Passenger Plates 1956 To Present
In 1956, the U.S. states and Canadian provinces came to an agreement with the Automobile Manufacturers Association that fixed the size for all passenger vehicle plates at 6 inches (high) by 12 inches (wide), with standardized mounting holes. The 1956 (dated 1957) issue was the first Connecticut license plate that complied with these standards.
1957-1974: White on blue with "CONNECTICUT" embossed at bottom left, the first time the full state name has appeared on plates. Validated annually with metal tabs from 1957 through 1963 and with stickers from 1964 through 2001, although issuance of this base ceased in 1974.
1974-1976: Blue on reflective white. The slogan "Constitution State" made its debut on this base, but the plates did not hold up well and were recalled in 1990. Validated with stickers.
1976-1987: Reflective white on blue with "CONNECTICUT" at bottom and "Constitution State" at top. These plates were retired during the period September 2000 through August 2002. Validated with stickers.
1987-2000: Reflective white on blue with "CONNECTICUT" at top, slogan at bottom, and a silhouette of Connecticut in the top left. These were retired during the same period as their predecessors. Validated with stickers.
2000–present: Navy on screened blue, white, and navy with "CONNECTICUT" at top, slogan at bottom, and a sihouette in the top left. Validation stickers issued through August 2006 for expirations through August 2008. Windshield stickers were issued beginning September 2006 through September 2010. Connecticut has the technology able to scan the registration plates which is the reason for no more windshield registration stickers. The current Connecticut base plate was issued beginning in January 2000 to new registrants. In September 2000, motorists with existing white-on-blue plates were issued new plates bearing their plate permutation, meaning that permutations issued 1957 can be seen on the current base plates.
From 1980 through 1987, all passenger plates were issued as a rear-only plate. Since then, all passenger plates have been issued in pairs.
| Image | First issued | Description | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | White reflective (glass beads) on blue with border line; CONNECTICUT embossed in rectangular font starting at lower left; registration number in same font at bottom left | none | 123·456 AB·1234 |
100·000 to 999·999 AA·1000 to NZ·9999 |
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| 1957 | White reflective (glass beads) on blue with border line; CONNECTICUT embossed in rectangular font starting at lower left; registration number sticker at bottom left | none | 123·456 AB·1234 |
100·000 to 999·999 AA·1000 to NZ·9999 |
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| 1974 | Embossed blue on reflective white with border line; CONNECTICUT embossed in wide rectangular font centered below numbers; registration sticker at top right | CONSTITUTION STATE embossed in smaller version of plate letters above numbers | AB·12341 | PA·1000 to TM·9999 | |
| 1976 | Embossed white hite reflective (glass beads) on blue with border line; CONNECTICUT embossed in plain font centered below numbers; registration sticker at bottom right | CONSTITUTION STATE embossed in same letters as CONNECTICUT above numbers, spanning entire top of plate | AB·12341 | TM·1000 to ZZ·9999 | |
| 1980 | 123·ABC1 | 100·AAA to 999·EVX, excluding C series | |||
| 1987 | Embossed white reflective (glass beads) on blue with border line; CONNECTICUT embossed in plain font centered above numbers; state icon embossed in top left corner; registration sticker at top right | CONSTITUTION STATE embossed in same letters as CONNECTICUT below numbers, spanning entire plate | 123·ABC1 | 100·EVY to 999·NZM, excluding I and L series | |
| 2000-2013 | Dark blue embossed numbers on reflective sky blue gradient fade with embossed border line; dark blue Connecticut screened in serifed font centered at top, with state icon screened at top left corner; registration sticker at top right | Constitution State (same letters as Connecticut but slightly smaller, centered at bottom) | 123·ABC2 | 100·NZN to 999·ZZW, excluding O, Q, and V series | |
| 2013-Forward | Dark blue embossed numbers on reflective sky blue gradient fade with embossed border line; dark blue Connecticut screened in serifed font centered at top, with state icon screened at top left corner; | Constitution State (same letters as Connecticut but slightly smaller, centered at bottom) | A12·34F | Confirmed by CT DMV on January 9, 2013 |
Notes
- 1 Plus remakes of serials issued on previous bases: 123-456 and AB-1234
- 1 Plus remakes of serials issued on previous bases: 123-456, AB-1234, and 123-ABC (serials from 100-AAA to 999-NZM)
- 2 Plus remakes of serials issued on previous bases: 123-456, AB-1234, and 123-ABC (serials from 100-AAA to 999-NZM)
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