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(Top) 1 Passenger baseplates 1.1 1907 to 1966 1.2 1966 to present 2 Non-passenger plates 3 Optional and Organization license plates 4 Special event plates 4.1 Presidential inaugurations 4.2 Mayoral inaugurations 5 Political types 6 Notes 7 References 8 External links

Vehicle registration plates of Washington, D.C.

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Washington, D.C.
Current series

Slogan	End Taxation Without Representation
Size	12 in × 6 in 30 cm × 15 cm
Material	Aluminum
Serial format	AB 1234
Introduced	August 2017 (2017-08)
Availability
Issued by	District of Columbia Department of Motor Vehicles
History
First issued	October 1, 1907 (1907-10-01)
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The U.S. federal districtofWashington, D.C., first required its residents to register their motor vehicles in 1903. Registrants provided their own license plates for display until 1907, when the district began to issue plates.^[1] Plates are issued by the District of Columbia Department of Motor Vehicles (DC DMV). Front and rear plates are required for most classes of vehicles, while only rear plates are required for motorcycles and trailers.

Passenger baseplates[edit]

1907 to 1966[edit]

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 first Washington, D.C. license plate that complied with these standards was issued three years beforehand, in 1953 (dated March 31, 1954).

Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
1907–17	White serial on black porcelain plate; "DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA" at top	none	12345	1 to approximately 65000, with gaps	Some serial blocks believed to be reserved for motorcycles.^[3]
1918	Embossed black serial on yellow plate; "DC 18" at right	none	12-345	1 to approximately 38-000
1919	Embossed white serial on green plate with border line; "D.C. 1919" at right	none	12-345	1 to approximately 46-000
1920	Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "D.C. 1920" at right	none	12-345	1 to approximately 55-000
1921	Embossed blue serial on white plate with border line; "D.C. 1921" at right	none	12-345	1 to approximately 67-500
1922	Embossed white serial on red plate with border line; "D.C. 1922" at right	none	12-345	1 to approximately 80-000
1923	Embossed white serial on brown plate with border line; "D.C. 1923" at right	none	123-456	1 to approximately 112-000
1924	Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "DIST. COL. 1924" centered at top	none	12-345	1 to approximately 91-000
1925	Embossed white serial on dark gray plate with border line; "DIST. COL. 1925" centered at top	none	123-456	1 to approximately 114-000
1926	Embossed black serial on orange plate with border line; "DIST. COL. 1926" centered at top	none	123-456	1 to approximately 112-000
1927	Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate with border line; "DIST. COL. 1927" centered at top	none	A-1234	E-1 to approximately V-1000	Letters A, B, C, D, H and R used on non-passenger vehicles. This practice continued through 1934.^[4]
1928	Embossed black serial on golden yellow plate; "DIST. OF COLUMBIA - 1928" at bottom	none	A-1234	E-1 to approximately W-9000
1929	Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate; "DIST. OF COLUMBIA - 1929" at bottom	none	A-1234	E-1 to approximately Z-8000
1930	As 1928 base, but with "DIST. OF COLUMBIA - 1930" at bottom	none	A-1234	E-1 to approximately Y-3000
1931	As 1929 base, but with "DIST. OF COLUMBIA - 1931" at bottom	none	A-1234	E-1 to approximately Z-3000
1932	As 1928 base, but with "DIST. OF COLUMBIA - 1932" at bottom	none	A-1234	E-1 to approximately W-1000
1933	As 1929 base, but with "DIST. OF COLUMBIA - 1933" at bottom	none	A-1234	E-1 to approximately X-4000
1934	As 1928 base, but with "DIST. OF COLUMBIA - 1934" at bottom	none	A-1234	E-1 to approximately X-3000
1935	Embossed green serial on white plate with border line; "DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - 1935" at bottom	none	123-456	57-001 to approximately 191-000
1936	Embossed black serial on golden yellow plate with border line; "DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA" and "1936" centered at top and bottom respectively	none	123-456	54-001 to approximately 202-000
1937	Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate with border line; "DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA" and "1937" centered at top and bottom respectively	none	123-456	46-001 to approximately 193-000
1938	Embossed black serial on golden yellow plate with border line; "1938" and "DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA" centered at top and bottom respectively	none	123-456	46-001 to approximately 182-000
January 1, 1939 – February 29, 1940	Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate with border line; "DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA" and "EX-2-29-40" centered at top and bottom respectively	none	123-456	46-001 to approximately 174-000
March 1, 1940 – March 31, 1941	Embossed black serial on golden yellow plate with border line; "DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA" and "EX-3-31-41" centered at top and bottom respectively	none	123-456	52-000 to approximately 182-000
April 1, 1941 – March 31, 1942	Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate with border line; "EX-3-31-42" and "DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA" centered at top and bottom respectively	none	123-456	46-001 to approximately 183-000
April 1, 1942 – March 31, 1945	As 1940–41 base, but with "EX-3-31-43" at bottom	none	123-456	52-001 to approximately 216-000	Revalidated through March 31, 1944, with black tabs, then through March 31, 1945, with white tabs, due to metal conservation for World War II.
April 1, 1945 – March 31, 1946	As 1941–42 base, but with "EX-3-31-46" at top	none	123-456	45-001 to approximately 136-000	Only rear plates issued due to ongoing metal shortage.
April 1, 1946 – March 31, 1948	As 1940–41 base, but with "EX-3-31-47" at bottom	none	123-456	50-001 to approximately 181-000	Revalidated through March 31, 1948, with white tabs.
April 1, 1948 – March 31, 1949	Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate; "19 D.C. 48" at top	none	1234	1 to 9999	Letters B, C, D, H, L, M, R and T used on non-passenger vehicles. This practice continued through March 31, 1955.^[4]
			1-2345	1-1000 to 9-9999
			A-1234	A-1 to approximately N-1000
April 1, 1949 – March 31, 1950	Embossed black serial on golden yellow plate; "19 D.C. 49" at bottom	none	1234	1 to 9999
			1-2345	1-1000 to 9-9999
			A-1234	A-1 to approximately P-7000
April 1, 1950 – March 31, 1951	Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate with border line; "19 D.C. 50" at bottom	none	1234	1 to 9999
			1-2345	1-1000 to 9-9999
			A-1234	A-1 to approximately S-5000
April 1, 1951 – March 31, 1952	Embossed black serial on golden yellow plate with border line; "19 D.C. 51" at top	none	1234	1 to 9999
			1-2345	1-1000 to 9-9999
			A-1234	A-1 to approximately S-2000
April 1, 1952 – March 31, 1953	Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate with border line; "19 D.C. 52" at bottom	none	1234	1 to 9999
			1-2345	1-1000 to 9-9999
			A-1234	A-1 to approximately P-1000
April 1, 1953 – March 31, 1955	Embossed dark green serial on white plate with border line; "DIST. OF COLUMBIA" centered at top; "3-31" at top left and "54" at top right	"THE NATION'S CAPITAL" centered at bottom	1234	1 to 9999	Revalidated through March 31, 1955, with dark green tabs.
			1-2345	1-1000 to 9-9999
			A-1234	A-1 to Z-9999
			AB-123	AA-1 to approximately AB-999
April 1, 1955 – March 31, 1956	Embossed white serial on dark green plate with border line; "DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA" centered at bottom; "3-31" at top left and "56" at top right	"NATION'S CAPITAL" centered at top	AB♦12♦34	AA♦10♦00 to AY♦99♦99; EA♦10♦00 to approximately EA♦99♦99	Serials with B, C, D, H and L as the first letter used on non-passenger vehicles. This practice continued through March 31, 1964.^[4]
April 1, 1956 – March 31, 1957	Embossed black serial on golden yellow plate with border line; "DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA" centered at bottom; "3-31" at top left and "57" at top right	"NATION'S CAPITAL" centered at top	AB♦12♦34	AA♦10♦00 to AY♦99♦99; EA♦10♦00 to approximately EA♦99♦99
April 1, 1957 – March 31, 1958	Embossed golden yellow serial on royal blue plate with border line; "DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA" centered at bottom; "3-31" at top left and "58" at top right	"NATION'S CAPITAL" centered at top	AB♦123	AA♦100 to approximately SZ♦999
April 1, 1958 – March 31, 1959	Embossed royal blue serial on golden yellow plate with border line; "DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA" centered at bottom; "3-31" at top left and "59" at top right	"NATION'S CAPITAL" centered at top	AB♦123	AA♦100 to approximately WB♦999
April 1, 1959 – March 31, 1960	As 1957–58 base, but with "60" at top right	"NATION'S CAPITAL" centered at top	AB♦123	AA♦100 to approximately WK♦999
April 1, 1960 – March 31, 1961	As 1958–59 base, but with "61" at top right	"NATION'S CAPITAL" centered at top	AB♦123	AA♦100 to approximately WP♦999
April 1, 1961 – March 31, 1962	As 1957–58 base, but with "62" at top right	"NATION'S CAPITAL" centered at top	AB♦123	AA♦100 to approximately WV♦999
April 1, 1962 – March 31, 1963	Embossed dark green serial on reflective white plate with border line; "DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA" centered at bottom; "3-31" at top left and "63" at top right	"NATION'S CAPITAL" centered at top	AB♦123	AA♦100 to approximately WV♦999
April 1, 1963 – March 31, 1964	Embossed black serial on reflective yellow plate with border line; "DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA" centered at bottom; "3-31" at top left and "64" at top right	"NATION'S CAPITAL" centered at top	AB♦123	AA♦100 to approximately XJ♦999
April 1, 1964 – March 31, 1965	Embossed red serial on reflective white plate with border line; "DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA" centered at bottom; "3-31" at top left and "65" at top right	"NATION'S CAPITAL" centered at top	1A234	1A101 to 9Z999
April 1, 1964 – March 31, 1965		"NATION'S CAPITAL" centered at top	1A23	1A01 to approximately 2T99
April 1, 1965 – March 31, 1966	Embossed black serial on reflective golden yellow plate with border line; "WASHINGTON, D.C." centered at bottom; "3-31" at top left and "66" at top right	"NATION'S CAPITAL" centered at top	1AB23	1AA01 to approximately 2MH99

1966 to present[edit]

Since November 2000, the standard Washington, D.C. license plate design has featured some form of the slogan "Taxation Without Representation", referring to the circumstance that the district's residents face, in common with U.S. territories, in which they must pay federal income tax but cannot elect a voting member of the United States Congress.^[5]

Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
April 1, 1966 – March 31, 1967	Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "WASHINGTON, D.C." centered at top; "3-31" at bottom left and "67" at bottom right	"NATION'S CAPITAL" centered at bottom	123-456	100-001 to 300-000	Validated from April 1, 1967, through March 31, 1968, with stickers.
April 1, 1967 – March 31, 1968	As above, but without "67"	"NATION'S CAPITAL" centered at bottom	123-456	300-001 to approximately 368-000
April 1, 1968 – March 31, 1974	Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "WASHINGTON, D.C." centered at bottom	"NATION'S CAPITAL" centered at top	123-456	500-001 to 999-999
April 1, 1974 – March 31, 1978	Embossed blue serial on reflective white plate; embossed blue U.S. Capitol dome graphic used as separator; screened red stripes above and below serial; "WASHINGTON, D.C." centered at bottom; "3-31" at bottom left and debossed sticker box at bottom right	"1776 BICENTENNIAL 1976" at top	123-456	100-001 to 500-000	Monthly staggered registration introduced August 1, 1983. All plates replaced between 1984 and 1986.
April 1, 1978 – March 31, 1979	As above, but with "3-31" on sticker at bottom left (applied during production)	"NATION'S CAPITAL" centered at top		500-001 to 562-000
April 1, 1979 – September 1984	As above, but without "3-31" sticker	"NATION'S CAPITAL" centered at top		562-001 to 925-000
October 1984 – July 1991	Embossed blue serial on reflective white plate; screened district flag used as separator; screened red stripes above and below serial; "Washington, D.C." screened in blue centered at bottom; debossed sticker boxes in bottom corners	"A Capital City" screened in blue centered at top	123-456	925-001 to 999-999; 010-001 to 501-750	Plates with all-numeric serials still validated including April 2016 all-numedic remake on the 2013 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA base^[6] Slogan changed in 1991 in honor of the district's bicentennial.
July 1991 – April 1997		"Celebrate & Discover" screened in blue centered at top	123-456	501-751 to approximately 853-000
April 1997 – November 2000	As above, but with "Washington, D.C." and sticker boxes at top rather than bottom	"Celebrate & Discover" as above, but at bottom	AB-1234	AA-0000 to AY-9999	AP series reserved for Apportioned plates.
November 2000 – October 2001		"TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION" screened in blue at bottom		AZ-0000 to BA-9999; BC-0000 to approximately BG-1999	AP series reserved for Apportioned plates.
January 2001 – January 2002		"WWW.Washingtondc.gov" screened in blue centered at bottom		BB-0000 to approximately BB-1999	Alternative issue.
October 2001 – October 2002	As above, but with serial screened rather than embossed, and without debossed sticker boxes	"TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION" as above		BG-2000 to BH-9999; BK-0000 to approximately BP-1399
January 2002 – c. 2018		"www.washingtondc.gov" screened in blue centered at bottom		BJ-0000 to BJ-9999; EA-0000 to approximately EA-2999	Alternative issues. EA series began in mid-2010.
c. 2018 – present		"www.dc.gov" screened in blue centered at bottom		EA-3000 to present	Alternative issues. EA series began in mid-2010.
October 2002 – July 2013	As above, but with "WASHINGTON, DC" in blue at top	"TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION" as above		BP-1400 to DZ-9999; EB-0000 to EJ-9999	DC series reserved for D.C. Government Fleet plates.
July 2013 – August 2017	As above, but with "DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA" in blue at top	"TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION" as above		EK-0000 to FN-3999 also all-numeric remakes (000-000 format) from the 1984 A Capital City & 1991 Celebrate & Discover bases
August 2017 – present	As above, but with "WASHINGTON, DC" at top as from 2002 to 2013	"END TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION" screened in blue at bottom		FN-4000 to GV-9999; JA-0000 to JF-5232 (as of May 30, 2023)^[7]

Non-passenger plates[edit]

Image	Type	Dates issued	Design	Serial format	Notes
	Annual Special Permit	c. 1971–present; undated prior to 1980	Annual plates; unique design each year: 1980: yellow on red 1981: red on yellow 1982: white on green 1983: black on yellow 1984: yellow on blue 1986: black on white 1987: white on green 1988: white on red 1990: yellow on red 1991: red on yellow 1991: yellow on red 2008: black on orange 2009: black on blue 2010: white on green 2011: black on magenta 2012: white on black 2013: black on white 2014: black on orange 2015: black on dark yellow 2016: white on dark blue 2017: black on lemon yellow 2018: black on red 2019: black on gray 2020: black on dark yellow 2021: black on green (expiration extended to 2022 with stickers) 2023: orange on white	1234-65 TC-1234 TT-123 TT-1234^[a]	Temporary-use permits supplemental to registration plates; issued to heavy trucks registered outside of D.C.
	Apportioned	c. 2000–present	As passenger base, with district flag used as separator in serial, but with "APPORTIONED" in place of slogan	AP-1234	Infrequently issued. Validated with plate stickers, as opposed to windshield stickers. Current highest serial seen: AP-1396 (on October 28, 2021).
	Bus	1927–present	As passenger base, with district flag used as separator in serial	B-12345	Current serial sequence began 1974 at B-101; serials became screened at around B-40500. Current highest serial seen: B-52131 (on November 2, 2020).
	Clergy	1975-1984, with limited issuance since 1984	As 1984–91 passenger base, with "A Capital City" at top, but with district flag at left	CLERGY 1234	Likely no longer manufactured, but still revalidated.
	Commercial	1926–present	As passenger base, with district flag used as separator in serial	C-12345	Current serial sequence began 1974 at C-101; serials became screened at around C-68000. Current highest serial seen: C-82000 (on June 3, 2021).
2013 2020 2021 2022	Dealer	1919–present	Generally issued on the same cycle as passenger plates until 2004, when annual plates with a unique design each year began.	DLR-1234^[a]	2005: white on red 2006: white on blue 2007: black on yellow 2008: black on pink 2009: black on teal 2010: white on light blue 2011: black on yellow 2012: white on dark green
				DLR12345	2013: black on blue 2014: black on maroon
				DLR-12345^[a]	2015: black on yellow 2016: black on grey 2017: black on green 2018: black on red 2019: black on orange 2020: black on blue 2021: black on pink 2022: black on yellow 2023: black on green
	Disabled	c. 1981–present	As passenger base, with no district flag	H/P12345 12345	Serial sequence began at H/P001; the letters were dropped when the "Celebrate & Discover" slogan was introduced, at around 12000. Current highest serial seen: 26021 (on October 6, 2020).
	Foreign Organization	Beginning by at least 2003; discontinued by 2015	Similar to passenger base, but with plum blossom symbol at left	T/P/E1234	Issued to vehicles owned by official representatives of Taiwan. No longer issued.
	D.C. Government Fleet	1927–present	As passenger base, but with district flag at left with "D.C. GOVT." above and "Fleet" below	^GV_T1234^[a] GT-1234^[a] D/C 12345	Current serial sequence began 2000 at D/C 0001. Current highest serial seen: D/C 14350 (on June 3, 2022).
	D.C. Government Motorcycle	1952–present	5-digit plates: embossed blue on white; 6-digit plates: flat blue on white	GM-123 DC-1234 DC-123A	"GVT Motorcycle" legend
	District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority	2001-2011; 2011–present		W/A/S/A1234 D/C/W1234	D.C. Water plates replaced WASA plates in October 2011.
	Historic Motor Vehicle	1979–present	White plate with Capitol dome and district flag at left. Screened blue serial letters and embossed red serial digits until 2006; full serial screened blue since	H/M/V1234	Issued to vehicles that are at least 25 years old. Serial sequence began at H/M/V1; serials became fully screened at around H/M/V900. Current highest serial seen: H/M/V3018 (on May 11, 2020).
	Livery	1974–present	As passenger base, with district flag used as separator in serial	L-1234
	Manufacturer	2004-2011	Annual plates; unique design each year.	MFR-1234^[a]
	Motorcycle	c. 1908/1912–present	M and MC series: blue on white Subsequent series: black on white	1234M MC123 ^M_T1234 ^M_R1234 ^M_C1234 ^M_X1234 ^M_Y 1234	^M_T series began in 2002. ^M_R series began in 2010 but was not issued to completion before ^M_C series began in 2012.^M_R series later issued to completion. ^M_X series began in 2019 but was not issued to completion before^M_Y series began in 2021.
	Motor-Driven Cycle	c. 2018–present	Black on white	M/D/C1234
	Rental vehicle	1927-1954, 1964–present	As passenger base, with district flag used as separator in serial	R-12345
	Solid Waste	c. 1980s	As passenger base, with district flag used as separator in serial	SW-123	Probably no longer issued.
	Taxi	c. 1920–present	As passenger base, with district flag used as separator in serial	H-12345 12345-H	Current serial sequence began 1974 at H-101; serials became screened at around H-85500. H-99999 reached early 2011, followed by 00001-H onwards. Current highest serial seen: 05395-H (on February 26, 2022).
	Temporary registration	c. 1955–present	Orange-red on white cardboard.	12345DA X 12345 Z 12345 K 12345 N 12345	X series began in 2001. Z series began in 2003. K series began in 2007. N series began in 2011.
	Temporary registration — motorcycle	c. 2009–present	Black on white cardboard	MM 1234
	Temporary registration issued by new car dealer	c. 2008–present	Pink on white cardboard.	12NC345	Issued only by Tesla, Inc. since 2014, when the only other new car dealerships in D.C. moved to Maryland.
	Trailer	1932–present	As passenger base, with district flag used as separator in serial	T-12345	Current serial sequence began 1974 at T-101; serials became screened at around T-15500. Current highest serial seen: T-20013 (on May 8, 2020).
	WMATA Transit police		White with black lettering	12345	The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority issues these to itself replacing standard passenger plates on WMATA-owned transit police cars

Optional and Organization license plates[edit]

Type	Dates issued	Design	Serial format	Notes
Passenger—low number		2001-2017: Annual plates; unique design each year. 2018-2019; 2022-2023: Plate valid for 2 years. 2020-2022: Plate valid for 2 years; renewed for third year with sticker.	1 12 123 1234	Serials issued: 1 to 1250
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority			^AK_A 1234
Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity			^AP_A 1234
Anacostia River environmental protection			^EN_V 1234 ^EN_V12 ^EN_V 123	Upon reaching ^EN_V 9999, serials reverted to 1-999 range.
Bad Boys Club			^BB_C 1234
Bicentennial	1991-2001		200-ABC	Personalized, Disabled American Veteran, and personalized disabled person also available.
Blue Knights			^BK_I 1234^[8]
Breast Cancer Awareness			^BC_A1 ^BC_A12 ^BC_A 123
The Children First Foundation	October 23, 2013–present		^CF_F 1234
College of William and Mary			^CW_M 1234
D.C. Firefighters Local 36			^FF_A 1234
Delta Sigma Theta sorority			^DS_T 1234
Disabled American Veteran			DAV123 DAV 123 DAV-1234
Disabled American Veteran—Disabled			♿DAV 123 DV♿-1234 DV♿-123^[a]
Donate Life			^OE_T 1234^[8]
Florida A&M University			^FA_M 1234
Fraternal Order of Police District of Columbia Lodge			^FO_P 123 ^FO_P 1234
George Washington University			^GW_U 1234
Howard University Alumni			^HU_A 1234
Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity			^KA_P 1234
Mississippi State University			^MS_U 1234
Morehouse College Alumni			^MC_A 1234
National Association of Black Scuba Divers			^UA_S 1234
Norfolk State University			^NS_U 1234
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Alumni			^AT_U 1234
Omega Psi Phi fraternity			^QU_E 1234
Personalized		"DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA" and "www.washingtondc.gov" legends.
Porsche Club of America			^PC_A 1234
Prince Hall Family (Order of the Eastern Star)			^OE_S 1234
Prince Hall Masonic Family			^PH_A 1234
Proud DC Veteran			^OV_A 1234
Purple Heart Veteran			^P_H-1234^[a]
St. John's College			^SJ_C 1234
Southern Methodist University			^SM_U 1234
Spirit of Faith Christian Center			^SO_F 1234
Strong Woman Veteran			^PR_D 1234	First observed March 2021.
University of Michigan			^UM_I 1234
University of Mississippi			^UM_S 1234
United States Air Force Veteran			^AI_R1	First issued November 10, 2021.^[9]
United States Army Veteran			^AR_M1
United States Coast Guard Veteran			^CO_A1
United States Marine Veteran			^MA_R1 ^MA_R12
United States Navy Veteran			^NA_V1
Veterans of Foreign Wars			^VF_W 1234
Washington Capitals	February 2022–present	Two designs: WASHINGTON CAPITALS began at CAP 0000; 2018 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS began at CAP 0500.	^CA_P 1234
Washington Nationals	June 2013–present		^NA_T 123
White Stars			unknown	Probably never issued.

Special event plates[edit]

Presidential inaugurations[edit]

Type	Dates issued	Design	Serial format
Inauguration of John F. Kennedy	1961	Capitol dome and national flag at left	1234
Second inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson	1965	Red band at top; blue band at bottom; national and district flags at left	1234
First inauguration of Richard Nixon	1969	Red band at top; blue band at bottom; national flag over the White House at left	1234
Second inauguration of Richard Nixon	1973	Capitol dome and national flag at left, as in 1961	1234
Inauguration of Jimmy Carter	1977	Abstract national flag graphic at left	12345
First inauguration of Ronald Reagan	1981	Red band at top; blue band at bottom; national flag at left	1234 A-123

Mayoral inaugurations[edit]

Type	Dates issued	Design	Serial format
First inauguration of Marion Barry	1983	Red band at top; blue band at bottom; district flag at left	123
Second inauguration of Marion Barry	1987	Similar to 1983	I-123
Inauguration of Sharon Pratt	1991	Red with stylized district flag at left	123
Third inauguration of Marion Barry	1995	Green with district flag at left and district outline at right	I-123
First inauguration of Anthony A. Williams	1999	Blue band at top containing "OUR CITY", district flag and "OUR FUTURE"; red band at bottom	123

Political types[edit]

Type	Dates issued	Serial format	Notes
Board of Education	c. 1979–present	WARD1
District Council	c. 2007	WARD1	Most plates say "DC COUNCIL"; some say "DISTRICT COUNCIL"
Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives	c. 1984	CONGRESS-1

Notes[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h The flag of the District of Columbia is used as a serial divider.

References[edit]

^ "Old District of Columbia License Plates". LeatherLicensePlates.com. Retrieved September 27, 2017.

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

^ Taylor, Eric Robert. "District of Columbia Archive". PorcelainPlates.net. Retrieved September 27, 2017.

^ ^a ^b ^c Tanner, Eric N. "District of Columbia Passenger License Plates". allaboutlicenseplates.com. Retrieved November 11, 2020.

^ Chan, Sewell (November 5, 2000). "Message Gets Rolling; D.C. Government Enlists Residents' Vehicles In Campaign for Congressional Representation". The Washington Post. p. C01. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2008.

^ "1984 Capital City Baseplate". DCplates.net. Retrieved September 6, 2018.

^ "District of Columbia License Plates". www.licenseplates.cc. Retrieved May 30, 2022.

^ ^a ^b "Organizations Offering DC DMV Vehicle Tags | DMV".

^ "Veterans Specialty License Plates | DMV".

External links[edit]

v t e Vehicle license plates of the United States
States	Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Federal district	Washington, D.C.
Territories	American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands
Other registration plates	Canal Zone Native American tribes Designs and serial formats
By year	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

Vehicle registration plates of North America

Sovereign states

Dependencies and
other territories

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