Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Wyoming Knowpia

Wyoming
Current series
Size	12 in × 6 in; 30 cm × 15 cm
Material	Aluminum
Serial format	1-12345; 1-1234A; 1/0-12345; (county-coded)
Introduced	June 2024
Availability
Issued by	Wyoming Department of Transportation
History
First issued	1913
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The U.S. state of Wyoming first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1913. As of 2024^[update], plates are issued and regulated by the Wyoming Department of Transportation through its Motor Vehicle Services division.

Wyoming license plates have included an image of a Bucking Horse and Rider since 1936.

Wyoming state law usually requires front and rear license plates. However, on July 1, 2015, a new law took effect that allowed custom and antique vehicles to display only rear plates, as well as vehicles that were originally manufactured without a plate bracket on the front.^[1]

Passenger baseplates

1913 to 1974

In 1956, the United States, Canada, and Mexico came to an agreement with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the Automobile Manufacturers Association and the National Safety Council that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles (except those for motorcycles) at 6 inches (15 cm) in height by 12 inches (30 cm) in width, with standardized mounting holes.^[2] The 1955 (dated 1956) issue was the first Wyoming license plate that complied with these standards.

No slogans were used on passenger plates during the period covered by this subsection.

Dates issued	Design	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
1913	Embossed red serial on white plate; "WYO" at bottom left with silver state seal above	1234	1 to approximately 1600
1914	Embossed white serial on blue plate; "WYO" at bottom left with silver state seal above	1234	1 to approximately 2500
1915	Embossed white serial on black plate; "WYO" at bottom left with embossed state seal above	1234	1 to approximately 4000
1916	Blue serial on white porcelain plate; "WYO." at bottom left with black state seal above	1234	1 to approximately 7000	Only porcelain plate.
1917	Embossed brown serial on light yellow plate with border line; "WYO." at bottom left with silver state seal above	12345	1 to approximately 12500
1918	Embossed white serial on brown plate with border line; "1918 WYO." at left	12345	1 to approximately 18000	First dated plate.
1919	Embossed black serial on light green plate with border line; "1919 WYO" at left	12345	1 to approximately 22000
1920–21	Embossed white serial on dark green plate; "1920 WYO" at left	12345	1 to approximately 30000	Revalidated for 1921 with light green tabs.
1921	Embossed black serial on orange plate; "1921 WYO" at left	12345	30001 to approximately 36500	Issued only to new registrants. Serials continued from where the 1920–21 plates left off.
1922	Embossed navy blue serial on cream plate; "1922 WYO" at left	12345	1 to approximately 28000
1923	Embossed white serial on navy blue plate; "WYO 1923" at left	12345	1 to approximately 36000
1924	Embossed white serial on red plate; "1924 WYO" at left	12345	1 to approximately 39000
1925	Embossed black serial on white plate; "1925 WYO" at left	12345	1 to approximately 45000
1926	Embossed white serial on green plate; white lines at top and bottom borders; "WYO 1926" at left	12345	1 to approximately 45000
1927	Embossed black serial on yellow plate; "1927 WYO" at left	12345	1 to approximately 47000
1928	Embossed yellow serial on navy blue plate; yellow lines at top and bottom borders; "WYO 1928" at left	12345	1 to approximately 49000
1929	Embossed red serial on white plate; red lines at top and bottom borders; "WYO 1929" at left	12345	1 to approximately 52000
1930	Embossed white serial on black plate; white lines at top and bottom borders; "WYOMING 1930" at bottom	1-1234 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)	First use of the full state name.
1931	Embossed green serial on gray plate; green lines at top and bottom borders; "WYOMING 1931" at bottom	1-1234 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
1932	Embossed cream serial on brown plate; cream lines at top and bottom borders; "WYOMING 1932" at bottom	1-1234 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
1933	Embossed black serial on white plate; black lines at top and bottom borders; "WYOMING 1933" at bottom	1-1234 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
1934	Embossed white serial on dark red plate; white lines at top and bottom borders; "WYOMING 1934" at bottom	1-1234 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
1935	Embossed blue serial on white plate; blue lines at top and bottom borders; "WYOMING 1935" at bottom	1-1234 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
1936	Embossed black serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on white plate with border line; "1936 WYOMING" at top	1-1234 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)	First use of the Bucking Horse and Rider.
1937	Embossed yellow serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on brown plate with border line; "1937 WYOMING" at top	1-1234 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)	Issued in the colors of the University of Wyoming, in honor of its 50th anniversary.^[3]
1938	Embossed yellow serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on navy blue plate with border line; "1938 WYOMING" at top	1-1234 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
1939	Embossed navy blue serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on golden yellow plate with border line; "1939 WYOMING" at bottom	1-1234 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
1940	Embossed white serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on turquoise plate with border line; "1940 WYOMING" at top	1-1234 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
1941	Embossed red serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on white plate with border line; "1941 WYOMING" at top	1-1234 2-A123 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)	One-letter, three-digit serials issued in Laramie County after 2-9999 was reached. This occurred again in 1942.
1942	Embossed black serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on white plate with border line; "1942 WYOMING" at top	1-1234 2-A123 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
1943	Embossed golden yellow serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on black plate with border line; "1943 WYOMING" at top	1-12345 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)	Five-digit serials issued in Laramie County after 2-9999 was reached; this occurred on each subsequent base through 1955. Natrona County followed suit from 1949.
1944	Black serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on golden yellow fiberboard plate with border line; "1944 WYOMING" at top	1-12345 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)	Manufactured on soybean-based fiberboard due to metal conservation for World War II.
1945	Embossed black serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on white plate with border line; "1945 WYOMING" at top	1-12345 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
1946	Embossed green serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on beige plate with border line; "1946 WYOMING" at top	1-12345 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
1947	Embossed white serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on black plate with border line; "1947 WYOMING" at top	1-12345 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
1948	Embossed brown serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on golden yellow plate with border line; "1948 WYOMING" at top	1-12345 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
1949	Embossed red serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on white plate with border line; "1949 WYOMING" at bottom	1-12345 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
1950	Embossed white serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on black plate with border line; "1950 WYOMING" at top	1-12345 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
1951	Embossed black serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on white plate with border line; "1951 WYOMING" at top	1-12345 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
1952	Embossed yellow serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on black plate with border line; "52 WYOMING" at bottom	1-12345 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
1953	Embossed white serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on black plate with white border line; "53 WYOMING" at bottom	1-12345 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
1954	Embossed black serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on white plate with border line; "54 WYOMING" at bottom	1-12345 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
1955	Embossed yellow serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on black plate with border line; "55 WYOMING" at top	1-12345 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
1956	Embossed white serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on black plate with border line; "56 WYOMING" at bottom	1-1234 1-123A 1/0-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)	First 6" x 12" plate. Stacked county codes introduced in two-digit counties; all serials restricted to four characters in length.
1957	Embossed yellow serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on black plate with border line; "WYO 57" at top right	1-1234 1-123A 1/0-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
1958	Embossed yellow serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on green plate with border line; "WYO 58" at bottom right	1-1234 1-123A 1/0-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
1959	Embossed white serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on black plate with border line; "WYO 59" at top right	1-1234 1-123A 1/0-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
1960	Embossed yellow serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on black plate with border line; "WYO 60" at bottom right	1-1234 1-123A 1/0-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
1961	Embossed white serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on red plate with border line; "WYO 61" at top right	1-1234 1-123A 1/0-1234 1/0-123A	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
1962	Embossed white serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on Columbia blue plate with border line; "WYO 62" at bottom right	1-1234 1-123A 1/0-1234 1/0-123A	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
1963	Embossed white serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on black plate with border line; "WYO 63" at top right	1-1234 1-123A 1/0-1234 1/0-123A	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
1964	Embossed white serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on red plate with border line; "WYO 64" at bottom right	1-1234 1-123A 1-A123 1/0-1234 1/0-123A	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
1965	Embossed yellow serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on black plate with border line; "WYO 65" at top right	1-1234 1-123A 1-A123 1/0-1234 1/0-123A	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
1966	Embossed white serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on dark green plate with border line; "WYO 66" at bottom right	1-1234 1-123A 1-A123 1/0-1234 1/0-123A	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
1967	Embossed white serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on red plate with border line; "WYO 67" at top right	1-1234 1-123A 1-A123 1/0-1234 1/0-123A	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
1968	Embossed yellow serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on brown plate with border line; "WYO 68" at bottom right	1-1234 1-123A 1-A123 1/0-1234 1/0-123A	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
1969	Embossed white serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on dark blue plate with border line; "WYO 69" at top right	1-1234 1-123A 1-A123 1/0-1234 1/0-123A	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
1970	Embossed yellow serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on dark green plate with border line; "WYO 70" at bottom right	1-1234 1-123A 1-A123 1/0-1234 1/0-123A	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
1971	Embossed white serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on black plate with border line; "WYO 71" at top right	1-1234 1-123A 1-A123 1/0-1234 1/0-123A	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
1972	Embossed brown serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on yellow plate with border line; "WYO 72" at bottom right	1-1234 1-123A 1-A123 1/0-1234 1/0-123A	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)	Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 1972 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the first time Wyoming was so honored.
1973	Embossed black serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on white plate with border line; "WYO 73" at top right	1-1234 1-123A 1-A123 1/0-1234 1/0-123A	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
1974	As 1972 base, but with "WYO 74" at bottom right	1-1234 1-123A 1-A123 1/0-1234 1/0-123A	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)

1975 to present

Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
1975–77	Embossed light blue serial and screened light blue Bucking Horse and Rider on white plate with light blue border line; red band screened at bottom containing "19 WYOMING 75" in white	"THE SPIRIT OF '76 — In the American West!" screened in red Wild West-style font centered at top	1-1234 1-123A 1-A123 1-A/B123 1/0-1234 1/0-123A	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)	Revalidated for 1976 and 1977 with stickers. Five-character serials, with two stacked letters, issued in Laramie and Natrona Counties from 1977 after four-character serials were exhausted.
1978–82	Embossed brown serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on white plate; brown wooden fence graphic screened at bottom; "WYOMING" screened in Wild West-style font on wooden sign graphic at top, offset to right; "78" screened in same manner at top left	none	1-1234 1-123A/B 1/0-1234 1/0-123A/B	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)	Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 1978 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the second time Wyoming was so honored.
1983 – December 1987	Embossed brown serial and screened brown Bucking Horse and Rider on yellow plate; brown wooden fence graphic screened at bottom; "WYOMING" screened in brown at top, offset to right; "83" screened at top left	none	1-1234 1-123A/B 1/0-1234 1/0-123A/B	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
January 1988 – December 1992	Embossed red serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on graphic plate featuring white cloud-covered mountains against a blue sky; "Wyoming" screened in dark blue at top, offset to right	"1890 Centennial 1990" screened in dark blue at bottom	1-1234 1-123A/B 1/0-1234 1/0-123A/B	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)	Commemorated Wyoming's 100 years of statehood.
January 1993 – December 1999	Embossed dark blue serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on graphic plate with blue, green and yellow mountains against a pale blue sky; "Wyoming" screened in dark blue at top, offset to right	none	1-1234 1-123A/B 1/0-1234 1/0-123A/B	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
January 2000 – early 2005	Embossed black serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on graphic plate with Devils Tower screened at right against a cloudy blue sky; "WYOMING" screened in white at bottom, offset to right	none	1-1234 1-123A 1-12AB 1-1ABC 1/0-1234 1/0-123A 1/0-12AB	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)	Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 2000 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the third time Wyoming was so honored.
October 2001^[4] – December 2008	As above, but with serial and Bucking Horse and Rider screened rather than embossed	none	1-1234 1-123A 1-12AB 1-1ABC 1/0-1234 1/0-123A 1/0-12AB	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)	Bucking Horse and Rider originally the same shape as on embossed plates, but later given greater detail. Each county started issuing screened plates after exhausting their supplies of embossed plates.
January 2008 – December 2016	Screened black serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on graphic plate featuring the Teton Range, with cloudy blue sky above and green forest below; "WYOMING" screened in white centered at bottom	none	1-12345 1-1234A 10-12345	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)	Full-size county codes for two-digit counties, and serials with five full-size characters, used for the first time since 1955. Issued only to 2-year registrants in 2008, all remaining motorists received the plate during 2009, replacing the previous base by the end of the year.
January 2016 – December 2024	Screened black serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on graphic plate featuring the Green River Lakes and Squaretop Mountain against a cloudy blue sky; golden yellow rope border around plate; "WYOMING" screened in yellow centered at top	none	1-12345 1-1234A 1/0-12345	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)	Issued only to 2-year registrants in 2016. All remaining motorists received the plate during 2017, replacing the previous base by the end of the year.
June 2024 – present	Screened white serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on on navy blue and gray graphic of the state flag; red and white border around plate; "WYOMING" screened navy blue outlined in white centered at top	"travelwyoming.com" screened at bottom center; "That's WY" screened at bottom right	1A-123A 1/0A-123A ^[5] 1A-1234^[a] 1/0A-1234^[a]	Coded by county of issuance and vehicle type (1A or 1/0A)^[7]	Available for 2-year registrants in 2024. Will replace all previous plates during 2025.^[7]

Non-passenger plates

First issued in 2008.

Type	Design	Serial format	Notes
Apportioned	As Teton Range passenger base; "APPORTIONED" at top	A12345
Apportioned Trailer	As Teton Range passenger base; "APPORTIONED" at top	T/R/L A12345	No Bucking Horse and Rider.
Commercial	As Teton Range passenger base; "COMMERCIAL" at top	1-1234 10-1234 Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
Exempt – City	As Teton Range passenger base; "EXEMPT" at top	C/I/T/Y-1234
Exempt – County		C/O-1234
Exempt – State		S-1234
Exempt – University of Wyoming		U/W-123
Multi-purpose Vehicle (MPV)	As Green River and Squaretop Mountain passenger base; "MPV" at top with orange border	1-1234 10-1234 Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)	No Bucking Horse and Rider.
Truck	As Teton Range passenger base; "TRUCK" at top	1-12345 10-12345 Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)

Previous non-passenger plates

Image	Type	First issued	Design	Serial format	Notes
	House Trailer	1993	As 1993 passenger base, but without Bucking Horse and Rider; "HOUSE TRL" embossed at bottom	1 H/T 1234 1/0 H/T 1234 Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)

Specialty plates

First issued in 2017 (except for the Wildlife Conservation plate).

Type	Design	Serial format	Notes
Amateur Radio	As Squaretop Mountain passenger base; "AMATEUR RADIO" at bottom	FCC call sign
Disabled Veteran	As Squaretop Mountain passenger base; national flag at left and "DISABLED VETERAN" at bottom	D/V1234
Emergency Medical Technician	As Squaretop Mountain passenger base; Star of Life at left and "EMERGENCY MED TECH" at bottom	E/T1234
Firefighter	As Squaretop Mountain passenger base; firefighter badge at left and "FIRE FIGHTER" at bottom	F/F1234
Gold Star Family	As Squaretop Mountain passenger base; Gold Star graphic and "REMEMBER THE FALLEN" over national flag at left and "GOLD STAR FAMILY" at bottom	G/S1234
National Guard	As Squaretop Mountain passenger base; Wyoming Military Department logo at left and "NATIONAL GUARD" at bottom	N/G1234
Pearl Harbor Survivor	As Squaretop Mountain passenger base; national flag at left and "PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR" at bottom	P/S1234
Pioneer	Screened white on black; "PIONEER" at top, offset to right	W/Y/O-1234
Prestige	As Squaretop Mountain passenger base	County code followed by any acceptable combination of up to five letters and numbers, personalized by owner
Prisoner of War	As Squaretop Mountain passenger base; POW-MIA badge at left and "PRISONER OF WAR" at bottom	P/W1234
Purple Heart Recipient	As Squaretop Mountain passenger base; Purple Heart medal graphic at left and "COMBAT WOUNDED" at bottom	P/H1234
University of Wyoming	Screened brown on gold; "UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING" at bottom	1-1234 1/0-1234 Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)	'A' type code between county code and Bucking Horse and Rider.
Veteran	As Squaretop Mountain passenger base; seal of branch of service over national flag at left and "VETERAN" at bottom	A/F1234 (Air Force) A/R1234 (Army) C/G1234 (Coast Guard) M/C1234 (Marine Corps) M/M1234 (Merchant Marine) N/A1234 (Navy)
Wildlife Conservation	Screened yellow on graphic plate featuring mule deer in grass; "WILDLIFE CONSERVATION" at bottom	W/C1234	Introduced January 2019.

County codes

Campbell County license plates on display at Campbell County Rockpile Museum in Gillette

Code	County
1	Natrona
2	Laramie
3	Sheridan
4	Sweetwater
5	Albany
6	Carbon
7	Goshen
8	Platte
9	Big Horn
10	Fremont
11	Park
12	Lincoln
13	Converse
14	Niobrara
15	Hot Springs
16	Johnson
17	Campbell
18	Crook
19	Uinta
20	Washakie
21	Weston
22	Teton
23	Sublette
99	Rental vehicle

Notes

^ ^a ^b Reserved for existing holders of numbers containing four digits of less^[6]

References

^ "Wyoming Bill to Provide Single License Plate Signed Into Law". SEMA. March 5, 2015. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
^ Garrish, Christopher (October 2016). "Reconsidering the Standard Plate Size". Plates. Vol. 62, no. 5. Automobile License Plate Collectors Association.
^ "New Wyoming Auto License Plates Appear". Weston County Gazette. Upton. October 15, 1936. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
^ Turnbull, Andrew. "March of the Flats". The Andrew Turnbull Network. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
^ "Video: New Wyoming License Plates Coming in 2025". Wyo Today. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
^ Smith, Leigh Reagan. "New license plates coming to Wyo in 2025". Buckrail. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b Jean, Renée. "Wyoming's New License Plates Made In A Secret Warehouse Called 'Area 51'". Cowboy State Daily. Retrieved 8 May 2024.

External links

Wyoming license plates, 1969–present

[a-7] Reserved for existing holders of numbers containing four digits of less^[6]

[1] "Wyoming Bill to Provide Single License Plate Signed Into Law". SEMA. March 5, 2015. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2016.

[2] Garrish, Christopher (October 2016). "Reconsidering the Standard Plate Size". Plates. Vol. 62, no. 5. Automobile License Plate Collectors Association.

[3] "New Wyoming Auto License Plates Appear". Weston County Gazette. Upton. October 15, 1936. Retrieved January 28, 2016.

[4] Turnbull, Andrew. "March of the Flats". The Andrew Turnbull Network. Retrieved December 24, 2014.

[wyotoday-5] "Video: New Wyoming License Plates Coming in 2025". Wyo Today. Retrieved 8 May 2024.

[buckrail-6] Smith, Leigh Reagan. "New license plates coming to Wyo in 2025". Buckrail. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

[cowboystatedaily-8] Jean, Renée. "Wyoming's New License Plates Made In A Secret Warehouse Called 'Area 51'". Cowboy State Daily. Retrieved 8 May 2024.

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Current series

Size	12 in × 6 in 30 cm × 15 cm
Material	Aluminum
Serial format	1-12345 1-1234A 1/0-12345 (county-coded)
Introduced	June 2024 (2024-06)
Availability
Issued by	Wyoming Department of Transportation
History
First issued	1913 (1913)
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