The U.S. state

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 of Missouri

Missouri

Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...

first required its residents to register their motor vehicle

Motor vehicle

A motor vehicle or road vehicle is a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not operate on rails, such as trains or trolleys. The vehicle propulsion is provided by an engine or motor, usually by an internal combustion engine, or an electric motor, or some combination of the two, such as hybrid...

s and display license plates in 1911.

Passenger plates 1980 to present

Image	Dates issued	Description	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued
	1980	White on maroon	Show-Me State	ABC 123 (coded by month of expiration)
	late 1980s			A1B 234
	early 1990s			1A2 34B
	1997 to 2006	dark blue on reflective white, blue and green gradient	Show-Me State	123 ABC	001 AAA to 999 ZZZ
	2006 to June 16, 2008			1AB 23C	0AA 01A to approximately 4DF 28X
	June 16, 2008 to present	dark blue on light blue gradient fade with bluebird graphic	Show Me State	AB1 C2D (coded by month of expiration) AB1 CD2 (following exhaustion of above format)	KA0 A0A to present

Non-passenger types

Image	Type	Serial format	Notes
	Disabled Person	AB 12C	Not yet known whether coded by month of expiration.
	Trailer Trailer (vehicle) A trailer is generally an unpowered vehicle pulled by a powered vehicle. Commonly, the term trailer refers to such vehicles used for transport of goods and materials....	12A 3BC	Not yet known whether coded by month of expiration.
	Truck less than 6,000 lb.	1AB 234	Coded by month of expiration. Not yet known whether coded by weight.
	Truck 6,000 to 12,000 lb.	unknown	Not yet known whether coded by month of expiration or by weight.

Month coding

The current base, first issued in June 2008, features serials coded by the month of the registration's expiration. The first letter of the serial constitutes this code. Once all available combinations beginning with the first letter assigned to that month are issued, a second code letter may be used for that month.

2008 to present

Month	Codes
January	A, B
February	C
March	D, E
April	F, G
May	H, J
June	K, L
July	M, N
August	P, R
September	S, T
October	U, V
November	W, X
December	Y, Z

to 1996

Month	Codes
January	A, V
February	B, D
March	C, L
April	E, F
May	G, H
June	J, K
July	M, N
August	P, R
September	S, W
October	X, T
November	Y, U
December	Z, Q

Non-passenger types

Image	Type	Legend	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	Apportioned International Registration Plan The International Registration Plan is a registration reciprocity agreement among the contiguous United States and Canadian provinces which provides payment of registration fees on the basis of total distance operated in all jurisdictions...  Power Unit		12A B3C
	Apportioned Trailer Trailer (vehicle) A trailer is generally an unpowered vehicle pulled by a powered vehicle. Commonly, the term trailer refers to such vehicles used for transport of goods and materials....		12A 345
	Bus Bus A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...		123 45B
	Dealer Car dealership A car dealership or vehicle local distribution is a business that sells new or used cars at the retail level, based on a dealership contract with an automaker or its sales subsidiary. It employs automobile salespeople to do the selling...		D1-A D1-AB D12-A D12-AB D123-A D123-AB D1234-A D1234-AB		Numerical portion of serial remains constant for each dealer; suffix letter ascends for each plate issued to that dealer.
	Disabled Person		AB 12C
	Disabled Person—Truck Truck A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, with the smallest being mechanically similar to an automobile...  6,000 lb. and less		1A B23
	Motorcycle Motorcycle A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most...		AB 1CD
	Trailer		12A 3BC
	Truck 6,000 lb. and less		1AB 234

Non-passenger types

Image	Type	Legend	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	Dealer Car dealership A car dealership or vehicle local distribution is a business that sells new or used cars at the retail level, based on a dealership contract with an automaker or its sales subsidiary. It employs automobile salespeople to do the selling...	Dealer	D1-A D1-AB D12-A D12-AB D123-A D123-AB D1234-A D1234-AB		Annual plates. Numerical portion of serial remains constant for each dealer; suffix letter ascends for each plate issued to that dealer.
	Disabled Person	Disabled	Progression of serial formats unknown, but included: 1 ABC 1 AB2
	Disabled Person - Truck less than 6,000 lb.	Disabled	1 A2B		"BL6" embossed at upper right.
	Motorcycle Motorcycle A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most...	none	A0 000 0A 000
	Shuttle Bus	SHUTTLE BUS	123 4SB
	Trailer Trailer (vehicle) A trailer is generally an unpowered vehicle pulled by a powered vehicle. Commonly, the term trailer refers to such vehicles used for transport of goods and materials....	Trailer	AAA 000		Annual plates.
	Trailer - Commercial	COMM TRL	000 000
	Trailer - HRC	HRC TLR	000 000
	Trailer - Permanent	PERM TRL	PA0 000
	Truck 6,000 lb. and less	SHOW-ME STATE	000 AA0		Second letter: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, R, or S. "BL6" embossed at upper right.
	Truck 6,000 to 12,000 lb.	SHOW-ME STATE	000 AA0		Second letter: T, U, V, W, X, Y, or Z. "BL12" embossed at upper right.
	U.S. Senate	Member of Congress	USS-1		Black on gold. Number indicates state's senior or junior senator.

Optional types

Optional types on this base continue to be issued, likely until January 2009. Most, if not all, optional types on this base were available in personalized format and with certain non-passenger designations. Where applicable, this designation was printed in a small rectangle screened in the upper right corner of the plate.

Image	Type	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	Conservation
	Fight Terrorism Terrorism Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
	God Bless America God Bless America "God Bless America" is an American patriotic song written by Irving Berlin in 1918 and revised by him in 1938. The later version has notably been recorded by Kate Smith, becoming her signature song ....
	Helping Schools
	Purple Heart Purple Heart The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those who have been wounded or killed while serving on or after April 5, 1917 with the U.S. military. The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is located in New Windsor, New York...
	St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
	Shriners
	Southwest Missouri State University

External links

• Missouri license plates 1969-present