Vehicle registration plates of Georgia (U.S. state)

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The U.S. state of Georgia first required its residents to register and display license plates on their motor vehicles in 1910. Since then the state has used a variety of license plate designs, including different designs for passenger, non-passenger, and, more recently, specialty or optional plates.

Contents 1 Passenger plates 1910 to 1970 2 Passenger plates 1971 to present 3 County coding 3.1 Until 1961 3.2 1962 to 1970 4 Non-passenger and optional types 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Passenger plates 1910 to 1970

For sixty years, between 1910 and 1970, Georgia issued plates annually. The plates were dated with the year of expiry. In 1940, the slogan "Peach State" was added to the plates and used for the next thirty years. County coding was introduced in 1957 and it was revised in 1962. The 1962 codes were used through 1970.

In 1956, the U.S. states and Canadian provinces came to an agreement with the Automobile Manufacturers Association that fixed the size for all their passenger vehicle plates at six inches in height by twelve inches in width, with standardized mounting holes. The 1954 (dated 1955) issue was the first Georgia license plate that met with these standards.

Image	Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	1969	white on black	Peach State	Coded by county of issuance and vehicle weight: 0·A·12345 (variable number of digits following letter) 00·A·1234 (variable number of digits following letter) 000·A·1234 (variable number of digits following letter)
	1970	white on light blue	Peach State	Coded by county of issuance and vehicle weight: 0·A·12345 (variable number of digits following letter) 00·A·1234 (variable number of digits following letter) 000·A·1234 (variable number of digits following letter)

[edit] Passenger plates 1971 to present

In 1971, the first stickers with the full county name appeared in place of the "Peach State" slogan, repalacing the numeric county codes. The plates began to be coded with the vehicle weight, a practice that continued until about 1980 or 1981.

The 1983 plate also retained the ABC 123 serial format

For the 1990 plate, the serial format is again ABC 123, but in early 1996, ZZZ 999 is reached, and the format changes to ABC 1234 with narrow dies.

As of 2008^[update], standard passenger plates on the 1997 base may continue to be revalidated through the present at the discretion of the owner, who may instead choose to receive a new plate of the current design, although issuance of this design ceased in December 2003. Original serial formats were 000 AAA, 0000 AA (although not all letter series), and 00000 QA with narrow dies. In March 2001 a format of 0000 AAA was introduced, running until the mid-AWT series before the base and serial format are changed.

In December 2003 a 2005-dated base was introduced for new registrations. Beginning at approximately AVA 0001, the debossed left sticker box was removed, as in approximately November 2006 the state switched to a single sticker displaying both month and year of expiry, a practice that would be continued on the 2007 base.

The 2007 base retains the peach state outline graphic, but it is shifted to the center of the plate, instead of being slightly off-center to the left as in the previous design. This base continued the serial sequence of the prior base. The state's various non-passenger and optional issues gradually migrated to the new base as supplies of the old base were exhausted. As of October 2008^[update], not all types have yet made the change.

Image	Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	1971 to 1975	First multi-year plate: blue on white, dated "71" in top left corner.	none	ABC 123 (coded by vehicle weight)	AAA 101 to approximately LVO 985
	1976	Red on white, dated "76" in top left corner, embossed state name.	none	ABC 123 (initially coded by vehicle weight)	AAA 101 to approximately TER 359
	1980	Red on white, dated "76" in top left corner, screened state name.		ABC 123	? to approximately YAA 101
	1983	Green on white, screened 19 and 83 in top corners.	none	ABC 123	AAA 101 to approximately WBP 731
	1990	Black on gradient orange and white with orange and green peach graphic at top center, dated "19" and "90" in top corners.	none	ABC 123	AAA 101 to ZZZ 999
	by spring 1996			ABC 1234	AAA 1001 to approximately ADA 1001
	1997 to March 2001	Black on white with orange and green peach graphic at center and "... on my mind" slogan at top right, dated "98" in lower right sticker box.	... on my mind	123 ABC	101 AAA to 999 ZZZ	Letters Q, U, and V used only in XAA series and later.
	1997			1234 AB	at least Q, R, S, and T series
	1997			12345 QA	10001 QA to approximately 49945 QG
	March 2001 to December 2003			1234 ABC	1001 AAA to approximately 5582 AWT
	December 2003 to May 2007	Black on gradient grey and white with orange and green peach graphic and state outline at center and "www.GEORGIA.gov" slogan at top in white, dated "05" in lower right sticker box.	www.GEORGIA.gov	ABC 1234	AAA 0001 to approximately AVM 9999; at least some late AVx series plates; AWB 0001 to approximately AWB 1750
	May 2007 to present	The www.GEORGIA.gov base is modified to remove the grey gradient in favor of a plain white background. The "www." is dropped, and "GEORGIA.gov" appears in black in a larger font at the top of the plate.	GEORGIA.gov	ABC 1234	approximately AVN 0001 to the present B series starting with B--, excluding at least some late AVx series plates and AWB 0001 to approximately AWB 1750

[edit] County coding

[edit] Until 1961

[edit] 1962 to 1970

Code	County
1	Fulton
2: DeKalb
3: Chatham
4: Muscogee
5: Bibb
6: Richmond
7: Cobb
8: Dougherty
9: Floyd
10: Hall
11: Lowndes
12: Troup
13: Clayton
14: Clarke
15: Walker
16: Gwinnett
17: Whitfield
18: Glynn
19: Houston
20: Carroll
21: Spalding
22: Thomas
23: Ware
24: Baldwin
25: Colquitt
26: Laurens
27: Cowetta
28: Bartow
29: Polk
30: Decatur
31: Sumter
32: Bullock
33: Upson
34: Tift
35: Cherokee
36: Coffee
37: Catoosa
38: Newton
39: Burke
40: Walton
41: Chattooga
42: Meriwether
43: Mitchell
44: Gordon
45: Washington
46: Jackson
47: Stephens
48: Habersham
49: Grady
50: Wayne
51: Elbert
52: Emanuel
53: Crisp
54: Henry
55: Jefferson
56: Toombs
57: Douglas
58: Worth
59: Dodge
60: Tattnall
61: Brooks
62: Hart
63: Screven
64: Haralson
65: Liberty
66: Barrow
67: Peach
68: Ben Hill
69: Fannin
70: Columbia
71: Franklin
72: Appling
73: Macon
74: Early
75: Paulding
76: Chattahoochee
77: Terrell
78: McDuffie
79: Forsyth
80: Berrien
81: Cook
82: Telfair
83: Dooly
84: Madison
85: Greene
86: Harris
87: Randolph
88: Wilkes
89: Rockdale
90: Monroe
91: Murray
92: Morgan
93: Lamar
94: Effingham
95: Hancock
96: Camden
97: Pierce
98: Bleckley
99: Wilkinson
100: Irwin
101: Jenkins
102: Butts
103: Gilmer
104: Jefferson Davis
105: Pickens
106: Dade
107: Jones
108: Turner
109: Bacon
110: Taylor
111: Pulaski
112: Fayette
113: Johnson
114: Twiggs
115: Oglethorpe
116: Wilcox
117: Putnam
118: Rabun
119: Stewart
120: Warren
121: Calhoun
122: Lumokin
123: Pike
124: Talbot
125: Evans
126: White
127: Miller
128: Seminole
129: Candler
130: Clinch
131: Union
132: Banks
133: McIntosh
134: Oconee
135: Montgomery
136: Bryan
137: Lee
138: Atkinson
139: Jasper
140: Lincoln
141: Brantley
142: Treutlen
143: Crawford
144: Marion
145: Wheeler
146: Heard
147: Charlton
148: Lanier
149: Clay
150: Baker
151: Towns
152: Long
153: Dawson
154: Taliafero
155: Schley
156: Webster
157: Glascock
158: Quitman
159: Echols

[edit] Non-passenger and optional types

Main articles: Non-passenger and special vehicle registration plates of Georgia (U.S. state) and History of non-passenger and special vehicle registration plates of Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia was one of the first states to issue optional plates, introducing commemorative issues for several of its in-state colleges and universities in 1983.^{[citation needed]}

The number of optional types has increased since that time; Georgia currently offers many specialty or optional license plates, most at an extra cost to motorists.^[1]

Effective with the 2005 base, the state streamlined the ever-growing number of limited-issuance plates by instituting two-letter prefixes for almost all types other than standard passenger plates. Most of these plate types first appeared on the www.GEORGIA.gov base and are currently migrating to the new GEORGIA.gov base.

The state also offers plates for non-passenger vehicles, such as trucks, school buses, and government vehicles.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Georgia license plates 1969-present

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