At one time many years ago, it was normal for all license plates in a given state to expire at the same time of the year...either at the end of December, or at the end of a two- to four-month grace period extending into the new year. As registration figures exploded, so did long waits and logistical difficulties at renewal time...so a widespread transition to staggered registration systems emerged.

How did it happen, though? When staggered registration began, how did states, provinces, districts, and territories go about setting it up? As it turns out, a vast and varied array of methodology was involved.

Methodology of assigning registration months

• Most jurisdictions staggered pre-existing registrations by latching onto a pre-existing criterium...the motorist's birthday, the motorist's name or initial, or a portion or digit of the plate number. Interestingly, the technique sometimes correlated with geography: All western states used the plate number as their preferred criterium (or didn't bother staggering pre-existing registrations at all), while eastern and midwestern states used a mix of methods.
• When assigning out expiration months, some states didn't use all twelve months of the year: All Indiana plates until 1986 only expired between January and June, for example. The spread of the initial staggering periods also resulted in many motorists "skipping over" a year: A Californian with the plate number "853 OKG" would have had a 1975 sticker followed by stickers for FEB 77, for example. Collectors seeking out specific expirations from some states might find that the month-year combinations they're looking for do not exist!
• Some places hung on to name- or initial-based methodology beyond the initial staggering period and used it to assign months to new registrations as well. This is done to prevent natural imbalances between the winter and summer months. It also makes it difficult for collectors to deduce the original issue date of a plate from the validation stickers alone, since a MAR 95 expiration could have been given out as early as 1993 or as late as 1995!

Adoption of staggered registration by decade

Delaware pioneered staggering with a quarterly system in 1941, and in 1946 Wisconsin became the first state to stagger expirations between all twelve months of the year. A trickle turned into an avalanche when the 1960s drew to a close, and by 1977 over half the states in the U.S. had switched to staggered registration systems. Canada was a bit slower to embrace the trend, with Saskatchewan becoming the first province to do so in the same year. By the end of the 1990s the practice was universal, with the last holdouts being Manitoba (switching in 1995) and Georgia (1997).

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Here is every jurisdiction in the U.S. and Canada that uses staggered registration, listed in the order the methodologies were adopted (the letters n/p indicate a month reserved for non-passenger types).

* indicates updates due to new information.

1942

Delaware

3-31-42

Apparently assigned by estimated distributions:

1/4	1/4	1/4	1/4
9-30 42	12-3142	3-31 43	6-30 43

No special methodology for new registrations. (Porcelain baseplates were introduced to new registrants eight months early and a half-year registration option was available, so ultra-rare "41" tabs exist.)

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1946

Wisconsin

45	(expiring 12/45)

Assigned by estimated distributions:

30000	10000	60000	60000	60000	60000	60000	60000	60000	60000	60000	rest
Jun46	Jul46	Aug46	Sep46	Oct46	Nov46	Dec46	Jan47	Feb47	Mar47	Apr47	May47

No special methodology for new registrations.

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1949

Missouri

48	(expiring 12/48)

Apparently assigned by estimated distributions:

1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12
Jun49	Jul49	Aug49	Sep49	Oct49	Nov49	Dec49	Jan50	Feb50	Mar50	Apr50	May50

There is some speculation that initial staggering may have been done with a narrow JAN-MAR spread; however, the initial serial format on the 1949 base was divided into equal blocks for all 12 months.

No special methodology for new registrations.

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1950

Oregon

49	(expiring 12/49)

Staggered by outgoing 1949 plate number, using complicated blocks of assignments:

1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12
Jun50	Jul50	Aug50	Sep50	Oct50	Nov50	Dec50	Jan51	Feb51	Mar51	Apr51	May51

No special methodology for new registrations.

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1956

New Jersey

55	(expiring 3/56)

Staggered by initial (a "56" tab and windshield sticker were issued). The exact methodology is unknown, but the following allocation is probable based on the known evidence (chiefly, the few surviving vehicle registration cards of the era):

N-O	P-R*	S*	T-V	W-Z*	A-B*	C*	D*	E-G	H-J	K-L*	M
Sep56	Oct56	Nov56	Dec56	Jan57	Feb57	Mar57	Apr57	May57	Jun57	Jul57	Aug56

* B, C, D, L, R, S, and W-Z have been confirmed

No special methodology for new registrations.

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1961

Connecticut

60	(expiring 2/61)

Staggered by initial:

A	n/p	B	C	DE	FG	HIJ	KLN	MO	PQR	S	T-Z
Mar62	Apr62	May62	Jun62	Jul62	Aug62	Sep62	Oct62	Nov62	Dec62	Jan63	Feb63

Same methodology applied to new registrations.

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1966

New York

65	(expiring 12/65)

Staggered by last digit of plate number:

0,5	4,9	n/p	2,7	1,6	3,8
10-66	11-66	12-66	1 -67	2 -67	3 -67

No special methodology for new registrations.

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1969

Arkansas

(68)	(expiring 1/69)

Staggered by last digit of plate number:

0,4	2,6	1,8	3,7	5,9
Aug69	Sep69	Oct69	Nov69	Dec69

No special methodology for new registrations.

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1970

Idaho

69	(expiring 12/69)

Staggered by last digit of plate number:

6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5
6  70	7  70	8  70	9  70	10 70	1  71	2  71	3  71	4  71	5  71

Same methodology applied in reverse to new registrations, so that last digit served as a month code (through 1986).

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Massachusetts

69	(expiring 12/69)

Staggered by last digit or character of plate number. Biennial registration was established at the same time:

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	X	Y
Jan71	Feb71	Mar71	Apr71	May71	Jun71	Jul71	Aug71	Sep71	Oct71	Nov71	Dec71

Same methodology applied in reverse to new registrations, so that last digit or character served as a month code.

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Nevada

69	(expiring 12/69)

Grandfathered without staggering:

Dec70

No special methodology for new registrations.

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Indiana

69	(expiring 2/70)

Staggered by initial:

Fleet	A-C	D-H	I-N	O-S	T-Z
Jan71	Feb71	Mar71	Apr71	May71	Jun71

Same methodology applied to new registrations.

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Delaware

Mar70

Jun70

Sep70

Dec70

Change in periods. Assigned by estimated distributions per expiration month:

Mar			Jun			Sep			Dec
1/3	1/3	1/3	1/3	1/3	1/3	1/3	1/3	1/3	1/3	1/3	1/3
1  71	2  71	3  71	4  71	5  71	6  71	7  71	8  71	9  71	10 71	11 71	12 71

No special methodology for new registrations. (Granular expirations were introduced to new registrants several months early, so some 1970 windshield stickers exist.)

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West Virginia

Over the years, I've come across several contradicting explanations of West Virginia's implementation of staggered registration. It turns out that the state "went staggered" in an unusual and perplexing fashion, spead out over more than two years:

69	(expiring 7/1/69)

70	(expiring 1/1/70-12/1/70)

Staggered by outgoing 1969 plate number (leading digits shown). Outgoing 1970 plate was replaced gradually according to the same schedule:

575>	500- 574	450- 499	400- 449	350- 399	325- 349	300- 324	275- 299	225- 274	150- 224	75- 149	2-  74
1  71	2  71	3  71	4  71	5  71	6  71	7  71	8  71	9  71	O  71	N  71	D  71

The "smoking gun" of physical evidence proving this theory correct was a set of three West Virginia plates issued to the same motorist: 1969 #33-872, 1970 #101-015, and 1971 baseplate #DD-9570. The 1969 serial falls into the range assigned December expirations.

Since the 1969 number, not the 1970 number, was used for determining the 1971 baseplate expiration month, it seems likely that West Virginia's multi-year baseplate was originally intended for release in 1969 (exp. 1970) but postponed due to logistic difficulties. The 1970 plate was therefore nothing more than an interim issue, issued and (in many cases) used for less than one year. This would also explain why the 1971 baseplate was issued in the 1970 "even-year" colours.

It's less clear how the state handled the staggering of new registrations from the July-to-December 1969 period that never received a 1969 plate. It's possible that they were assigned July to December 1971 as expiration months when the new baseplate arrived; coinciding with the anniversary of the original registrations.

No special methodology for new registrations; though serial month code retained.

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1971

Kansas

70	(expiring 12/70)

Staggered by initial, in two phases:

A-L	M-O	P-R	S	T,V-W	U,X-Z
Jul71	Aug71	Sep71	Oct71	Nov71	Dec71

A	B	C-D	E-G	H-I	J-L	M-O	P-R	S	T,V-W	U,X-Z
Feb72	Mar72	Apr72	May72	Jun72	Jul72	Aug72	Sep72	Oct72	Nov72	Dec72

Same methodology applied to new registrations.

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1974

Utah

73	(expiring 2/74)

Grandfathered without staggering:

2 -75

No special methodology for new registrations.

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Virginia

(73)	(expiring 3/74)

Either a) staggered to a month of the motorist's choice, or barring that, b) grandfathered without staggering:

a)	May74	Jun74	Jul74	Aug74	Sep74	Oct74	Nov74	Dec74	Jan75	Feb75
b)	Mar75

No special methodology for new registrations.

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1975

Arizona

74	(expiring 12/74)

Staggered by last digit of plate number:

7	8	9	0	1	n/p	n/p	2	3	4	5	6
Jul75	Aug75	Sep75	Oct75	Nov75	Dec75	Jan76	Feb76	Mar76	Apr76	May76	Jun76

No special methodology for new registrations.

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Maine

74	(expiring 2/75)

Staggered by last digit of plate number:

0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Oct75	Nov75	Dec75	Jan76	Feb76	Mar76	Apr76	May76	Jun76	Jul76

No special methodology for new registrations.

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Minnesota

74	(expiring 2/75)

Staggered by name:

Rusta- Sweno	Olsen- Rust	Hanso- Kampr	Kamps- Mahag	Browo- Eltom	Mahah- Olsem	A- Brown	Elton- Hansn	Swenp- Z, #
Mar75	Apr75	May75	Jun75	Jul75	Aug75	Sep75	Oct75	Nov75
Mar76	Apr76	May76	Jun76

Same methodology applied to new registrations.

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Ohio

74	(expiring 4/75)

Staggered by initial:

A-K		L-Z
Apr75	(expiring 4/76)	May75	(expiring 5/76)

Same methodology applied to new registrations.

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1976

California

75	(expiring 1/76)

Staggered by second alpha and second numeric characters of plate number (methodology for non-passenger formats varies):

A BN COZ DP EQ FR GS HT IU JV KW LX MY	7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 9 8 7	8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 9 8	9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 9	0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1	0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1	0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1	1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1	2 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2	3 2 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3	4 3 2 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4	5 4 3 2 1 0 9 8 7 6 5	6 5 4 3 2 1 0 9 8 7 6
	Jul76	Aug76	Sep76	Oct76	Nov76	Dec76	Jan77	Feb77	Mar77	Apr77	May77	Jun77

No special methodology for new registrations.

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Montana

75	(expiring 2/76)

Staggered by last digit of outgoing 1975 plate number:

6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5
Jun76	Jul76	Aug76	Sep76	Oct76	Jan77	Feb77	Mar77	Apr77	May77

No special methodology for new registrations.

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Nebraska

75	(expiring 2/76)

Grandfathered without staggering; assigned to January:

1-77

No special methodology for new registrations.

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New Hampshire

75	(expiring 3/76)

Staggered by birth month:

Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul
Aug76	Sep76	Oct76	Nov76	Dec76	Jan77	Feb77	Mar77	Apr77	May77	Jun77	Jul77

Same methodology applied to new registrations.

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Florida

76	(expiring 6/76)

Staggered by birth month:

Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
Nov76	Dec76	Jan77	Feb77	Mar77	Apr77	May77	Jun77	Jul77	Aug77	Sep77	Oct77

Same methodology applied to new registrations.

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Mississippi

Oct76

Grandfathered without staggering:

Oct77

No special methodology for new registrations.

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Connecticut

Jan76

Feb76

Apr76

May76

Jun76

Jul76

Aug76

Sep76

Oct76

Nov76

Dec76

Change in methodology; still staggered by initial:

n/p	n/p	AB	C	n/p	DEF	GHIJ	KLN	MO	PQR	S	T-Z
Mar77	Apr77	May77	Jun77	Jul77	Aug77	Sep77	Oct77	Nov77	Dec77	Jan78	Feb78

Same methodology applied to new registrations.

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1977

Washington

76	(expiring 12/76)

Staggered by last two digits of plate number:

71-79	81-89	91-99	01-09	n0	-	11-19	21-29	31-39	41-49	51-59	61-69
Jly77	Aug77	Sep77	Oct77	Nov77	Dec77	Jan78	Feb78	Mar78	Apr78	May78	Jun78

No special methodology for new registrations.

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Tennessee

76	(expiring 3/77)

Staggered by initial:

N-Q	U-Z	H,I	J,L	C-D	M	E-G	K,R	S-T	A-B
Sep77	Oct77	Nov77	Dec77	Jan78	Feb78	Mar78	Apr78	May78	Jun78

No special methodology for new registrations.

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Saskatchewan

76	(expiring 4/77)

Either a) staggered to a month of the motorist's choice, or barring that, b) grandfathered without staggering and assigned to March:

a)

Sep77

Oct77

Nov77

Dec77

Jan78

Feb78

Mar78

Apr78

May78

Jun78

Jul78

Aug78

b)

Mar78

No special methodology for new registrations.

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1978

Colorado

(77)	(expiring 12/77)

Grandfathered without staggering:

Dec78

No special methodology for new registrations.

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Louisiana

77	(expiring 12/77)

Staggered by last two digits of plate number. Since Louisiana issued biennial plates, a two-year spread was required:

	n1	n2	n3	n4	n5	n6	n7	n8	n9	n0
n is even							Jul78	Aug78	Sep78	Oct78
					Nov78	Dec78
n is odd	Jan79	Feb79	Mar79	Apr79	Jul79	Aug79	Sep79	Oct79	Nov79	Dec79
n is even	Jan80	Feb80	Mar80	Apr80

No special methodology for new registrations.

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Kentucky

77	(expiring 2/78)

Grandfathered without staggering:

Feb79

No special methodology for new registrations.

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Vermont

(77)	(expiring 2/78)

Staggered by random computer assignment:

1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12
Jul78	Aug78	Sep78	Oct78	Nov78	Dec78	Jan79	Feb79	Mar79	Apr79	May79	Jun79

No special methodology for new registrations.

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Texas

77	(expiring 3/78)

Staggered by second-to-last numeric character of plate number:

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
Apr78	May78	Jun78	Jul78	Aug78	Sep78	Oct78	Nov78	Dec78	Jan79
Apr79	May79	Jun79	Jul79	Aug79	Sep79

No special methodology for new registrations.

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South Carolina

78	(expiring 11/78)

Staggered by second-to-last numeric character of plate number:

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
Jan79	Feb79	Mar79	Apr79	May79	Jun79	Jul79	Aug79	Sep79	Oct79
Jan80	Feb80	Mar80	Apr80	May80	Jun80

No special methodology for new registrations.

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1979

Illinois

78	(expiring 12/78)

Staggered by last two digits of plate number; short and long renewal options available:

	00-08	09-20	21-32	33-44	45-56	57-68	69-79	80-89	91-99
Short	Sep79		Oct79		Nov79		Sep79	Oct79	Nov79
Long	Mar80	Apr80	May80	Jun80	Jul80	Aug80	Sep80	Oct80	Nov80

No special methodology for new registrations.

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Oklahoma

78	(expiring 12/78)

Staggered by last digit of outgoing 1978 plate number:

7	8	9	0	1	n/p	-	2	3	4	5	6
Jul79	Aug79	Sep79	Oct79	Nov79	Dec79	Jan80	Feb80	Mar80	Apr80	May80	Jun80

No special methodology for new registrations.

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Alaska

78	(expiring 5/79)

Staggered by last digit of plate number:

8	9	0	n/p	n/p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Sep79	Oct79	Nov79	Dec79	Jan80	Feb80	Mar80	Apr80	May80	Jun80	Jul80	Aug80

No special methodology for new registrations.

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Ohio

4  79

5  79

Change in methodology; still staggered by initial:

A-B	C-D	E-G	n/p	n/p	H-J	K-L	M	N-Q	R,T	S	U-Z
1  80	2  80	3  80	4  80	5  80	6  80	7  80	8  80	9  80	10 80	11 80	12 80

Same methodology applied to new registrations.

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1980

Nova Scotia

Dec79

Grandfathered without staggering:

Dec80

No special methodology for new registrations.

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British Columbia

(79)	(expiring 2/80)

Grandfathered without staggering:

Feb81

No special methodology for new registrations.

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Michigan

79	(expiring 3/80)

Staggered by birth month:

Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
Nov80	Dec80	Jan81	Feb81	Mar81	Apr81	May81	Jun81	Jul81	Aug81	Sep81	Oct81

Same methodology applied to new registrations.

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Pennsylvania

79	(expiring 3/80)

Staggered by random computer assignment:

1/10	-	1/10	1/10	1/10	1/10	1/10	1/10	-	1/10	1/10	1/10
Sep80	Oct80	Nov80	Dec80	Jan81	Feb81	Mar81	Apr81	May81	Jun81	Jul81	Aug81

No special methodology for new registrations.

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Alabama

80	(expiring 9/80)

Staggered by initial:

A,D	B	C,E	F-G,N	H,O	I,M	L,P	J-K,R	Q,S-T	U-Z	Fleet
Jan81	Feb81	Mar81	Apr81	May81	Jun81	Jul81	Aug81	Sep81	Oct81	Nov81

Same methodology applied to new registrations.

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1981

Hawaii

80	(expiring 12/80)

Staggered by last two digits of outgoing 1976-80 plate number (except in Maui County):

61-69	71-79	81-89	91-99	01-09	n0	n/p	11-19	21-29	31-39	41-49	51-59
Jun81	Jly81	Aug81	Sep81	Oct81	Nov81	Dec81	Jan82	Feb82	Mar82	Apr82	May82

No special methodology for new registrations.

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North Carolina

80	(expiring 12/80)

Staggered by initial:

A-B	C-D	E-G	H-I	-	J-K	-	L-M	N-R	S-T	-	U-Z
Aug81	Sep81	Oct81	Nov81	Dec81	Jan82	Feb82	Mar82	Apr82	May82	Jun82	Jul82

No special methodology for new registrations.

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Rhode Island

80	(expiring 3/81)

Staggered by initial:

R-S	T-Z	n/p	A-B	C	n/p	D	E-G	H-J	K-L	M	N-Q
Oct81	Nov81	Dec81	Jan82	Feb82	Mar82	Apr82	May82	Jun82	Jul82	Aug82	Sep82

Same methodology applied to new registrations.

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1982

New Mexico

81	(expiring 3/82)

Grandfathered without staggering:

82	(expiring 3/83)

No special methodology for new registrations.

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Newfoundland & Labrador

81	(expiring 3/82)

Staggered by last digit of outgoing 1976-81 plate number:

6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5
Jun82	Sep82	Oct82	Nov82	Dec82	Jan83	Feb83	Mar83	Apr83	May83
Jun83

(It's unclear whether JUN 82 stickers were actually issued.)

No special methodology for new registrations.

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1983

Hawaii (Maui County)

Dec82

Grandfathered without staggering:

Dec83

No special methodology for new registrations.

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Ontario

82	(expiring 3/83)

Staggered by birth month:

Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May
Jun83	Jul83	Aug83	Sep83	Oct83	Nov83	Dec83	Jan84	Feb84	Mar84	Apr84	May84

Same methodology applied to new registrations.

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Quebec

82	(expiring 3/83)

Staggered by initial:

M,N, O,V	n/p	P-R	I,K, S-U, X-Z	n/p	B	A,C,W	L	n/p	D-F	G-J
8  83	9  83	10 83	11 83	12 83	1  84	2  84	3  84	4  84	5  84	6  84

Same methodology applied to new registrations.

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Kentucky

Jan83

Feb83

Mar83

Apr83

May83

Jun83

Jul83

Aug83

Sep83

Oct83

Nov83

Dec83

Change in methodology; now staggered by birth month:

Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul
Aug83	Sep83	Oct83	Nov83	Dec83	Jan84	Feb84	Mar84	Apr84	May84	Jun84	Jul84
Aug84	Sep84	Oct84	Nov84	Dec84

Same methodology applied to new registrations.

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1984

Iowa

83	(expiring 1/84)

Staggered by birth month:

Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan
Feb84	Mar84	Apr84	May84	Jun84	Jul84	Aug84	Sep84	Oct84	Nov84	Dec84	Jan85
Feb85	Mar85	Apr85

Same methodology applied to new registrations.

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District of Columbia

3-31-84

Staggered by random computer assignment:

1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12	1/12
Aug84	Sep84	Oct84	Nov84	Dec84	Jan85	Feb85	Mar85	Apr85	May85	Jun85	Jul85

No special methodology for new registrations.

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North Dakota

83	(expiring 3/84)

Grandfathered without staggering:

Mar85

No special methodology for new registrations.

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Alberta

Mar84

Jun84

(issued to some motorists as a temporary extension)

Staggered by initial:

S	K,P	O,W	AIJUX	M,Q	B,Y	D,G	C,N	H	L,V,Z	E,R	F,T
Oct84	Nov84	Dec84	Jan85	Feb85	Mar85	Apr85	May85	Jun85	Jul85	Aug85	Sep85

Same methodology applied to new registrations.

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Minnesota

No changes to pre-existing registrations.

Change in methodology for new registrations; still staggered by name:

All†	Schof- Timl	Petel- Schoe	Godef- Inda	Lambe- Milld	Braut- Dierh	Mille- Petek	A- Braus	Doeri- Godee	Timm-  Z, #	Indb-  Lambd
Dec84	Mar85	Apr85	May85	Jun85	Jul85	Aug85	Sep85	Oct85	Nov85	Dec85

† DEC 84 expirations were given to all new registrations on a transitory basis until December quantities were equalized with the other months of the year.

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1986

Maryland

86	(expiring 3/86)

Staggered by initial:

S	EJL	DIKX	B	AW	P	n/p	RTY	HN	COV	MQ	FGUZ
10 86	11 86	12 86	1  87	2  87	3  87	4  87	5  87	6  87	7  87	8  87	9  87

No special methodology for new registrations.

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Indiana

Jan86

Feb86

Mar86

Apr86

May86

Jun86

Change in methodology; still staggered by initial:

Fleet	A-B	C-D	E-G	H-I	J-L	M-O	P-R	S-T	U-Z
Jan87	Feb87	Mar87	Apr87	May87	Jun87	Jul87	Aug87	Sep87	Oct87

Same methodology applied to new registrations.

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1987

Prince Edward Island

86	(expiring 4/87)

Staggered by birth month:

Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct87	Nov87	Dec87	Jan88	Feb88	Mar88	Apr88	May88	Jun88	Jul88	Aug88	Sep88

Same methodology applied to new registrations.

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1989

Ohio

1  89

2  89

3  89

4  89

5  89

6  89

7  89

8  89

9  89

10 89

11 89

12 89

Change in methodology; now staggered by birth month (except corporate fleet cars):

Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
7 -89	8 -89	9 -89	10-89	11-89	12-89	1 -90	2 -90	3 -90	4 -90	5 -90	6 -90
7 -90	8 -90	9 -90	10-90	11-90	12-90	1 -91	2 -91	3 -91	4 -91	5 -91

Same methodology applied to new registrations.

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1990

South Dakota

89	(expiring 3/90)

Staggered by initial:

K-L	M-N	P-R	S	T-Z	A-B	C-E	F-G,J	H-I,O
06-90	07-90	08-90	09-90	11-90	01-91	02-91	03-91	05-91
06-91

Same methodology applied to new registrations.

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Wyoming

89	(expiring 3/90)

Staggered by last digit of plate number (except in some counties):

4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3
4  90	5  90	6  90	7  90	8  90	9  90	10 90	1  91	2  91	3  91
4  91	5  91	6  91	7  91	8  91	9  91	10 91

Some counties elected not to initially implement staggered registration (thus the "89" stickers were followed by "3 91" expirations for everyone); however, all counties were staggering new registrations by 1993.

No special methodology for new registrations.

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New Brunswick

03/90

Staggered by last three digits of plate number (methodology for non-passenger formats varies):

100- 207	208- 296	297- 404	405- 444	445- 579	580- 704	705- 732	733- 786	787- 840	841- 918	919- 945	946- 999
09/90	10/90	11/90	12/90	01/91	02/91	03/91	04/91	05/91	06/91	07/91	08/91

No special methodology for new registrations.

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Northwest Territories

Mar90

Staggered by initial:

R-S	T-U	V-Z	A	B-C	D-E	H-I	F-G	J-K	P-Q	N-O	L-M
Oct90	Nov90	Dec90	Jan91	Feb91	Mar91	Apr91	May91	Jun91	Jul91	Aug91	Sep91

Same methodology applied to new registrations.

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Yukon

Mar90

Staggered by initial:

R,W,Y	I,J,K	C,Q,X	A,P	S,U,Z	G,L	F,H	M	B	DEOV	N,T	n/p
Jul90	Aug90	Sep90	Oct90	Nov90	Dec90	Jan91	Feb91	Mar91	Apr91	May91	Jun91

Same methodology applied to new registrations.

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Alberta

Jan90

Feb90

Mar90

Apr90

May90

Jun90

Jul90

Aug90

Sep90

Oct90

Nov90

Dec90

Change in methodology; still staggered by name:

D G-Gq Gs-Gz	C-Ck Cm-Cz N	Cl,H Sc	Av,Be L,Sz V,Z	E,Gr R	F,Po T	S-Sb Sd-Sy	K P-Pn Pp-Pz	Me O,W	A-Au Aw-Az I,J Ke U,X	M-Md Mf-Mz Q	B-Bd Bf-Bz Y
Apr90	May90	Jun90	Jul90	Aug90	Sep90	Oct90	Nov90	Dec90	Jan91	Feb91	Mar91
Apr91	May91	Jun91	Jul91	Aug91	Sep91	Oct91	Nov91	Dec91

Same methodology applied to new registrations.

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Minnesota

No changes to pre-existing registrations.

New registrations no longer staggered by name. No special methodology used.

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1995

Manitoba

94	(expiring 2/95)

Staggered by birth month, in two phases:

Apr Nov	May Dec	Jan Jun	Feb Jul	Mar Aug	Sep	Oct
Aug95	Sep95	Oct95	Nov95	Dec95	Jan96	Feb96

Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
Mar96	Apr96	May96	Jun96	Jul96	Aug96	Sep96	Oct96	Nov96	Dec96	Jan97	Feb97

Same methodology applied to new registrations.

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1997

Georgia

96	(expiring 5/97)

Staggered by birth month:

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Jan98	Feb98	Mar98	Apr98	May98	Jun98	Jul98	Aug98	Sep98	Oct98	Nov98	Dec98

Same methodology applied to new registrations.

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2002

Indiana

Jan02

Feb02

Mar02

Apr02

May02

Jun02

Jul02

Aug02

Sep02

Oct02

Change in methodology; still staggered by name:

	Fleet	A-Be	Bf-Bz	C	D	E-F	G	H-Hn	Ho-I
	01-3103	02-1503	02-2803	03-1503	03-3103	04-1503	04-3003	05-1503	05-3103
J-Km	Kn-L	M-Me	Mf-O	P-Q	R	S-Sn	So-T	U-Wk	Wl-Z
06-1503	06-3003	07-1503	07-3103	08-1503	08-3003	09-1503	09-3103	10-1503	10-3003

Same methodology applied to new registrations.

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2008

Indiana

	01-3109	02-1508	02-2808	03-1508	03-3108	04-1508	04-3008	05-1508	05-3108
06-1508	06-3008	07-1508	07-3108	08-1508	08-3008	09-1508	09-3108	10-1508	10-3008

Change in methodology; still staggered by name:

Fleet	A-Arnn	Arno-Bate	Batf-Blai	Blaj-Brid	Brie-Busd	Buse-Chan	Chao-Conn	Cono-Curl
01-31-09	02-07-09	02-14-09	02-21-09	02-28-09	03-07-09	03-14-09	03-21-09	03-28-09
Curm-Dice	Dicf-Eddy	Edea-Ferg	Ferh-Frya	Fryb-Glor	Glos-Gumz	Guna-Hart	Haru-Hile	Hilf-Huch
04-07-09	04-14-09	04-21-09	04-28-09	05-07-09	05-14-09	05-21-09	05-28-09	06-07-09
Huci-Jerr	Jers-Keel	Keem-Knud	Knue-Lawr	Laws-Lope	Lopf-Mart	Maru-McKi	McKj-Mill	Milm-Mund
06-14-09	06-21-09	06-28-09	07-07-09	07-14-09	07-21-09	07-28-09	08-07-09	08-14-09
Mune-Nung	Nunh-Patt	Patu-Pont	Ponu-Redm	Redn-Robe	Robf-Sanc	Sand-Serm	Sern-Slon	Sloo-Spri
08-21-09	08-28-09	09-07-09	09-14-09	09-21-09	09-28-09	10-07-09	10-14-09	10-21-09
Sprj-Suce	Sucf-Thop	Thoq-VanO	VanP-Wald	Wale-Watt	Watu-Wilk	Will-Wrig	Wrih-Z
10-28-09	11-07-09	11-14-09	11-21-09	11-28-09	12-07-09	12-14-09	12-21-09

Same methodology applied to new registrations.

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With special thanks to Jeff Ellis and the people of ALPCA.