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Discontinued plates are no longer issued by the Nevada DMV. Except for the Big Horn Sheep plate, the plates shown here are still valid for vehicle registration. 

The original owner of the plate must keep it continually registered to a vehicle or allow it to expire for less than six months. The plate may be transferred to another vehicle but not to another person.


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Name - Dates of Issuance - Notes
(some dates are approximate)
1982 Nevada license plate Blue  - 1969 - 1982

Plates issued in the early 1970's abbreviated the state name to "NEV."
Circa 1982 Replica plates were issued beginning in 2000 and are currently available. Plates prior to 1969 were issued in many different designs.

Big Horn Sheep License Plate

Big Horn Sheep  - 1983 - 2000

It is illegal to display Big Horn Sheep license plates on a vehicle. Motorists must replace these with the current Sunset design or a specialty plate.
The DMV began issuing the Sunset plate with original registrations in January 2001. Existing Big Horn plates were replaced with Sunset plates in 2002.

Nevada Commemorative Plate Commemorative - 1989 - October 31, 1990

This specialty plate was issued to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Nevada's admission into the Union. 

White Motorcycle Plate White Motorcycle/Small Trailer

The DMV began issuing the current Sunset design in 2005.

Aviation Plate Aviation - May 31, 2005 - January 3, 2007

This plate failed to maintain the number of active registrations required for specialty plates.

Ducks Unlimited License Plate Ducks Unlimited - August 1, 2005 - January 3, 2007

This plate failed to maintain the number of active registrations required for specialty plates.

Nevada Library plate Nevada Libraries - April 18, 2005 - January 3, 2007

This plate failed to maintain the number of active registrations required for specialty plates.

Nevada Tourism plate Nevada Tourism - June 27, 2005 - January 3, 2007

This plate failed to maintain the number of active registrations required for specialty plates.

 
 

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