Vehicle Registration Plates of New Jersey - Issuance and Validation

Issuance and Validation

Passenger plates were issued in pairs 1908 to present except for 1944, 1945, and 1946. New plates were issued every year until 1943 due to wartime restrictions. From 1943 until 1952 plates were issued yearly. Between 1953 to 1956 metal tabs were issued for revalidation of plates. In 1956 revalidation began with front windshield stickers. In 1999 the state tried revalidating plates with stickers, but that scheme ended in 2004 with stickers issued to expire in 2005. Since then passenger plates have been revalidated with just the registration card issued to the driver.