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West Virginia License Plates

The current base was issued during 1995, and it is the only current base.

Monthly system in use. New slogan (www.callwva.com) began Jan. 2001 with the 1X series, but it has since been dropped from most types.

Stickers

11 - blue on white

12 - white on green

13 - black on orange

14 - black on yellow

15 - white on black

16 - blue on white

Standard Passenger Plates

Nov

N13 436A

Andrew Sobel - Jan 12 ’24

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Screened 2016 sticker, no www.callwva.com

Web site dropped on November plates between NGK and NGL series.

This series has been seen up to NMR 986 with the screened 2011 sticker. The NMX series has a 2011 sticker, which probably covers a screened 2012 sticker.

NPR skipped

From Tiger: All Nov 2015 plates as naturals use a sticker. This was confirmed for NTL, so should be assumed until a higher number yields the screened in sticker by observation. It is unclear why this is so. Sometimes the DMV will use leftover stock having a previously screened in sticker at haphazard times.

Dec

D20 338A

Bobby F - Aug 18 ’24

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Web site dropped between DGK and DGL series.

Tiger Joe advises that the DLX thru DMA series have a 2011 sticker, not screened. This is consistent with the observations of the Nov. case. The last time this anomaly occurred to his knowledge was in late 2005 (2006 plates for Oct, Nov and Dec that were stickered because they covered the 2007 screened in sticker that first appeared with the drop of the www.) Note that DLX-DMA series has been observed with 2011 sticker.

Non-passenger Plates

Motorcycle

G6U858

David R. Wilson - Aug 30 ’24

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Current high has screened Feb. 1, 2016 sticker.

Screened JUL 08 sticker up to about G52000

JUL09 sticker up to about G65000

Screened JUL09 sticker up to about G68000

JUL10 sticker up to about G77000

Screened JUL10 sticker to about G81000

FEB 1, 2011 sticker up to about G85000

Currently FEB 1, 2014 sticker covering screened 2013

After reaching G99999, the series continued in the G1A123 format.

It appears G1A999 is followed by the G1B series, which is not a good choice because the B is easily confused by the number '8' which can appear in this position.

State Owned

ST-4550

Tiger Joe Sallmen - Jun 29 ’15

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White in green (debossed)

This series was previously 5 digit all numeric. Numbers ended around the 78-000 block. No two digit number have been seen on the current style, so numbering probably started at ST 100.

Separate series exist for City (CT) and County (CY.)

T/A = Transit Authority : Transit buses that fall under that State authority, typically city or county bus line. Plates were introduced around 2006.

T/A 728 2014-05-19

Temporary (Print on Demand)

611-566

Isaac Schaeffer - Jun 26 ’24

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This is the computerized temporary tag, and the number is shared between any service that is qualified to print out and issue such tags, such as higher volume dealers and license services. It negates the need to stock cardboard temp tags as they can be printed out on a computer printer.

Specialty Plates

Sesquicentennial

SQ
069712

Lev - Jul 19 ’23

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Tiger Joe reports that this is a no-cost optional available in person at any DMV branch. It is unclear how long they will be available, and there is no information at all on them on the DMV website. The plate was unveiled on Oct 4th by the Governor Earl Ray Tomblin. The initial order of plates ran through 070000.

Low: S/Q000005

Military and Veteran Plates