Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 2002

Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year
Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 2001	Events of 2002	Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 2003

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 2002. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Passenger baseplates

Passenger  car  plates

Image	Region	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	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		"CENTENNIAL 2000" centered at top
	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	Embossed red serial on reflective white plate; "Arkansas" screened in dark blue centered at top	"The Natural State" screened in dark blue centered at bottom	123 ABC
	California	Blue on reflective white with graphic red state name	None	1ABC123
	Colorado	Embossed dark green on reflective graphic plate with white and grey mountains against dark green background	None	123-ABC
	Connecticut
	Delaware	Screened gold numbers on reflective dark blue plate with gold border; "DELAWARE" centered at bottom.	"THE FIRST STATE" centered at top	123456		Several variations of the font used for the serial exist. Some replacement plates have riveted numbers.
	District of Columbia	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 top; debossed sticker boxes in bottom corners	"TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION" centered at bottom	AB-1234
	Florida	Embossed green serial on reflective white plate; citrus orange graphic over green state map screened in the center; "FLORIDA" screened in orange and yellow centered at top.		A12 BCD
	Georgia	Screened image of a Georgian peach centered on a white background; "GEORGIA" at top left.	"...on my mind" at top right	1234 ABC
	Guam	Embossed black on reflective white; gold map graphic in center.	"TANO Y CHAMORRO" centered at bottom
	Hawaii	Black on reflective white with rainbow graphic	"ALOHA STATE" centered at bottom
	Idaho
	Illinois
	Indiana
	Iowa
	Kansas	Embossed black serial on reflective sky blue plate; State Capitol screened in the center surrounded by clouds; fading gold band screened at bottom with gold wheat stalks at left; "KANSAS" screened in black centered at top		ABC 123	PBA 000 to approximately SLZ 999; TAA 000 to approximately XUY 499
	Kentucky
	Louisiana
	Maine
	Maryland	Embossed black numbers on white plate; shield with the design of the Maryland state flag screened in the center; "Maryland" screened in black centered at top.	None	ABC 123		Modification of the optional 350th Anniversary base introduced in 1983. Two-year renewals started on July 1, 1992.
	Massachusetts	Embossed red serial on reflective white plate; "Massachusetts" screened in blue centered at top.	"The Spirit of America" screened in blue centered at bottom
	Michigan	Embossed reflective (glass-beaded) white serial on blue plate; "MICHIGAN" centered at top.	"GREAT LAKES" centered at bottom	ABC 123
	Minnesota
	Mississippi
	Missouri
	Montana
	Nebraska
	Nevada
	New Hampshire
	New Jersey
	New Mexico
	New York
	North Carolina	Blue on reflective white with light blue Wright Flyer graphic	"First in Flight" screened at top	ABC-1234
	North Dakota
	Northern Mariana Islands
	Ohio	Dark blue on reflective white, with Ohio Bicentennial Commission logo, and red and blue bars.	"1803 Ohio Bicentennial 1903" centered at top, "BIRTHPLACE OF AVIATION" centered at bottom.	AB12CD
	Oklahoma
	Oregon
	Pennsylvania
	Puerto Rico
	Rhode Island
	South Carolina	Embossed black serial on reflective white plate; light blue mountain graphic screened at top and sides and Sabal palmetto in the center; "South Carolina" screened in light blue centered at bottom.	"Smiling Faces. Beautiful Places." screened in black at top	123 ABC		Letters I, O and Q not used, and U used only from 2002 onwards, beginning with the NKU series. [5]
	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
		Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate; "VIRGINIA" screened in blue centered at top.	"1607 400th Anniversary 2007" centered at bottom
		As above, but with state name in red.
	Washington
	West Virginia	Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate; dark blue bar screened at top containing "West Virginia" in gold in the center; thin gold stripe screened between dark blue bar and serial.	"Wild, Wonderful" as before, plus "www.callwva.com" in dark blue between state name and serial, cutting off thin gold stripe in the middle.		First character corresponds to month of expiration.
	Wisconsin
	Wyoming

Non-passenger plates

Non-passenger  plates  

Image	Region	Type	Design and slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	Maryland	Temporary
	Ohio	Temporary

See also

• United States portal
• Cars portal

• Antique vehicle registration
• Electronic license plate
• Motor vehicle registration
• Vehicle license

References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Crisler, Bob; Crisler, Chuck, eds. (2007). License Plate Values (7th ed.). King Publishing Company.
4. Martells, Jack (1980). Antique Automotive Collectibles. Chicago: Contemporary Books, Inc. pp. 128–145. ISBN   0-8092-7205-9.
5. "South Carolina License Plates". allaboutlicenseplates.com. Retrieved June 13, 2018.