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

"Georgia license plates" redirects here. For license plates from the country of Georgia, see Vehicle registration plates of Georgia (country).

The U.S. state of Georgia first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates 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.

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 standardized the size for license plates for vehicles, except those for motorcycles, 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
	1910	White on black	none	123	unknown
	1914	Grey on white	none	12345	unknown
150px	1941	Orange embossed lettering and border on navy base	Peach State	123-4AB	unknown	Peach logo sticker in center.
150px	1950	Black embossed lettering and border on unpainted aluminum base	Peach State	A-12345; A/B-12345	unknown
150px	1951	Green embossed lettering and border on unpainted aluminum base	Peach State	A-12345; A/B-12345	unknown
150px	1955	Yellow embossed lettering and border on black base	Peach State	A-12345; A/B-12345	unknown
	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)

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, 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 July 2009, not all types have yet made the transition.

Image	Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials Issued	Notes
150px	1971-75	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
150px	1976-79	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
150px	1980-82	Red on white, dated "76" in top left corner, screened state name.		ABC 123	? to approximately YAA 101
	1983-89	Green on white, screened 19 and 83 in top corners.	none, Peach State (Vanity Plates)	ABC 123	AAA 101 to approximately WBP 731
	1990 - February 1996	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
150px	March 1996 - January 1997			ABC 1234	AAA 1001 to approximately ADA 1001
150px	February 1997	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.
	April 1997			1234 AB	at least Q, R, S, and T series
150px	July 1997 - February 2001			12345 QA	10001 QA to approximately 49945 QG
150px	March 2001 - November 2003			1234 ABC	1001 AAA to approximately 5582 AWT
150px	December 2003 - April 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
150px	May 2007 - April 2012	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 BGP series, excluding at least some late AVx series plates and AWB 0001 to approximately AWB 1750; BVA series to BWP series; BGP series and up.
150px	May 2012 - present	Black on sky with rolling hills, Peachtree, and peaches	Peach State GEORGIA	ABC1234	PAA series to QAL series (or higher), then CAR series and up (alternating with plain design). Also, In God We Trust slogan can be printed on the bottom in lieu of county name.
150px	May 2012 - present	Black on white reflective base	GEORGIA	ABC1234	PFA series to PLZ series, then QAA series to QAH series (or higher), then CAR series and up (alternating with "Peach State" design)

County coding

The county codes used on license plates between 1957 and 1961 were based the population for each county. Those used between 1962 and 1970 were based on the updated 1960 census figures. After 1970, decals of the county names were put on the license plates instead of the numerical system.

License Plate County Codes

Code	1957–1961	1962–1970
1	Fulton	Fulton
2	Chatham	DeKalb
3	DeKalb	Chatham
4	Muscogee	Muscogee
5	Bibb	Bibb
6	Richmond	Richmond
7	Floyd	Cobb
8	Cobb	Dougherty
9	Troup	Floyd
10	Dougherty	Hall
11	Hall	Lowndes
12	Walker	Troup
13	Clarke	Clayton
14	Lowndes	Clarke
15	Whitfield	Walker
16	Carroll	Gwinnett
17	Colquitt	Whitfield
18	Thomas	Glynn
19	Laurens	Houston
20	Gwinnett	Carroll
21	Spalding	Spalding
22	Polk	Thomas
23	Ware	Ware
24	Baldwin	Baldwin
25	Glynn	Colquitt
26	Coweta	Laurens
27	Bartow	Coweta
28	Upson	Bartow
29	Bulloch	Polk
30	Sumter	Decatur
31	Coffee	Sumter
32	Decatur	Bulloch
33	Burke	Upson
34	Clayton	Tift
35	Tift	Cherokee
36	Mitchell	Coffee
37	Chattooga	Catoosa
38	Meriwether	Newton
39	Washington	Burke
40	Houston	Walton
41	Cherokee	Chattooga
42	Walton	Meriwether
43	Newton	Mitchell
44	Emanuel	Gordon
45	Worth	Washington
46	Jackson	Jackson
47	Grady	Stephens
48	Gordon	Habersham
49	Jefferson	Grady
50	Elbert	Wayne
51	Brooks	Elbert
52	Screven	Emanuel
53	Dodge	Crisp
54	Crisp	Henry
55	Early	Jefferson
56	Toombs	Toombs
57	Stephens	Douglas
58	Habersham	Worth
59	Tattnall	Dodge
60	Henry	Tattnall
61	Fannin	Brooks
62	Catoosa	Hart
63	Ben Hill	Screven
64	Haralson	Haralson
65	Hart	Liberty
66	Franklin	Barrow
67	Terrell	Peach
68	Wayne	Ben Hill
69	Macon	Fannin
70	Dooly	Columbia
71	Appling	Franklin
72	Berrien	Appling
73	Randolph	Macon
74	Telfair	Early
75	Barrow	Paulding
76	Greene	Chattahoochee
77	Wilkes	Terrell
78	Madison	McDuffie
79	Cook	Forsyth
80	Douglas	Berrien
81	Chattahoochee	Cook
82	Irwin	Telfair
83	Morgan	Dooly
84	Paulding	Madison
85	Peach	Greene
86	McDuffie	Harris
87	Harris	Randolph
88	Pierce	Wilkes
89	Hancock	Rockdale
90	Forsyth	Monroe
91	Murray	Murray
92	Monroe	Morgan
93	Turner	Lamar
94	Jenkins	Effingham
95	Lamar	Hancock
96	Wilcox	Camden
97	Gilmer	Pierce
98	Oglethorpe	Bleckley
99	Johnson	Wilkinson
100	Wilkinson	Irwin
101	Columbia	Jenkins
102	Jeff Davis	Butts
103	Bleckley	Gilmer
104	Stewart	Jeff Davis
105	Effingham	Pickens
106	Taylor	Dade
107	Butts	Jones
108	Miller	Turner
109	Bacon	Bacon
110	Pickens	Taylor
111	Pulaski	Pulaski
112	Warren	Fayette
113	Calhoun	Johnson
114	Rockdale	Twiggs
115	Pike	Oglethorpe
116	Liberty	Wilcox
117	Twiggs	Putnam
118	Candler	Rabun
119	Fayette	Stewart
120	Seminole	Warren
121	Montgomery	Calhoun
122	Putnam	Lumpkin
123	Talbot	Pike
124	Jones	Talbot
125	Jasper	Evans
126	Rabun	White
127	Dade	Miller
128	Atkinson	Seminole
129	Camden	Candler
130	Union	Clinch
131	Oconee	Union
132	Heard	Banks
133	Banks	McIntosh
134	Wheeler	Oconee
135	Lee	Montgomery
136	Evans	Bryan
137	Lumpkin	Lee
138	Treutlen	Atkinson
139	Marion	Jasper
140	Lincoln	Lincoln
141	Brantley	Brantley
142	Crawford	Treutlen
143	McIntosh	Crawford
144	Clinch	Marion
145	Bryan	Wheeler
146	Baker	Heard
147	White	Charlton
148	Clay	Lanier
149	Lanier	Clay
150	Charlton	Baker
151	Towns	Towns
152	Taliaferro	Long
153	Webster	Dawson
154	Schley	Taliaferro
155	Dawson	Schley
156	Long	Webster
157	Glascock	Glascock
158	Quitman	Quitman
159	Echols	Echols

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. The only requirement is a minimum of 1000 plates ordered, thus the state has made plates for fans of Auburn University in Alabama and Clemson University in South Carolina, while refusing to produce plates for its own colleges and even some of its universities.

The number of optional types has increased since 1983; Georgia currently offers many specialty or optional license plates, most at an extra cost to motorists. Unlike other states, where much of the extra money goes to support the cause shown on the plates, Georgia state government keeps the money for itself in the general fund.

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.

External links

• Georgia license plates 1969-present