License Plate
Reference Guide 3M
2009 Traffic Safety Systems
Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut
Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois
Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland
Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska
Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota
Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota
Tennessee Texas Utah Utah Vermont Virginia Washington
West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newf. & Lab. Nova Scotia Northwest Territories
Nunavut Ontario Prince Edward Island Québec Saskatchewan Yukon Territory
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License Plate Security Features
Most jurisdictions use a directional security mark, that is an integral part of the reflective sheeting, to Security Mark Viewing
aid in detecting counterfeit plates. These marks are viewed at a 30 degree angle as shown. To view,
stand ten feet behind the vehicle, directly behind the plate. Look down at the plate to see the circular
images running through the center of the plate. Move left or right and the marks will disappear. Plates
using the directional security marks are identified under the “plates and decal areas” columns below.
30°
In addition to the directional security mark, some jurisdictions also use a 3-dimensional
security thread image for added security and can be viewed from a distance of up to 50 feet at Security Thread Security Marks
a head-on viewing angle.
2009 License Plate Validation Decals
Plates and Decal Areas Plates and Decal Areas
Jurisdiction Front Rear Month Year Jurisdiction Front Rear Month Year
UNITED STATES
(3)
Alabama Missouri
Alaska (5) Montana (6)
Arizona (6) Nebraska
Arkansas Nevada
California New Hampshire
Colorado New Jersey windshield decal
Connecticut New Mexico
Delaware (1) New York windshield decal
Dist. of Columbia windshield decal North Carolina
Florida North Dakota
Georgia (6) Ohio (6)
Hawaii Oklahoma (2) (6)
Idaho (6) Oregon (2)
Illinois Pennsylvania
Indiana (2) Rhode Island
Iowa South Carolina (6)
Kansas South Dakota
Kentucky Tennessee
Louisiana Texas windshield decal
Maine Utah
Maryland (6) Vermont
(3)
Massachusetts Virginia (2) (7)
Michigan Washington (2)
(4)
Minnesota West Virginia
Mississippi (6) Wisconsin
Wyoming
CANADA
Alberta (6) Nova Scotia
(1)
British Columbia Ontario
Manitoba Prince Edward Is.
New Brunswick Québec no validation devices used
Newf. & Lab. Saskatchewan
NWT & Nunavut Yukon
1
Color of the combined month/year decal varies by the expiration month. © 2009 Bannister Design LLC ••• www.licenseplates.cc
2
Month decal color varies by the expiration month; year decal color is consistent.
3
Expiration month shown at upper left corner of the plate.
4
Expiration month indicated by the first digit of the registration number: 1-9 for months January through September; O=October; N=November; D=December.
5
A vehicle displaying a decal with the zero inside the black rectangle may be operated only during summer months due to emissions restrictions.
6
Multiple valid formats in use.
7
Orange decal used on rental vehicles.
