Discontinued Nevada License Plates

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.

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.

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

The DMV began issuing the current Sunset design in 2005.

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

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

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

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