Vehicle registration plates of New Jersey

Current New Jersey license plate

The U.S. state of New Jersey first required its residents to register their motor vehicles in 1903. Registrants had to provide their own license plates for display until 1908, when the state began to supply plates.^[1] Plates are currently issued by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.

All bases of all classes of plates from 1959 to present are still valid for display in New Jersey. Since 2004, passenger plates have no requirement to display proof of valid registration, using only the registration card issued to the driver, which is stored in the glove box or on the person. New Jersey issues both front and rear license plates for almost all classes of vehicles, but "USED CAR DLR", "NEW CAR DLR", "BICYCLE", "TRICYCLE", "SCOOTER", "MOTORCYCLE", "OXBOARD", "TRAILER", and "SEGWAY" plates only issue rear.

Issuance and validation

Passenger plates were issued in pairs 1908 to present except for 1944, 1945, and 1946. New plates were issued every year until 1943 due to wartime restrictions. From 1943 until 1952 plates were issued yearly. Between 1953 and 1956 metal tabs were issued for re-validation of plates. In 1956 re validation began with front windshield stickers. In 1999 the state tried re-validating plates with stickers, but that scheme ended in 2004 with stickers issued to expire in 2005. Some non-passenger plates stickers extended to 2010 with stickers issued to expire in 2011 (2014 for trailer plates only) Since then passenger and non-passenger plates have been re-validated with just the registration card issued to the driver.

Passenger baseplates

1908 to 1958

In 1956, the U.S. states and Canadian provinces 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 first New Jersey license plate that complied with these standards was a modification of the 1952 plate, introduced in 1956.

Image	First issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	1908	Gold lettering and blue background painted on porcelain-coated steel base	none	12345	1 to approximately 45000	Steel registration seal on right side between "N.J." and "08"
	1909	White lettering and black background painted on porcelain-coated steel base	none	12345	1 to approximately 20000	Steel registration seal on right side between "N.J." and "09". Made in Philadelphia PA, this lasted until 1915.
	1910	Black lettering and yellow background painted on porcelain-coated steel base	none	12345	1 to approximately 25000	Steel registration seal on left side between "N.J." and "10"
	1911	Red lettering and white background painted on porcelain-coated steel base	none	12345	1 to approximately 35000	Steel registration seal on right side between "N.J." and "11"
	1912	Yellow lettering and blue background painted on porcelain-coated steel base	none	12345	1 to approximately 45000	Steel registration seal on left side between "N.J." and "12"
	1913	Red lettering and white background painted on porcelain-coated steel base	none	12345	1 to approximately 50000	Steel registration seal on right side between "N.J." and "13"
	1914	White lettering on red background painted on porcelain-coated steel base	none	12345	1 to approximately 65000	Steel registration seal on left side between "N.J." and "14"
	1915	White lettering on green background painted on porcelain-coated steel base	none	12345	1 to approximately 80000	Steel registration seal on right side between "N.J." and "15"
	1916	Embossed white lettering on brown plate with border line; "NJ" and "16" embossed at left.	none	12345 A1234	1 to 99999 A1 to approximately O99	No steel registration seal. Letter dies used through 1917 but came back in 1926. "A" and "O" were used for 1916. "A" "B" "N" "O" and "X" were used for 1917.
	1917	Embossed white lettering on blue plate with border line; "NJ" and "17" embossed at right.	none	12345 A1234	1 to 99999 A1 to approximately X9999	No steel registration seal
	1918	Embossed blue lettering on white plate with border line; "N. J. - 1918" embossed at top.	none	123456	1 to approximately 150000
	1919	Embossed white lettering on gray plate with border line; "N. J. - 1919" embossed at top.	none	123456	1 to approximately 110000
	1920	Embossed white lettering on red plate with border line; "N. J. - 1920" embossed at top.	none	123456	1 to approximately 120000
	1921	Embossed white lettering on forest green plate with border line; "N. J. - 1921" embossed at top.	none	123456	1 to approximately 220000	1 plate has the stamped year for 1920 and then overstamped for 1921 so far 213948 is the only overstamped plate known.
	1922	Embossed white lettering on black plate with border line; "N. J. - 1922" embossed at top.	none	123456	1 to approximately 120000
	1923	Embossed orange lettering on black plate with border line; "N. J. - 23" embossed at top.	none	123456	1 to approximately 150000
	1924	As 1920 base but with "N. J. - 1924" embossed at top.	none	123456	1 to approximately 250000
	1925	Embossed silver lettering on midnight blue plate with border line; "N. J. - 25" embossed at top.	none	123456	1 to approximately 465000
	1926	Embossed white lettering on orange plate with border line; "N. J. - 1926" embossed at top.	none	A12345	unknown	County letter code at left
	1927	As 1921 base but with "N. J. - 27." embossed at top.	none	A12345	unknown	County letter code at left. First license plate to have seriffs, this die modification made these plates more readable.
	1928	Embossed white lettering on sky-blue plate with border line; "N. J. - 1928" embossed at top.	none	A12345	unknown	County letter code at left
	1929	As 1922 base but with "N. J. - 29." embossed at top.	none	A12345	unknown	County letter code at left
	1930	As 1919 base but with "N. J. - 1930" embossed at top.	none	A12345	unknown	County letter code at left
	1931	As 1920 base but with "N. J. - 31." embossed at top.	none	A12345	unknown	County letter code at left
	1932	As 1922 base but with "N. J. - 1932" embossed at top.	none	A12345	unknown	County letter code at left
	1933	As 1923 base but with "N. J. - '33." embossed at top.	none	A12345	unknown	County letter code at left
	1934	Embossed mint green lettering on black plate with border line; "N. J. - 1934" embossed at top.	none	A12345	unknown	County letter code at left
	1935	As 1922 base but with "N. J. - '35." embossed at top.	none	A12345	unknown	County letter code at left
	1936	As 1923 base but with "N. J. - 1936" embossed at top.	none	A12345	unknown	County letter code at left
	1937	As 1934 base but with "N. J. - '37." embossed at top.	none	A12345	unknown	County letter code at left. This and the 1938 license plate (below) are the only license plates to have 8 holes instead of 4.
	1938	As 1922 base but with "N. J. - 1938" embossed at top.	none	A12345	unknown	County letter code at left
	1939	As 1923 base but with "NJ 39" embossed at right.	none	A/B 123 A/B 12A	Coded by county (A/B)	2 versions of these 1939 plates are shown 1 with the slots (the standard) and 1 with bolt holes.
	1940	As 1934 base but with "NJ 40" embossed at right.	none	A/B 123 A/B 12A	Coded by county (A/B)
	1941	As 1922 base but with "N.J. '41" embossed at bottom.	none	A/B 123 A/B 12A	Coded by county (A/B)	Courtesy plates had "NJ 41" embossed at right. This is the first NJ license plate that the letters are not the same size as the numbers.
	1942	Embossed yellow lettering on black plate with border line; "N.J. 1942" embossed at bottom.	none	A/B 123 A/B 12A	Coded by county (A/B)	Courtesy plates had "NJ 42" embossed at right, but both are revalidated for 1943 with tabs. The following year tab 1944 was used only for Boats.
	1944	Embossed black lettering on straw plate with border line; "N.J. '44" embossed at bottom.	none	A/B 123 A/B 12A	Coded by county (A/B)
	1945	Embossed blue lettering on straw plate with border line; "N.J. 1945" embossed at bottom.	none	A/B 123 A/B 12A	Coded by county (A/B)
	1946	As 1944 base but with "N.J. '46" embossed at top.	none	A/B 123 A/B 12A	Coded by county (A/B)
	1947	As 1945 base but with "N.J. 1947" embossed at bottom.	none	A/B 123 A/B 12A	Coded by county (A/B)
	1948	As 1944 base but with "N.J. '48" embossed at top.	none	A/B 123 A/B 12A	Coded by county (A/B)
	1949	Embossed straw lettering on black plate with border line; "N.J. 1949" embossed at bottom.	none	A/B 123 A/B 12A	Coded by county (A/B)
	1950	As 1944 base but with "N.J. '50" embossed at top.	none	A/B 123 A/B 12A	Coded by county (A/B)
	1951	As 1949 base but with "N.J. 1951" at bottom.	none	A/B 1234 A/B 123 A/B 12A	Coded by county (A/B)
	1952	Embossed orange lettering on black plate with border line; "N. 52 J." embossed at bottom.	none	A/B 123 A/B 12A A/B A12 A/B 1A2 A/B 1234	Coded by county (A/B)	Revalidated for 1953, 1954 (shown in photo), 1955 and 1956 (also shown in photo) with tabs (Passenger) 1957, 1958, 1959, and 1960 with tabs (Non-Passenger).
	1957	As above but changed to 6" x 12" size, and with stacked "NJ" embossed at right	none	A/B 1234	Coded by county (A/B)	Revalidated for 1958 with windshield stickers. The older 1952 plates (by now dated "56") were also validated with windshield stickers.

1959 to present

All New Jersey passenger plates issued since 1959 are still valid on the roads today.

Image	First issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	1959	Embossed black lettering on buff plate, non-reflective, "N.J." embossed in wide block letters centered at top	"GARDEN STATE" embossed in plain block letters centered at bottom	ABC-123; Square dot used as dash	AAA-100 to RHZ-9991, 2	Two different "B" dies were used from 1959-60 one with the New Jersey "B" die (the standard) and one with the Arkansas "B" die
	1969	As above, but reflective			RIA-100 to SZZ-9991, 2, 5	Experimental plates. Some of these plates had the heavy steel backing.
	1970	As above, but non-reflective as from 1959–69			UAA-100 to YZZ-9991, 2, 5
	1973			123-ABC; Square dot used as dash	100-AAA to 999-HBZ2, 5
	1977	As above, but with "NEW JERSEY" embossed in plain block letters centered at top			100-HCA to 999-KZZ2, 5	First use of the full state name on passenger plates. Two different dies were used for the state name during 1978 – one with a narrow 'W' (the standard), and the other with a wide 'W' somewhere in between IDX and JPY.
	1979	Embossed buff lettering on medium blue plate, non-reflective, "NEW JERSEY" embossed in plain block letters centered at top	"GARDEN STATE" embossed in plain block letters centered at bottom	123-ABC; New Jersey state icon used as dash	100-LAA to 999-ZZZ2, 5	Some of these plates were overpainted.
	1985			ABC-123; New Jersey state icon used as dash	ZAA-100 to ZZZ-9992, 3, 5	Missing Z series from 1973.
	1985			ABC-12D; New Jersey state icon used as dash	AAA-10A to HZZ-99Z2, 3, 5	Between ETC and EXB the NJ map separator got changed, this happened again between GED and GML.
	1992	Embossed black lettering on yellow to gradient white plate, reflective; "New Jersey" screened in black plain serifed letters centered at top; black outlines for registration stickers at top corners	"Garden State" screened in black plain block letters centered at bottom	ABC1234	AAA1000 to ADJ99993, 4, 5	No state map issued.
	1993			AB-123C; New Jersey state icon used as dash	BA-100A to ZY-999Z3, 4, 5	In 1998 Some yellow plates were stamped onto older blue blanks, This was the result of blue backing and blue showing at the edge of the plate if scratched, As seen in the top left bolt hole of the plate, Somewhere in between UC and UV.
	1999			ABC-12D; New Jersey state icon used as dash	JAA-10A to VZT-99Z3, 4, 5	In March 2001, somewhere between the LGW and LHC series, the plates changed from using 3M reflective sheeting to Avery reflective sheeting but changed back to 3M reflective sheeting in 2004 starting with the PXS series.
	2007	As above, but without black outlines at top corners			VZU-10A to ZZZ-99Z3, 4, 5	The 3M NJ Security Threads were added to vertical center of plate in November 2009 somewhere in between ZGB and ZGE.
	2010	As above, but with the 3M NJ Security threads added to center of plate		A12-BCD;[3] New Jersey state icon used as dash	A10-AAA to T99-EEK4, 5	R40-EEK (current highest embossed serial known on April 30, 2014), U10-EEK to Z99-EFE not issued.
	2014	As above, but with numbers and state icon screened rather than embossed[4]			A10-EFF to present4, 5	U82-KRB (current highest screened serial known on October 5, 2018)

Notes

• 1 Plates did not use the letters D, T, X, or Z in the first position (this does not apply to plates from 2014 to present);
• 2 Plates did not use the letter Q in any position;
• 3 Plates did not use the letters D, T, or X in the first position;
• 4 Plates did not use the letters I, O, Q in any position;
• 5 Plus remakes of serials issued on previous bases

Courtesy plates

New Jersey courtesy license plate

Courtesy plates are issued to individuals with political connections. The serial formats on these plates consist of three letters followed or preceded by a number between 1 and 20. On standard courtesy plates the first letter is a county code, the second letter is the first initial of the vehicle owner's name, and the third letter is the initial of the last name of the vehicle owner. Courtesy plates may also be personalized, with all three letters making up the owner's initials.

Courtesy plates must be approved by a NJ State Senator from the applicant's election district prior to being submitted to the MVC.^[5] The staff for the applicant's senator must also get approval from the state senator from the county that corresponds to the first letter on the plate being requested. The letter Q cannot be used on these plates, and D, O, T, and X cannot be used as the first letter.^[6]

Current plate types

All plates issued since 1959 are still valid for use.^[4]

Non-Passenger

Image	Type	First issued	Current serial format	Previous serial formats	Notes
	Ambulance	July 1, 2014	OA-1234		This base replaces all Commercial and No-Fee plates.
	Autocycle	October 2017	A1B2C		This base is for 3-wheeled Motorcycles.
	Apportioned	June 1996	A123-BC	AB-123C
	Beach Buggy Association	1979	1234	123
	Boat	1919		1234; A123	No longer issued after 1962.
	Boat No Fee	1953		NF12
	Boat Dealer	1959		D12−1
	Clam/Oyster Permit	1935		C-1234; O-1234	C was used for Clams and O was used for Oysters.
	Commercial	1918	XAB-C12	XA-123B, X-1234A, X12-A34, XAB1234, (last seen: XAF8090) XA-12BC, XAB-12C, X1A-234, X-12345, XA-1234, XAB-123	1948 and current issue shown
	Commercial Vanity		varies	varies
	Commuter Van	1982	CV12345	CV1234
	Constructor	1951	12345	123; 1234
	Courtesy	1920	ABC  1, ABC 12 1  ABC, 12 ABC
	Equipment In Transit	1960	12-1-AB	AB-1-12; AB-12-1; A-12-1
	Farm Use	1941	GA-10B	F-1234; F-A123; F-A12B; FA12345; FA-10B; FA-1234
	Gasoline License	1928		12345	No longer issued after 1931 (see Motor Fuel Dealer).
	Handicapped	1977	1234HA	HA1234, H1234, 1234H
	Historic	1964	12345QQ	QQ-A123, 123A-QQ, QQ-1234, 1234-QQ, QQ12345
	Historic Motorcycle	1976	Q1234	Q123
	Hotel Bus	2014	OH-1234
	In Transit Empty	1977	ZA-12	12-ZA
	Jitney	July 1, 2014	OJ-1234
	Licensed Coal/Fuel Truck	1937		1234; 123	No longer issued after 1980.
	Licensed Poultry Truck	1948		123	No longer issued after 1973.
	Limousine	late 2000	OL1234A	OL-1234; 1234-OL; OL-123A
	Limousine Vanity	2000	OLABCDEF
	Livery	1916	OL1234A	OL-1234; 1234-OL; OL-123A	Withdrawn and replaced with Limousine plates in 2000.
	Livery Vanity	2000	varies	varies
	Mobility Assistance Vehicle	July 1, 2014	OM-1234		For Handicapped vehicles with 1 or 2 people. Originated as Mobile Assistance Vehicle plates.
	Moped	1983	1A2B3
	Motorcycle	1912	1ABC2	A123B, AB123, 123AB, A1234, 1234A
	Motorcycle Courtesy	1975	varies	varies
	Motorcycle Commercial	1960	XA123
	Motorcycle No Fee	1952	1234A
	Motorcycle Vanity	1980s	varies	varies
	Motorcycle Dealer	1920s	DA-12−1
	Motor Fuel Dealer	1932		12345	Slogan was changed in 1932. No longer issued after 1942.
	Motor Fuel Transport	1936		12345	No longer issued after 2010.
	New Car Dealer	1916	DAB-12 1
	NJ Transit	1982		1234-NJ	No longer in use since the mid to late '90s
	No Fee	1932	NF12345	NF-A123
	Non-Conventional Dealer	1979
	Omnibus 1	1921	OYA1234	OXA-123, OXA1234
	Omnibus 2	August 2014	O2-1234
	Outdoor Advertising	1931		12345	No longer issued.
	Outdoor Advertising No Fee	1956		NF123
	Paratransit	July 1, 2014	OP-123A	OP-1234	Originated as Special Paratransit plates.
	Passenger Vanity	1959	varies	varies	Alcoholic Vanity Plates are banned by New Jersey.
	Permit	1936		1234
	PUC-LIM	1977	OL-1234
	Regulated Bulk Hauler	1981		NJ1234DMV	Replaced by Apportioned in 1996
	School Vehicle I	1977	A123-S1	S1-123A, 123A-S1, 1234AS1, S1-A123
	School Vehicle II	1977	S2-A123	S2-123A, 123A-S2, 1234AS2
	Street Rod	1982	1234R	R1234
	Taxicab	July 1, 2014	OT-123A	OT-1234
	Temporary	April 1, 2012	B123456	B000001 to B999999	Skipped A; as of 04-17-12, B59####
	Temporary	April 1, 2012	F123456	F000001 to F999999	Skipped C and D; as of 04-06-13, F78####
	Temporary	August 18, 2013	H123456	H000001 to H999999	Skipped E and G; as of 05-15-2014, H63####
	Temporary	October 12, 2014	J123456	J000001 to J999999	Skipped I; as of 10-11-14, J55####
	Temporary	November 14, 2015	L123456	L000001 to L999999	Skipped K; as of 11-13-15, L99####
	Temporary	December 3, 2016	M123456	M000001 to M999999
	Temporary	Late December 2017	R123456	R000001 to present	Skipped N, O, P, and Q
	Motorcycle Temporary	June 2015	A123456	J600001 to present	Same as regular temporary plates but smaller
	Temporary Non-Resident	April 1, 2012	123456N	000001N to 999999N	Skipped O; as of 12-31-16, ####83N
	Temporary Non-Resident	July 24, 2017	123456P	000001P to approximately 046000P	Skipped Q; as of 07-19-17, ####79P
	Temporary Non-Resident	December 15, 2017	123456R	000001R to present
	Tractor	1918	1234-TA	TA-1234; TAB-123; TA-123; TA-B123
	Trailer	1915	TAB-C12	TAB-12C, T12-A3B, TAB-123, TA-123B, T123-AB, 123-TAB, T1A-234, TAB1234
	Transporter
	Used Car Dealer	1960	DLB-12 1(2)
	Dealer Temporary	1953
	Vehicle Converter	1992
	Vehicle Manufacturer	1908
	Recreational Vehicle	2015

Governmental

Image	Type	First issued	Current serial format	Previous serial formats	Notes
	Assembly		AV1		Letters at left are assemblyman's initials
	Atlantic City Expressway Authority	1979	123-ACE	ACE-123, ACE-12, ACE 12	Not vanity plates. Used for all tollbooths of the Atlantic City Expressway.
	Cabinet		(numeric)
	County Government	1926	CG1-ABC	A123-CG, CG12345, CG-123A, CG-A123	From 1926 to 1959 the MGX, CGX, and SGX, were used on Commercial plates.
	Department of Transportation	1959	TD12345	TD-1234, TD-123
	Former Assembly
	Former Senator
	Governor		1
	Highway Authority	1959		HA-A123	No longer issued, as the Garden State Parkway is now under the purview of the Turnpike Authority.
	Mayor		AB1CD		The first two letters are a code signifying the municipality, and the last two letters are the mayor's initials.
	Mayor Emeritus		ME1234
	Municipal Government	1926	12345MG	MG12345, MG-A123, MG-123A, MG-1234, 1234-MG, 123MG-A, MG-12AB
	Municipal No Fee
	Municipal Government Motorcycle
	Senate		AB		Letters indicate senator's initials.
	Sheriff
	State Government	1926	SG12345, TD12345 (For Dept. of Transportation).	SG-A123, SG-A12B
	State Police		SPA123B	SP-A123
	State Senate Majority Leader
	Turnpike Authority	1959	1234TPA	TP-A123, TPA1234
	U.S. Congress
	U.S. Senate		1 or 2 (depending on seniority), flanked by state seals

Professional

Image	Type	First issued	Current serial format	Previous serial formats	Notes
	Chiropractor	1977	1 DC 234
	Dentist	1977	DMD 123, DDS 123
	EMT-A	1993	EM1234
	Farmer	1933	XYA-B12	XYA-123, XYA-12B	Farmer plates begin with XYA and end with XZZ
	Firefighter	1977	A1-2B	1A-B2	No Blue Plates Issued.
	Firemen's Benevolent Association		FF1234
	First Aider	1981	F1234
	Fraternal Order of Police	1989	FP1234
	New Jersey Press	1992	NJP-123
	New York Press	1977	1234NYP	NYP-123, 123-NYP
	Newark Firefighter		FD1234
	Operating Engineer	2005	OE1234
	Patrolmens Benevolent Association		PB1234
	Physician	1951	MD-1234, DO-1234	12MD A, MDA-123, MD-A123
	Podiatrist	1979	DPM-123	DPM ABC
	Society of Professional Engineers		PE1234

Organizational

Image	Type	First issued	Current serial format	Previous serial formats	Notes
	Amateur Radio		(call sign)
	Freemason		MB1234
	Honor Legion		PD1234
	Knights of Columbus (Columbianism)		KC1234
	Rotary International		RI1234
	Square Dancer		SD1234
	Teamsters		IB1234
	Telephone Pioneer		PA1234
	United Bowhunters		UB1234

Military and Veteran

Image	Type	First issued	Current serial format	Previous serial formats	Notes
	Air Force Auxiliary		CP1234
	Air Force Reserve		CF1234
	Air Force Retired		RA1234
	Air Guard		NGA 123		The letter appearing after the N/G is the first letter of the plate owner's last name.
	Airborne		AB1234
	American Legion		AL1234
	Amvets		AV1234
	Army Guard		NGA 123		The letter appearing after the N/G is the first letter of the plate owner's last name.
	Army Reserve		AR1234
	Coast Guard Auxiliary		CA1234
	Coast Guard Reserve		CR1234
	Combat Veteran		CI1234
	Combat Wounded		PH1234
	Disabled American Veteran		WD1234	DAV-123
	Disabled Veteran		DV1234
	Gold Star Family	2011	MH1234
	Leatherneck		ML1234
	Merchant Marine		MM1234
	Navy Cross		NC1234
	Navy Lakehurst		LK1234
	Navy League		NL1234
	Navy Reserve		NR1234
	Pearl Harbor '41		1234PH
	Prisoner of War		P1234
	Silver Star		1234SS
	Silent Service		SS1234
	Tin Can Sailors		DD1234
	U.S. Army Retired		GI1234
	Veterans of Foreign Wars		WV1234	VFW-123
	Vietnam Veteran		VV1234

College and University Optionals

Image	Type	First issued	Current serial format	Previous serial formats	Notes
	New Jersey Institute of Technology		JT1234		"Highlanders"
	Notre Dame		ND1234
	Penn State Alumni		PS1234
	Rutgers		RU1234, 1234RU		New graphic features Rutgers' red "R" and numbers-first format.
	Seton Hall		SH1234		Base revised in 2007 – rim is no longer embossed and has updated Pirates logo
	Stevens Tech		ST1234
	Temple University		UN1234
	University of Delaware		UD1234
	University of Michigan		UM1234
	West Point		WP1234

Specialty

Image	Type	First issued	Current serial format	Previous serial formats	Notes
	Alpha Kappa Alpha	October 2017	IV1234		Features the Ivy leaf.
	Animal Friendly	1995		IM1234, IM123A, IM12AB (ended at ...99CZ)	No longer issued but still valid
	Animal Friendly (Mutts)	2002	IMBA12	IM12EA	Plate features characters from Patrick McDonnell's comic strip
	Battleship	1996	BB12AB	BB1234, 1234BB	Features an image of battleship USS New Jersey
	Baymen's Heritage	February 26, 1998[7]	BH12AB	BH1234, 1234BH	Sports an image of the Tucker's Island Lighthouse
	Center for Food Action	2001		CF1234	No longer being issued (see below)
	Choose Life	2011	CF1234		Uses same prefix as previously issued Center for Food Action plates, of which less than 100 were registered.
	Conquer Cancer	1998	CCAB12	CC1234, CC12AB, A123CC
	Conserve Wildlife – Woodpecker	1993		CW1234, CW123A, CW12AB	No longer issued but still valid.
	Conserve Wildlife – Bald Eagle	June 26, 1997	A123WC	WC123A
	Deborah Heart & Lung	2000	1234DH	DH1234
	Discover NJ History	March 26, 1997	1234ZZ	ZZ1234	Features painting of a house in Lambertville, New Jersey by renowned New Jersey artist Harry Devlin. Proceeds go to the Historic License Plate Preservation Fund to save priceless historic buildings, artifacts and documents.
	Liberty State Park	1999	1234LS	LS1234
	Meadowlands	2001	MC1234
	New Jersey Agriculture	January 29, 2001	GS12BA, XY123AA (farmer) XA123AA (commercial) FX123AA (farm use)	GS1234, 1234GS
	NPDF Safe Cop		PF1234
	Olympic Spirit	1995	1234US	US1234
	Organ Donors Save Lives	2002	1234DL	DL1234
	Pinelands	1998	PL12AB	PL1234
	Price of Honor	2002	LEAB12	LE1234, 1234LE, LE12AB, BA12LE
	Shore to Please	November 1993	SA12AB	SA1234,SA123A, SC123A, SE123A, SF123A, SJ123A, SK123A, SL123A, SN123A, SR123A, SU123A
	Treasure Our Trees	1998	WE123A, XA123WE (commercial)	WE1234
	United We Stand	2004	UW12AB	UW1234, 1234UW

Sports

The New Jersey sports plates were introduced in the fall of 2010. They share a common serial format – ^R_M12AB – and were the first NJ plates to be issued with screened, rather than embossed, serials.

Image	Type	First issued	Serial format	Notes
	NASCAR	2010	RM12AB	Plates feature the number and signature of one of the following eight drivers: Dale Earnhardt, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr. and Tony Stewart. There is also a Dale Earnhardt Hall of Fame commemorative plate, a Ford Racing plate and a generic NASCAR Fan plate.
	NBA	2010	RM12AB	Plates feature the logo of either the New York Knicks or the Philadelphia 76ers.[8] There was also a New Jersey Nets plate, which was discontinued when the Nets moved to Brooklyn in 2012.
	NHL	2010	RM12AB	Plates feature the logo of either the New Jersey Devils or the Philadelphia Flyers.[9]
	MLB	2010	RM12AB	Plates feature the logo of either the New York Yankees, the New York Mets or the Philadelphia Phillies.[10]
	NFL	2010	RM12AB	Plates feature a graphic of the helmet of either the New York Jets, the New York Giants or the Philadelphia Eagles.[11]

References

External links

• New Jersey License Plates 1969-Present
• Garden State Region of the Automobile License Plate Collector's Assoc.