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Vehicle registration plates of Maryland

Vehicle registration plates of Maryland

Maryland vehicle license plates


The U.S. state of Maryland first required its residents to register their motor vehicles in 1904. Registrants provided their own license plates for display until 1910, when the state began to issue plates.[1]

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Plates are currently issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration of the Maryland Department of Transportation. Front and rear plates are required for most classes of vehicles, while only rear plates are required for motorcycles and trailers, as well as classes L (historic, 20+ years and unaltered) and N (street rod, 25+ years and altered) that are at least 50 years old.[2][3][4]

Passenger baseplates

1910 to 1970

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.[5] The 1956 (expired March 31, 1957) issue was the first Maryland license plate that complied with these standards.

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1970 to present

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Optional plates

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Non-passenger plates

Multi-purpose vehicles (such as minivans and sport utility vehicles), as well as pickup trucks and cargo vans, have traditionally been issued separate plate types. However, since June 14, 2010, trucks and multi-purpose vehicles have been issued passenger plates with the same serial format, first on the War of 1812 commemorative base and currently on the "Maryland Proud" base.

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Government plates

Plates issued to local and state government agencies, including police and transit buses operated by a city or county or the state (for City of Baltimore).

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Temporary plates

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Organization plates

See also


References

  1. "Old Maryland License Plates". LeatherLicensePlates.com. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  2. "General License Plate Information". Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  3. "Custom Car Registration in Maryland". DMV.com. March 9, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  4. "Application for Historic or Street Rod Registration" (PDF). Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  5. Garrish, Christopher (October 2016). "Reconsidering the Standard Plate Size". Plates. Vol. 62, no. 5. Automobile License Plate Collectors Association.
  6. Tanner, Eric N. "Maryland Passenger License Plates". allaboutlicenseplates.com. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  7. Kretschmer, Rick. "Current and Recent Maryland License Plates". Rick Kretschmer's License Plate Archives. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  8. Sage, Kit; Tanner, Eric. "licenseplates.cc Maryland highs page". Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  9. "FAQs for the New Maryland License Plate". Maryland War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  10. MDDeptPublicSafety (September 2, 2016). "Maryland Proud License Plate" via YouTube.
  11. "Maryland License Plates". www.licenseplates.cc. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  12. "New Chesapeake Bay License Plate Design Unveiled" (Press release). Annapolis: Chesapeake Bay Trust. PR Newswire. October 18, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  13. Kretschmer, Rick. "Maryland Government Vehicle and Official License Plates". Rick Kretschmer's License Plate Archives. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  14. "Maryland :: State Trooper Plates". www.statetrooperplates.com.
  15. "Maryland 3 Y2K". www.plateshack.com.

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