Discontinued License Plates

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 30 days. The plate may be transferred to another vehicle but not to another person.

Plate Image (Click for a larger image)	Name - Dates of Issuance - Notes (some dates are approximate)
	Aviation - May 31, 2005 - December 31, 2006 This plate failed to maintain the number of active registrations required for specialty plates.
	Carpenters - October 15, 2007 - December 31, 2009 This plate failed to maintain the number of active registrations required for specialty plates.
	Ducks Unlimited - August 1, 2005 - December 31, 2006 This plate failed to maintain the number of active registrations required for specialty plates.
	Nevada Libraries - April 18, 2005 - December 31, 2006 This plate failed to maintain the number of active registrations required for specialty plates.
	Nevada Tourism - June 27, 2005 - December 31, 2007 This plate failed to maintain the number of active registrations required for specialty plates.
	Search and Rescue - September 15, 2008 - December 31, 2009 This plate failed to maintain the number of active registrations required for specialty plates.
	Supporting Healthcare - August 29, 2011 - December 31, 2012 This plate failed to maintain the number of active registrations required for specialty plates.
	UNLV Older Design - 1993 - March, 2010 The UNLV plate was redesigned in 2010. The new design is available at DMV offices. See Charitable and Collegiate Plates.
	UNR Older Design - 1993 - September, 2011 The UNR plate was redesigned in 2011. The new design is available at DMV offices. See Charitable and Collegiate Plates.
	White Motorcycle/Small Trailer The DMV began issuing the current Sunset design in 2005.
	Commemorative - 1989 - October 31, 1990 This specialty plate was issued to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Nevada's admission into the Union.
	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.
	Blue - 1969 - 1982 Plates issued in the early 1970's abbreviated the state name to "NEV." Plates prior to 1969 were issued in many different designs. The DMV currently issues replica plates and you may be able to reinstate expired blue plates if they are in good condition. See Circa 1982 Replica plates. Existing plates do not have to be surrendered.