Arkansas License Plates

Arkansas passenger bases are valid back to 1979:

2006 issue - black on blue fade, white center diamond, top state name and bottom "The Natural State" in darker red, issued from KPG suffix to present, low 135 KPH.

1996 issue - same as the 1979 colors, letters moved to suffix, 001 AAA through KPF suffixes, high 914 KPF.

1989 issue - blue on white, white state name in large red band across top, red on white "Land of Opportunity" at bottom, issued from the POS through ZZZ-999 prefixes.

1979 issue - red on white, blue state name top and bottom "Land of Opportunity", issued from GED through POR prefixes.

OOO series confirmed issued by Dennis Kuo's sighting of 265 OOO. W-series appeared midway through 2014 starting at WAA and reaching approximately WPx by January 2015. The U-series followed at UAA but only reached UHA before moving to WRx-WWZ for the balance of 2015. Remainder of U-suffixes then issued in early-2016 followed by remaining W and then onto X, Y and Z in the normal manner per our data. Current ABC 12D format appeared in April 2021.

Passenger plates are used for several types denoted by a bottom sticker indicating use, such as Public Property, Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran and Fleet Vehicle.

Embossed blue on white confirmed up to 251029.

Changed to black on white by 262540 in 2009.

Reverted to blue on white in the 400-series in 2021.

Black on yellow

After ZZ 999, flipped to 001 AA.

"Perm Trailer" along the bottom.

6,001 to 19,000 lbs GVW. B is constant.

There used to be a Class 1 truck (up to 6,000 lbs GVW) with an A prefix, but this type ceased after 1968 and these vehicles were switched to standard passenger plates.

20,001 to 40,000 lbs GVW. C is constant.

40,001 to 56,000 lbs GVW. D is constant.

56,001 to 60,000 lbs GVW. E is constant.

60,001 to 68,000 lbs GVW. H is constant.

68,001 to 73,280 lbs GVW. J is constant.

73,281 to 80,000 lbs GVW. K is constant. The majority of plates in this weight class are apportioned.

"Arkansas Cattlemen" screened along bottom.

This is one of two "Committed to Education" plates.

The successful Arkansas Ducks Unlimited specialty plate has appeared in a total of three designs since the 1990s. The first design had the logo screened at far left on a white plate background but is no longer issued. The next two current designs have a fully graphic background with either a flying mallard at left or a standing wood duck at right. Flying mallard plates have red numbers while wood duck plates feature them in green.

Do all three graphics share the same number series or should they be tracked in separate buckets?

Game & Fish plates are available in different designs that include Ivory Billed Woodpecker, Black Bear, Black Lab, Butterfly, Deer, Elk, Hummingbird, Largemouth Bass, Mallard Duck, Rainbow Trout, and Wild Turkey.

Green ribbon with red heart on right side of ribbon - stacked O/D flat with embossed numbers in black - "Become an Organ Donor-Give Hope" slogan on base in black - Arkansas in red