 999	Issued only to new registrants. Letters I, O and Q not used in serials. County-name stickers added at bottom in 1978. Revalidated with stickers until 1987.
150px	February 1979 – February 1984	Similar to 1977–79 base, but with orange state map screened to left of center, behind numbers	County name embossed in green block letters centered at bottom	ABC 123	FBP 000 to YZZ 999; AIA 000 to YQZ 999	After YZZ 999 was issued in late 1982, serials with I and Q in the first and/or second positions were issued, before the 123 ABC format was introduced. MAA 000 through MZZ 999 were reserved for dealers; ZAA 000 through ZZZ 999 and 000 YAA through 999 ZZZ for rental vehicles. Revalidated with stickers until 1992.
	February 1984 – June 1986			123 ABC	000 AAA to approximately 999 KTG
	June 1986 – November 1991	Embossed red numbers on reflective white plate; green state map screened to left of center behind numbers; "FLORIDA" embossed in red block letters centered at top	County name embossed in red block letters centered at bottom	ABC 12D	Exclusively from AAA 00A to approximately JUQ 99Z; intermittently from JUR 00A to approximately KGW 99Z	Early plates used a lighter shade of green for the state map, while some plates manufactured during 1988 featured a smaller-size state name. Letter O not used in serials; MAA 00A through MZZ 99Z reserved for dealers and YAA 00A through ZZZ 99Z for rental vehicles. Replaced from 1992 through 1996 as part of five-year plate replacement cycle.
150px	November 1991 – November 1994	green on reflective white with graphic of state map	county name	ABC 12D	Intermittently from JUR 00A to approximately KGW 99Z; exclusively from KGX 00A to approximately RWV 99Z
	November 1994 – July 1997		county name or "Sunshine State"		Exclusively from RWW 00A to approximately XBQ 99Z; intermittently from XBR 00A to approximately XDQ 99Z	"Sunshine State" slogan reintroduced on all plates in Dade County.
	July 1997 – February 1998	green on reflective white with state map and "citrus orange" graphic	county name or "Sunshine State"	ABC 12D	Intermittently from XBR 00A to approximately XDQ 99Z; exclusively from XDR 00A to XZZ 99Z	"Sunshine State" plates issued in Dade County (renamed Miami-Dade County in late 1997); county-name plates in all other counties.
	1998			AB1 23C	AA0 00A to XZ9 99Z
	1998			A12 34B	A00 00A to X99 99Z
	1999			A12 BCD	A00 AAA to approximately B99 FWB
	2000 – December 2003		county name	A12 BCD	B00 FWC to approximately I99 YXW	Issued in all counties except Miami-Dade County.
150px			"Sunshine State"		T00 AAA to approximately X99 FMA	Issued in Miami-Dade County. First use of a separate serial block for this county.
	December 2003 – August 2004	green on reflective white with state map and "orange blossom" graphic	myFLORIDA.com with county name	A12 BCD	I00 ZAA to approximately K99 AAR	Issued in all counties except Miami-Dade County.
			myFLORIDA.com with "Sunshine State"		X00 FTA to X99 ZZZ	Issued in Miami-Dade County.
	August 2004 – late March 2009		myFLORIDA.com with county name	A12 3BC	A00 0AA to N99 9ZZ	Issued in all counties except Miami-Dade County. Dies changed from narrow set to wider set mid-production.
	late March 2009 – present			123 ABC	000 MAA to 999 RZZ	Issued in all counties except Miami-Dade County.
	August 2004 – 2006		myFLORIDA.com with "Sunshine State"	A12 3BC	P00 0AA to X99 9ZZ	Issued in Miami-Dade County. Dies changed from narrow set to wider set mid-production.
	2006 – present			123 ABC	000 HAA to 999 LZZ; 000 VAA to 999 YZZ; 000 TAA to 999 TZZ	Issued in Miami-Dade County, as well as alternate choice in all other counties. In 2008 state changes mandatory 5 year license plate replacement to 6 years.
	November 1, 2009 – present		myFLORIDA.com with "Sunshine State" slogan	ABC D12	AAA A00 to present	Issued in Miami-Dade County, as well as alternate choice in all other counties. State changes mandatory 6 year license plate replacement to 10 years.
	October 1, 2008 – present		myFLORIDA.com with "In God We Trust" slogan	123 4AB	000 0GA to present	Issued in all counties as alternate choice without additional charges. Progression of first letter as of March 12, 2015: G, H, I, J, B, P, Q.

Non-passenger and specialty plates

Non-passenger

The state issues many non-passenger types of license plates to various vehicle classes and types.

Image	Type	First issued	Serial format	Notes
	Amateur Radio		call sign
	Antique		123 456 BA1 234
	Antique Motorcycle		Q123456
	Apportioned		A12 34B	Annual plates. Issued in pairs.
	City Government		XA1234	"City" legend.
	College		1234
	County Government		123456	"County" legend.
	Custom Vehicle	2008	VAB1C
	Dealer		MAB 12C NA1 23B PA1 23B
	Disabled Person		123456 Y1ABC Z1ABC
	Disabled Person - Motorcycle		1234 W'A1B	On 1998 base. On myflorida.com base.
	Ex-Prisoner of War		1234
	Fleet		GAB 123
	Honorary Consul		1 123
	Horseless Carriage		12345
	Indefinite		YA1 23B
	Manufacturer		A12 345
	Member of Congress		1 12	Serial is district number.
	Motor Scooter—driver under 21 years old		12ABC
150px	Motorcycle		12345A 1234EA
	Pearl Harbor Survivor		1234
	Permanent Trailer		C12 34A 123 4CA	Permanent plates.
	Seminole Indian		1234
	Sheriff		ZAB12
	Temporary registration		P-123456 Q-123456 R-123456 S-123456 ABC1234
	Truck over 5,000 lb.		N12 34A	County name or "SUNSHINE STATE" slogan at bottom. Issued in pairs with the validation sticker placed on the front plate.
	Transporter		G12 34A
	Wrecker		D12 34A E12 34A	"WRECKER" legend.

Specialty

Florida has offered a wide variety of specialty license plates to its motorists, most for an extra fee. Only a few of these types are no longer issued; a number of other types have been redesigned since they were first issued.

Image	Type	First Issued (Redesigned)	Serial format	Notes
	Passenger - personalized	2003	One to seven characters selected by registrant. Specialty plates may be personalized; however, some specialties are limited to five characters.
	A State of Vision	2006-07-01	XA123
	Agriculture Keeps Florida Green	1997-04-01	VAB 123
	Agriculture Education	2006-07-01	JA 123
	American Red Cross	2002-07-01	123AB
	Animal Friend	2004-07-01	ABC12
	Aquaculture	2004-07-01	AB1 234
	Barry University	1998-07-01
	Bethune-Cookman College	1997-02-15
150px	Challenger/Columbia	1987-01-01 (2001, 2005)	ABC 123 TA123 TA1BC
	Choose Life	1999-07-01	CAB1D
	Clearwater Christian College	2002-10-01	A1BC
	Conserve Wildlife	1998-07-01	CA123 CA12B CA1BD
	Disabled Veteran		1234
	Discover Florida's Oceans	2004-07-01	DAB12
	Donate Organs	2006-07-01	Y123A
	Eckerd College	2002-10-01	E12 345
	Edward Waters College	2002-10-01	B1AB
	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University	2002-10-01
	End Breast Cancer	2002-07-01	KAB1C
	Everglades River of Grass	1998-07-01	EA12B
	Family First	2004-07-01	FA1 234
	Family Values	2004-07-01	VA1 234
	Fish Florida	2003-10-01	JA1BC
	Flagler College	2002-10-01
	Florida A&M University	1987-10-01
	Florida Atlantic University	1987-10-01	A123B
	Florida College	2002-10-01	L1ABF
	Florida Corrections Foundation	2007-10-01	1CAB
	Florida Gulf Coast University	1997-11-01
	Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences	2002-10-01
	Florida Institute of Technology	2002-10-01
	Florida International University	1987-10-01	I123A
	Florida Marlins	1995-07-01
	Florida Memorial University	1999-07-01	FAB1C
	Florida Panthers	1995-06-01	P123A
	Florida Sheriff's Youth Ranches	1998-07-01	RA12B
	Florida Southern College	2002-10-01	D1AB
	Florida State University	1987-10-01	S1ABC S1234 VA123 WA123 WA12B
	Go Fishing	1997-03-15
	Gold Star Family	2008-04-01	1GAB
	Golf Capital of the World	2002-07-01	JA1 23B
	Helping Sea Turtles Survive	1998-02-01	RAB 123
	Horse Country	2008-10-01	12HAB
	Hospice – Every Day Is a Gift	2003-07-01	123HA
	Imagine	2004-07-01	123 4FA
	In God We Trust	2008-10-01	IAB12
	Indian River Lagoon	1995-02-15	R1234 R123A R12AB
	Invest in Children	1995-05-01	123 CAB 123 DAB
	Jacksonville Jaguars	1995-06-01	J123A
	Jacksonville University	2002-10-01
	Keep Kids Drug Free	1998-07-01	KA123
	Kids Deserve Justice	2004-07-01
	Live the Dream	2004-07-01	DA1 234
	Lynn University	2002-10-01	E1AB
	Miami Dolphins	1995-04-01	D123A
	Miami Heat	1995-06-01	L123A
	Motorcycle specialty	2003-10-01
	NASCAR	2007-10-01	12NAB
	New College of Florida	2002-07-01	N123 N12A
	Nova Southeastern University	2002-10-01	S1AB
	Olympic Spirit	1994-01-01	G12AB
	Orlando Magic	1995-06-01
	Palm Beach Atlantic University	2002-10-01	F1AB
	Parents Make a Difference	2004-07-01
	Play Tennis!	2008-10-01
	Police Athletic League	1997-02-15	PA123 PA12B
	Protect Florida Springs	2007-10-01	P12 345
	Protect Florida Whales	2002-07-01	WAB1C
	Protect Our Reefs	2003-07-01	RAB1C
150px	Protect the Panther	1990-10-15	LAB 123 MAB 123
	Protect Wild Dolphins	1998-07-01	DA12B DA1BC
	Purple Heart		12345
	Ringling School of Art and Design	2002-10-01	U1AB
	Rollins College	2002-10-01
	Saint Leo University	2002-10-01
	Saint Thomas University	2002-10-01	H1AB
	Salutes Firefighters	2002-10-01	YA1BC
	Salutes Veterans	1989-10-01	DAB 123 SAB1C
	Save Our Seas	2004-07-01	RAB12 RAB1C
	Save the Manatee	1990-03-16 (2008)	HAB 123 IAB 123
	Scouting Teaches Values	1997-02-15	123 SAB
	Share the Road	1999-06-10 (2007)	123 EAB EAB1C
	Southeastern University	2002-10-01	W1AB
	Special Olympics Florida	1994-01-01	SAB 123
	Sportsman National Land Trust	2004-07-01	VAB12
	State of the Arts	1995-02-01	FAB 123
	State Wildflower	1999-07-01	WAB 123
	Stetson University	2002-10-01
	Stop Child Abuse	2003-07-01	123SA
	Stop Heart Disease	2003-07-01	S12 345
	Support Autism Programs	2009-09-01
	Support Education	1994-10-01	123 ABC
	Support Homeownership for All	2006-07-01	QA123
	Support Law Enforcement	2002-10-01	PAB1C
	Support Our Troops	2007-10-01	12TAB
	Support Soccer	2004-07-01	123 4SA
	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1998-04-01 (2008)	B12AB B1ACD
	Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Tampa Bay Rays	1997-03-01 (2008)
	Tampa Bay Estuary	1999-06-10	TAB1C
	Tampa Bay Lightning	1995-06-01
	Trees Are Cool	2007-10-01	12CAB
	U.S. Air Force	2003-07-01	ABC1D
	U.S. Army	2003-07-01	BAC1D
	U.S. Coast Guard	2003-07-01	123VA
	U.S. Marine Corps	1999-07-01	UAB1C
	U.S. Navy	2003-07-01	NAB1C
	U.S. Paratrooper	2003-07-01	123WA
	United We Stand	2002-07-01	123 UAB
	University of Central Florida	1987-10-01	C123A
	University of Florida	1987-10-01 (1997, 2007)	F1ABC GAB1C HAB1C
	University of Miami	1989-10-01	H123A H12AB X12AB
	University of North Florida	1987-10-01	N1234
	University of South Florida	1987-10-01	U12AB
	University of Tampa	2002-10-01	X1AB
	University of West Florida	1987-10-01	W1234 W123A
	Visit Our Lights	2008-10-01	VA12B
	Warner Southern College	2002-10-01

Discontinued types

Image	Type	Dates issued	Serial format	Notes
	ALL	Thru 1976	County and weight coded	YOM excluded
	Passenger Trailer Truck	1977–1985	ABC 123 AB 1234 A 12345
	Challenger (Specialty)	1986–1995	ABC 123	Redesigned base with 5 digit alpha numeric serials are valid
	ALL	1986–1997	ABC 12D
	ALL	1997–2002	A12 BCD	I12 ABC and J12 ABC were grandfathered serials only if renewal date was after Sept 2009, regardless if on Citrus or myFlorida.com base. These grandfathered plates will be replaced with the ABC D12 serial on the plate's tenth renewal.
	Girl Scouts		GA12B

External links

• Florida license plates 1969-present
• Florida DMV listing of specialty plates
• Florida license plates