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The license plates of Missouri had practical designs over the years which clearly shows the name of the state, the date and the license plate number. Apart from the 1911 issue (Aluminum on Yellow), all of Missouri license plates had a good color contrast. Tips on using Missouri license plates. The plates for passenger vehicles have month coding. The first letter in the plate number corresponds to the month of expiration: A and B are for January, C is for February and so on. The plates must have a year tab (displaying the year of license expiration), which is coded by color. Most Missouri license plates require an expiration year tab, which is color-coded and includes the expiration year of the registration. The tabs are issued when a new or renewal registration transaction is processed. Click here for information on how to replace stolen license plates or tabs. 1915 Missouri good passenger, good color as shown $1 Missouri. 1977 Missouri replacement passenger (lost plate) $7.99 1978 Missouri passenger pair. Replacing a License Plate Sticker In Missouri. Your Missouri license plates is required to display a tab, or sticker, that indicates the expiration year of your registration. The tabs are color coded and you receive them when you register your vehicle for the first time or renew your registration.
About the Missouri License Plate
On August 10, 2021, Missouri will celebrate 200 years of statehood, or its bicentennial. To commemorate this historic occasion, the Missouri Legislature passed a law in 2016 requiring the Department of Revenue to begin a reissuance of license plates with a new bicentennial design, no later than January 1, 2019. The new bicentennial design will replace the Missouri bluebird license plate introduced in 2008.
The License Plate Design Advisory Committee was responsible for determining the new plate design. The committee was made up of the director of the Department of Revenue or his or her designee, the superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the correctional enterprises administrator, the director of the Department of Transportation, the executive director of the State Historical Society of Missouri, and the respective chairpersons of both the Senate and House of Representatives Transportation Committees. (301.125, RSMo)
This design is representative of the entire state, not specific to a certain region. The plate celebrates the bicentennial with red waves at the top of the plate and blue waves at the bottom of the plate to symbolize our Missouri flag and Missouri rivers, which figure prominently in the state’s historic role as a gateway for American exploration and transportation. The design also features Missouri’s state seal in the center of the plate, the years 1821 and 2021, and a star. Additionally, the Missouri State Highway Patrol noted this new design offers the greatest readability of all plates tested for visibility during the day and nighttime hours.
Missouri license plates are made of aluminum and are manufactured by the Missouri Department of Corrections at the Jefferson City Correctional Center. Standard license plates are embossed (raised lettering), while personalized license plates are made by a computer graphics process that produces a flat license plate. This process allows the Department to produce very detailed specialty license plates (which may or may not be personalized) that commemorate a particular organization, activity, or charity. You may view the various specialty license plates by clicking here.
Year Tabs
Most Missouri license plates require an expiration year tab, which is color-coded and includes the expiration year of the registration. The tabs are issued when a new or renewal registration transaction is processed.
Temporary Third License Plate (for motor vehicle with an obscured rear license plate)
If a rear Missouri license plate is obstructed from view by a bicycle rack, luggage rack, or other similar device, the vehicle owner has the option to obtain a Temporary Third License Plate. This 'third license plate' is printed on 8½' x 11' non-secure white paper and will contain the same license plate configuration and expiration date as the permanent license plate assigned to the motor vehicle. It is to be placed in the interior of the vehicle’s rear window such that the driver’s view out of the rear vehicle is not obstructed and the plate configuration is clearly visible from the outside of the vehicle.In order to obtain a Temporary Third License Plate, the vehicle owner must submit the following items to our central office:
- A completed Temporary Third License Plate Application (Form 5429); and
- The $11.00 Temporary Third License Plate fee (includes the $5.00 license fee and $6.00 processing fee).
Applicants should mail the completed form and fee to the address listed on the application form.
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Just so, what color are the tags for 2020?
For vehicles that have a registration expiring and due for renewal in 2019, a green decal should be in the lower right-hand corner of the plate. For vehicles that have a registration expiring and due for renewal in 2020, a white decal should be in the lower right-hand corner of the plate.
Furthermore, what color are registration stickers? Many are color specific for a particular year. The month is usually indicated also. Say green is the currently issued color for 2018 but yellow is still good if the month indicated on that tag hasn't come and gone.
Thereof, what color is the registration sticker for 2019?
MI 2019 License plate sticker color is ORANGEIn my continuing series, You and the LAW, I offer the following for the new year. Right now anyone with a Yellow sticker on their MI license plate is outdated/expired. For 2019 expirations, the color is Orange.
Missouri License Plate Tab Colors 2020
What year are yellow tags?
Missouri License Plate Tag Colors By Year
1970 is the year the basic plate was changed to a blue background with yellow characters.