Vehicle registration plates of Missouri

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Missouri
Missouri Passenger Car License Plate 2020.png
Current series
SloganBicentennial 1821 ★ 2021
Size12 in × 6 in
30 cm × 15 cm
MaterialAluminum
Serial formatAB1 C2D (month-coded)
IntroducedOctober 15, 2018 (2018-10-15)
Availability
Issued by Missouri Department of Revenue
History
First issuedMarch 9, 1911 (1911-03-09)
(pre-state plates from 1907 through March 8, 1911)

The U.S. state of Missouri first required its residents to register their motor vehicles in 1907. Registrants provided their own license plates for display until 1911, when the state began to issue plates. [1]

Contents

As of 2024, plates are manufactured at the Jefferson City Correctional Center and are issued by the Missouri Department of Revenue. [2] Front and rear plates are required for most classes of vehicles, while only rear plates are required for motorcycles and trailers.

Passenger baseplates

1911 to 1948

ImageDates issuedDescriptionSerial formatSerials issuedNotes
Blank License Plate Shape.svg 1911Embossed unpainted aluminum serial on yellow plate; "MISSOURI 1911" at bottom123451 to approximately 16500
Blank License Plate Shape.svg 1912Embossed white serial on red plate; "MO 12" at right123451 to approximately 24500
1913 Missouri license plate.jpg 1913Embossed white serial on dark blue plate; "MO 13" at right123451 to approximately 36000
MO 1914 Plate.jpg 1914Embossed black serial on white plate; "MO 14" at right123451 to approximately 51000
1915 Missouri license plate.jpg 1915Embossed black serial on bright green plate; "MO 15" at right123451 to approximately 73000
1916 Missouri license plate.jpg 1916Embossed white serial on black plate; "MO 16" at right1234561 to approximately 103000
1917-Missouri-License-Plate-97844.jpg 1917Embossed black serial on gold plate; "MO 17" at right1234561 to approximately 151000
1918 Missouri license plate.jpg 1918Embossed blue serial on white plate; "MO 18" at right1234561 to approximately 185000
1919 Missouri license plate.jpg 1919Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with border line; "MO 19" at right1234561 to approximately 243000
1920 Missouri License Plate.jpg 1920Embossed black serial on light green plate with border line; "MO. 1920" centered at bottom123-4561 to approximately 309-000
1921 Missouri license plate.jpg 1921Embossed red serial on white plate with border line; "MO. 1921" centered at bottom123-4561 to approximately 350-000
1922 Missouri license plate.jpg 1922Embossed white serial on brown plate with border line; "MO. 1922" centered at bottom123-4561 to approximately 355-000
Blank License Plate Shape.svg 1923Embossed light blue serial on black plate with border line; "MO. 1923" centered at bottom123-4561 to approximately 431-000
Blank License Plate Shape.svg 1924Embossed black serial on orange plate with border line; "MO. 1924" centered at bottom123-4561 to approximately 495-000
Blank License Plate Shape.svg 1925Embossed white serial on dark green plate with border line; "MO. 1925" centered at bottom123-4561 to approximately 550-000
1926 Missouri license plate.jpg 1926Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "MO. 1926" centered at bottom123-4561 to approximately 595-000
1927 Missouri license plate.jpg 1927Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with border line; "MO. 1927" centered at bottom123-4561 to approximately 606-000
1928 Missouri license plate.jpg 1928Embossed purple serial on orange plate with border line; "MO. 1928" centered at bottom123-4561 to approximately 631-000
1929 Missouri license plate.jpg 1929Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "MO. 1929" centered at bottom123-4561 to approximately 662-000
Blank License Plate Shape.svg 1930Embossed white serial on brown plate with border line; "MISSOURI 1930" at bottom123-4561 to approximately 699-000
1931 Missouri license plate 99-414.jpg 1931Embossed black serial on gray plate with border line; "1931 MISSOURI" at bottom123-4561 to approximately 659-000
Blank License Plate Shape.svg 1932Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "MISSOURI 1932" at bottom123-4561 to approximately 657-000
1933-Missouri-license-plate.jpg 1933Embossed beige serial on brown plate with border line; "1933 MISSOURI" at bottom123-4561 to approximately 598-000
1934missouri.jpg 1934Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "MO–1934" centered at bottom123-4561 to approximately 627-000
1935 Missouri license plate 128-249.jpg 1935Embossed white serial on dark green plate with border line; "MO–1935" centered at top123-4561 to approximately 655-000
1936 Missouri license plate.JPG 1936Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "MISSOURI-1936" at bottom123-4561 to approximately 678-000
Blank License Plate Shape.svg 1937Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "19 MISSOURI 37" at top123-4561 to approximately 697-000
1938 Missouri license plate.jpg 1938Embossed black serial on buff plate with border line; "19 MISSOURI 38" at bottom123-4561 to approximately 715-000
1939 Missouri license plate.jpg 1939Embossed buff serial on black plate with border line; "MISSOURI-1939" at top123-4561 to approximately 731-000
1940 Missouri license plate.jpg 1940Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "MISSOURI-1940" at bottom123-4561 to approximately 767-000
Blank License Plate Shape.svg 1941Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "MISSOURI-1941" at top123-4561 to approximately 821-000
1942 Missouri license plate.jpg
Missouri 1943 license plate tab on 1942 base plate.jpg
1942–43Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "MISSOURI-1942" at bottom123-4561 to approximately 820-000Embossed plates revalidated for 1943 with green tabs due to metal conservation for World War II; fiberboard plates manufactured for the same reason.
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Black serial on white fiberboard plate; "MISSOURI-1942" centered at bottom820-001 to approximately 865-000
1944 Missouri license plate 30-635.jpg 1944Embossed yellow serial on black plate with border line; "MISSOURI-1944" at top123-4561 to approximately 696-000
1945 Missouri license plate.jpg 1945Embossed black serial on buff plate with border line; "MISSOURI-1945" at bottom123-4561 to approximately 697-000
Missouri license plate 1946 graphic.png 1946Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "1946-MISSOURI" at bottom123-4561 to approximately 774-000
Missouri license plate 1947 graphic.png 1947Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "MISSOURI-1947" at top123-4561 to approximately 828-000
1948 Missouri license plate 640-040.jpg 1948Embossed white serial on maroon plate with border line; "MISSOURI-1948" at bottom123-4561 to approximately 871-000

1949 to 1966

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. [3] The 1955 (dated 1956) issue was the first Missouri license plate that complied with these standards.

ImageDates issuedDescriptionSerial formatSerials issuedNotes
1954 Missouri license plate X66-795.jpg 1949–54Embossed white serial on maroon plate with border line; "MISSOURI" centered at top; month of expiration at top left123-4561 to
905-000
Monthly staggered registration introduced. All plates validated for 1949 with orange tabs, for 1950 with green tabs, for 1951 with white tabs, and for 1952 with black tabs. Plates expiring between January and August were validated for 1953 with maroon tabs, while those expiring between September and December were validated for that year with stickers. All plates were then validated for 1954 and 1955 with stickers.
A12-345Letter corresponds to month of expiration
1956 Missouri license plate.jpg
1960 Missouri license plate.jpg
1955–60Embossed yellow serial on black plate with border line; month of expiration at top left and "MO" at top right123-4561 to
999-999
Validated with stickers each year until 1961 expiration.
A12-345
AB1-234
First letter corresponds to month of expiration
Missouri 1965 License Plate.jpg
1967 Missouri license plate.jpg
1961–66Embossed white serial on maroon plate with border line; "MISSOURI" centered at top; month of expiration at top left and white box at top right containing debossed "62"AB1-234First letter corresponds to month of expirationValid without stickers until 1962 expiration, then revalidated with stickers each year until 1967 expiration.

1967 to 1978

ImageDates issuedDescriptionSloganSerial formatSerials issuedNotes
1968 Missouri license plate CK8-141.jpg 1967Embossed white serial on green plate with border line; month of expiration, "MISSOURI" and "68" at bottomnoneAB1-234First letter corresponds to month of expiration
1969 Missouri license plate CK6-395.jpg 1968Embossed green serial on white plate with border line; "69", "MISSOURI" and month of expiration at topnoneAB1-234First letter corresponds to month of expiration
1970 Missouri license plate E4S-664.jpg 1969Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; month of expiration, "MISSOURI" and "70" at bottomnoneA1B-234First letter corresponds to month of expiration
1971 Missouri license plate KP4-999.jpg 1970Embossed white serial on maroon plate with border line; month of expiration, "MISSOURI" and "71" at topnoneAB1-234First letter corresponds to month of expiration
1972 Missouri license plate P9N-536.jpg 1971Embossed blue serial on reflective white plate with border line; month of expiration, "MISSOURI" and "72" at topnoneA1B-234First letter corresponds to month of expiration
1973 Missouri license plate PM3-127.jpg 1972Embossed maroon serial on reflective white plate with border line; month of expiration, "MISSOURI" and "73" at bottomnoneAB1-234First letter corresponds to month of expiration
1974 Missouri license plate P9P-239.jpg 1973Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "74", "MISSOURI" and month of expiration at topnoneA1B-234First letter corresponds to month of expiration
1975 Missouri license plate PM7-505.jpg 1974Embossed blue serial on reflective white plate with border line; "75", "MISSOURI" and month of expiration at bottomnoneAB1-234First letter corresponds to month of expiration
1976 Missouri license plate P4R-441.jpg 1975Embossed reflective (glass-beaded) yellow serial on blue plate with border line; month of expiration, "MISSOURI" and "76" at topnoneA1B-234First letter corresponds to month of expiration
1977 Missouri license plate ET9-177.jpg 1976Embossed reflective (glass-beaded) white serial on red plate with border line; embossed white stylized "76" and flag stripes centered at top; "MO" at top left and "77" and month of expiration at top right"200 YRS" at top left, below state abbreviationAB1-234First letter corresponds to month of expiration
1978 Missouri license plate C3N-638.jpg 1977Embossed reflective (glass-beaded) yellow serial on black plate with border line; "78", "MISSOURI" and month of expiration at topnoneA1B-234First letter corresponds to month of expiration
1979 Missouri license plate BL4-029.jpg 1978Embossed reflective (glass-beaded) white serial on blue plate with border line; month of expiration, "MISSOURI" and "79" at bottomnoneAB1-234First letter corresponds to month of expiration

1979 to present

ImageDates issuedDescriptionSloganSerial formatSerials issuedNotes
Missouri license plate, 1980-1996 series with 1984 sticker.png 1979–96Embossed reflective (glass-beaded) white serial on maroon plate with border line; "MISSOURI" centered at top; month of expiration at top left"SHOW-ME STATE" centered at bottomABC 123First letter corresponds to month of expiration
Missouri 1997 License Plate.jpg 1986–96A1B 234
Blank License Plate Shape.svg 1995–961A2 34B
Missouri license plate, September 2006.png 1997 – early 2006Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white, blue and green gradient plate; "MISSOURI" screened in green, with wavy dark blue underline, centered at top"SHOW-ME STATE" screened in dark blue centered at bottom123 ABC001 AAA to 999 ZZZLetters I, O, Q, U and V not used in serials, and D used only as the first letter. [4]
Missouri license plate 4BK91L.jpg early 2006 – June 15, 20081AB 23C0AA 01A to approximately 9DG 99G
2008 Missouri license plate DE8 Y2A.jpg June 16, 2008 [5]  – October 14, 2018Embossed dark blue on reflective light blue gradient fade with bluebird graphicShow Me StateAB1 C2DFirst letter corresponds to month of expirationLetters I, O and Q not used in serials.
Missouri Passenger Car License Plate 2020.png October 15, 2018 – presentEmbossed dark blue on reflective white with red waves at top, blue waves at bottom and state seal in center"BICENTENNIAL" centered at top; "1821 * 2021" centered at bottomAB1 C2DFirst letter corresponds to month of expiration

Month coding

Missouri implemented a monthly staggered registration system in 1949, when it introduced its first multi-year passenger plate. At first, serials were in an all-numeric format, with a block allocated to each month. When these were exhausted, a new format was introduced, featuring a one-letter prefix corresponding to the month. When new multi-year plates were introduced in 1955, the same all-numeric and one-letter serial formats were used, with some months then exhausting their one-letter serials and introducing a two-letter format (the first letter still corresponding to the month). [4]

MonthAll-numeric serials, 1949–54All-numeric serials, 1955–60Letter code
January1 to 75-0001 to 75-000A
February75-001 to 150-00075-001 to 160-000B
March150-001 to 225-000160-001 to 245-000C
April225-001 to 300-000245-001 to 330-000E
May300-001 to 375-000330-001 to 415-000H
June375-001 to 450-000415-001 to 500-000K
July450-001 to 525-000500-001 to 585-000M
August525-001 to 600-000585-001 to 670-000P
September600-001 to 675-000670-001 to 755-000S
October675-001 to 750-000755-001 to 840-000X
November750-001 to 825-000840-001 to 925-000Y
December825-001 to 905-000925-001 to 999-999Z

Two-letter serial formats were used exclusively from 1961 through 1978, including the twelve-year period in which Missouri reverted to the use of single-year plates (1967–78). An ABC 123 format was introduced in 1979 with the maroon "Show-Me State" plate, which was issued through 1996; months which exhausted their allocations subsequently used the A1B 234 and 1A2 34B formats. [4]

Throughout this period, the first letter in the serial continued to correspond to the month. Increasing demand resulted in each of the months from April through September being assigned a second letter code in the mid-1960s. March and October were assigned second letters in the mid-1970s, and by the 1990s all twelve months were using two letters. [6]

MonthOriginal letter codeSecond letter code
JanuaryAV
FebruaryBD
MarchCL
AprilEF
MayHG
JuneKJ
JulyMN
AugustPR
SeptemberSW
OctoberXT
NovemberYU
DecemberZQ

Month coding was discontinued with the introduction of the white, blue and green "Show-Me State" plate in 1997, before it was reintroduced in June 2008 with the introduction of the bluebird plate. Passenger plates used an AB1 C2D serial format, with the first letter corresponding to the month as from 1949 to 1996. This time, however, one letter was assigned for February, and two letters for each of the other eleven months, with the order of the letters strictly alphabetical. Hence, A and B were assigned for January, C for February, D and E for March, and so on up to Y and Z for December, with I, O and Q not used. This system was also used on light truck plates, which used a 1AB 234 serial format, the first letter corresponding to the month as on passenger plates.

When the Bicentennial plate was introduced in October 2018, passenger plates retained the AB1 C2D serial format, with each of the months that had been assigned two letters going over to its second letter (January going over from A to B, for instance), while February continued from where its serials on the bluebird plate had left off. [4] Light truck plates continued to use the system but changed to a 1AB C23 serial format, the first letter corresponding to the month as before.

MonthCodes
JanuaryA, B
FebruaryC
MarchD, E
AprilF, G
MayH, J
JuneK, L
JulyM, N
AugustP, R
SeptemberS, T
OctoberU, V
NovemberW, X
DecemberY, Z

Non-passenger plates

ImageTypeSerial formatNotes
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Apportioned 12A B3C
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Bus 123 45B
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Commercial Trailer12A 345
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Dealer D1-A
D1-AB
D12-A
D12-AB
D123-A
D123-AB
D1234-A
D1234-AB
Numerical portion of serial remains constant for each dealer; suffix letter ascends for each plate issued to that dealer.
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Disabled Wheelchair symbol.svg AB 12CAll disabled plates expire in September. Serials probably started at Wheelchair symbol.svg GA 01A.
MO Fleet Vehicle License Plate.jpg Fleet VehiclevariesIssued to companies and organizations with more than ten vehicles.
Missouri local government license plate - Lee's Summit.JPG
Liberty Police Department License Plate.jpg
Clay County Sheriff plate.jpg
Liberty Public Schools Plate2.jpg
CITY OF KANSAS CITY MISSOURI LICENSE PLATE.jpg
Local Government variesVariety of designs issued for vehicles belonging to local governments.
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Motorcycle AB 1CDAll motorcycle plates expire in June. [7] Serials probably started at GA 1AA.
MISSOURI MODOT OFFICIAL VEHICLE PLATE.jpg Official VehiclevariesIssued to statewide agencies.
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Trailer 12A 3BC
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Truck 6,000 to 12,0001AB C23First letter corresponds to month of expiration.
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Truck 18,000 to 80,00012A 3BC

Previous non-passenger plates

2008 base

ImageTypeDesignSerial formatSerials issuedNotes
Blank License Plate Shape.svg DisabledAs passenger plate, but with "DISABLED" screened at bottom left Wheelchair symbol.svg AB 12C Wheelchair symbol.svg AA 01A to approximately Wheelchair symbol.svg EE 99Z
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Motorcycle Similar to passenger plate; "APR" screened at bottom leftAB 1CDAA 1AA to approximately DY 9ZZ
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Truck 6,000 lb. and lessAs passenger plate1AB 234First letter corresponds to month of expiration

1997 base

ImageTypeLegendSerial formatSerials issuedNotes
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Dealer DealerD1-A
D1-AB
D12-A
D12-AB
D123-A
D123-AB
D1234-A
D1234-AB
Annual plates. Numerical portion of serial remained constant for each dealer; suffix letter ascended for each plate issued to that dealer.
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Disabled PersonDisabledProgression of serial formats unknown, but included:
Wheelchair symbol.svg 1 ABC
Wheelchair symbol.svg 1 AB2
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Disabled Person - Truck less than 6,000 lb.Disabled Wheelchair symbol.svg 1 A2B"BL6" embossed at top right.
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Motorcycle noneA1 234A0 001 to Z9 999
1A 2340A 001 to approximately 5S 000
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Shuttle BusSHUTTLE BUS123 4SB
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Trailer TRAILERABC 123Annual plates.
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Trailer - CommercialCOMM TRL000 000
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Trailer - HRC[ clarification needed ]HRC TLR000 000
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Trailer - PermanentPERM TRLPA1 234
Missouri sub-6,000 lb truck license plate, July 2008.png Truck 6,000 lb. and lessSHOW-ME STATE123 AB4000 AC1 to approximately 600 XR0"BL6" screened at top right. C, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, R and S used as second letter in serial.
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Truck 6,001 to 12,000 lb.SHOW-ME STATE123 AB4000 AT1 to approximately 400 XT0"BL12" screened at top right. T, W, X, Y and Z used as second letter in serial.
Blank License Plate Shape.svg U.S. Senate Member of CongressUSS-1Black on gold. Number indicates state's senior or junior senator.

Optional types

Optional types on this base continue to be issued, likely until January 2009. Most, if not all, optional types on this base were available in personalized format and with certain non-passenger designations. Where applicable, this designation was printed in a small rectangle screened in the upper right corner of the plate.

ImageTypeSloganSerial formatSerials issuedNotes
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Back the Blue
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Be an Organ Donor
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Breast Cancer Awareness
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Conservation
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Don't Tread on Me
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Fight Terrorism
Blank License Plate Shape.svg God Bless America
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Helping Schools
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Missouri Remembers
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Purple Heart
Blank License Plate Shape.svg St. Louis Cardinals
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Shriners
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Some Gave All
Blank License Plate Shape.svg Southwest Missouri State University

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