Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 2005

Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year
Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 2004	Events of 2005	Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 2006

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 2005. ^{[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
	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					Sample plate shown.
	District of Columbia
	Florida
	Georgia
	Guam
	Hawaii
	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
			"'www.maryland.gov" centered at bottom
	Massachusetts
	Michigan
	Minnesota
	Mississippi
	Missouri
	Montana
	Nebraska	Sandhill cranes				Originally issued in 2002.
		Covered wagon				Sample plate shown.
	Nevada
	New Hampshire
	New Jersey
	New Mexico
	New York
	North Carolina
	North Dakota
	Northern Mariana Islands
	Ohio
	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
	South Dakota
	Tennessee
	Texas
	Utah
	Vermont
	Virginia
	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

See also

• 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.