Indiana License Plates

LicensePlates.cc Staff - 15 Mar ’17

John Northup - 10 Jun ’10

This is the new general reissue plate that became available Dec. 27, 2012. It is replacing the 2008 base. This base was due for replacement in 2018, but Indiana is changing from a five year plate cycle to seven years, so it could remain in use until 2020.

Keith Foreman advises the county number in black is also screened like the plate number and is in the lower right corner. The year 14 is also screened in the upper right corner, also black in color.

The lettering of this new base seems to be as erratic as the last base.

Lows: 358AA and 348A (Highs contributor Daniel Hayford has 348A, and that is the lowest he has seen.)

Tracking highs on this issue will probably be impossible because numbers are being carried over from the 2008 base to this one upon renewal.

Kyle Wasson - 13 Aug ’13

Flat

Black on white like lower weight trucks. INDIANA at top and APPORTIONED on the bottom.

Chris Martin - 2 Apr ’24

Alex P - 26 Mar ’24

Red on white. Not a common plate, it can be observed on non-motorized equipment like LCV dolly converters or mobile traffic solar powered signs. Only observed in the "nnn E" format.

Martin Houle - 27 Apr ’14

Jacob Newkirk - 20 Apr ’10

MFG DLR on bottom, red on white flat.

Logan Dihel - 19 Nov ’23

Motorcycle formats are M000A and M000AA.

M554M and M820CR have been reported.

Veteran Motorcycle - V/B495

Andrew Turnbull - 3 Jan ’19

Kyle - 10 Nov ’23

Dark blue on white background with generic police shield to the left of the serial.

Kyle - 16 Oct ’22

Indiana has three types of new 8 character Semi-Trailer plates. The first uses an "SE" prefix and is flat with red characters on a white background and uses validation stickers. The second type uses an "SP" prefix and is flat with black characters on a white (or light gray) background and does not have stickers, but has "NO" and "EXP" in the upper left and right corners.

SP low: SP338AAA

SP high: SP139SMS 2014-04-10 Keith Foreman

SE low: SE205AAA

The SF series is the latest to appear. Color is black on tan. INDIANA at top, SEMI-TRAILER at bottom.

SF high: SF772AAC 2014-05-01 Keith Foreman

Keith also reports SE138B, which doesn't fit in with what is currently in use.

Chris Martin - 21 Dec ’20

Kyle - 10 Nov ’23

John Farkas - 13 Apr ’24

Previously blue on white. TR103AAA reported as a low. Weight class (3,000 or 5,000) indicated at the bottom. Keith Foreman speculates that Indiana is using a random issue on these, somewhat similar to what they are doing with standard Pass. plates since it is unlikely they would issue that many Trailer plates.

Kyle - 21 Aug ’22

Isaac Wilson IV - 10 Apr ’22

Series debuted in 2013. Flat Black on white. The state name is top center, and a sticker with gross weight is on the bottom in black on white. The Mo/Day expiration sticker is in the upper left, and the year 14 is screened in the upper right. The county number is screened in black on white in the lower right. Thanks to Keith Foreman for these details. New issues are completely flat without any actual stickers. All Truck series reported so far have been in the Lxx and Mxx suffixes.

Bobby Fergione - 18 Dec ’23

Willie C. Brock, Jr. - 15 Oct ’15

This type first appeared in an all-numeric format, but changed to the D123A format, and then the current D123AA format.

Martin Houle - 23 Sep ’21

This plate is on its third design. When introduced in 1998, it featured Garfield, the cat from the comic strip of the same name. Jim Davis, the originator of Garfield, is an Indiana native. This is a flat plate. E/A has also been used. E/P has been seen embossed.

Kyle - 4 Feb ’22

Environment plates have been issued with a number of prefixes. The prefix denotes which environmental organization or cause receives funding from the sale of that particular plate. The motorist specifies the organization.

A/D - Arbor Day Foundation

H/T - Indiana Heritage Trust

D/U - Ducks Unlimited Martin Houle reports DU3652 on 2014-04-27. Letters are no longer stacked.

Q/U - Quails Unlimited

E/N, B/D, C/N, and R/T also observed.

Danny K. - 22 Jun ’23

2012 issue, redesigned in the 3 letter/3 number format. Most IGWT plates spotted so far have been in the R series, but they have also been reported in the A, B, E, I, K, L, N, R, S, T, U, V, and Z series.

Original issue:

In God We Trust plates have a numbered county code decal in the lower right corner.

It is impossible to list a high for these since many stacked prefixes are in use without any way to track the order of issuance. Prefixes reported include: AE AH AI AJ AK AN AP AO BQ BV CD CE CH CI CJ CO CU CV CW CZ DG DH DO DQ DT DW DZ EG EH EJ EK EL EQ ET EV FG FT GA GB GG GH GJ GK GL GN GR GT GU GX GZ HJ IA IE IG II IJ IM IN IQ IR IX IY IZ JA JB JE JF JH JI JJ JK JL JM JN JP JQ JR JT JX JY JZ KM KR KW KY KZ LA LE LF LH LJ LK LL LO LR LT LV MB ME MH MI MJ MQ MW MY NE NJ NK NQ NW NY NZ OA OG OH OJ OK QA QD QE QF QG QH QI QJ QK QL QM QN QO QQ QT QW QX QY QZ PK RG RL RM RQ RW TC TG TH TI TK TL TO TR UP VM WB WD WE WG WH WI WJ WM WO WQ WU WW XB XC XJ XL XM XN XP XQ XZ YE YH YM YN YT ZA ZB ZC ZD ZG ZH ZJ ZK ZL ZM ZN ZT ZY ZZ

Eric Sivertsen reports seeing A/O 3 online, which belongs to St. Rep Woody Burton, who was one of the people responsible for the legislation for these plates. The county sticker was 41.

2012 series: 3 letters/3 numbers. no spacing. County number is screened at lower right.

Ross Day - 14 Apr ’22

Martin Houle - 27 Apr ’14

Newer flat style, unstacked prefix

H/H also observed on embossed type

C/C, H/R, and I/U observed on flat

Kyle - 4 Feb ’22

Flat

Originally embossed in the N/D series. Jeremiah White reports a low of N/D 6.

Jeremiah White - 26 Jun ’09

Flat

This is the new issue without a stacked prefix.

Danny K. - 22 Jun ’23

A/M, G/I, S/T prefixes also used

Motorcycle: SX101 2014-01-10 Willie C. Brock, Jr.

Kyle - 4 Feb ’22

Joey Hurd - 18 Jul ’06

DF and DH prefixes are used for DAV plates now in the DF123A and DH123A formats. The wheelchair logo precedes the number. David Wilson reports DF129A and DH439A.

Kyle - 16 Oct ’22

No longer issued. In 2012, this type was replaced by plates recognizing individual branches of service. Flat, black on white. Letters are no longer stacked. "Hoosier Vet" on bottom of plate. Logo on left side of plate, followed by letters and numbers with no spacing. The V/V prefix was used originally on earlier plates with stacked letters. Other prefixes used include: A/V, H/V, V/H, and V/X.

Kyle - 21 Aug ’22

Jim Sadler - 14 Jul ’11

Allen County (Fort Wayne)

Charles Humphrey - 11 Jun ’03

St. Joseph County (South Bend)

Eric Tanner - 20 Jan ’03

Dan Mergard - 9 Jan ’08

Bradley Gallagher - 5 Nov ’07

Dan Mergard - 20 Feb ’08

Joey Hurd - 23 Oct ’07

Bradley Gallagher - 5 Nov ’07

Originally embossed. Flattened in 2006.

Eric Tanner - 7 Mar ’07

New truck plates are all-numeric, with a weight sticker (i.e., TRUCK 10,000) at the top.

Truck low - 1801

Keith Foreman - 19 Jan ’13