Vehicle registration plates of Puerto Rico explained

Slogan:	Isla del Encanto
Size:	12x
Material:	Aluminum
Serial Format:	ABC 123
Issuer:	Driver Services Directorate

The U.S. commonwealth of Puerto Rico first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1906.^[1] Only rear plates have been required since 1976.

Passenger baseplates 1930 to present

In 1956, the United States, Canada, and Mexico 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 6inches in height by 12inches in width, with standardized mounting holes.^[2] The 1955 (dated 1956) issue was the first Puerto Rico license plate that complied with these standards. However, in 2012 the Puerto Rican government began issuing optional European-style plates that incorporate the design language of the standard-issue plates in a longer and narrower size typically seen in Europe.

Image	Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	1930
	1939
	1950
	1951
	1952
	1953
	1954
	1955
	1956
	1957
	1958
	1967
	1970
	1976	Embossed black on reflective white
	1978	Emobssed black serial on white background	None	12A123
	1986	Embossed black on reflective white with fort graphic	Isla Del Encanto	ABC 123	AAA 001 to FCX 999; FLM 501 to HEN 999
	2001	Embossed black on flag graphics	Cincuentenario	ABC 123	FCY 001 to FLM 500
	2008 to 2023	Screened black on reflective fort graphic	Isla Del Encanto	ABC 123	HEO 001 to HRR 999; IEJ 001 to JVE 999
	2023-Present	Screened black on reflective white with fort graphic, similar to the 1986 series	Isla Del Encanto	ABC 123	KBT 001 to Present (last seen: KFJ 605)

Optional plates

Image	Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	2009–2012	black on reflective white with green stripes on top and orange stripes on bottom and Mayagüez 2010 logo in the center	Isla Del Encanto Mayaguez 2010	ABC 123	HRS 001 to HVZ 999	Issued for the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
	2012–2013	a picture of the Puerto Rico Governor's mansion	Puerto Rico does it better Puerto Rico lo hace mejor^[3]	ABC 123	HWA 001 to IEI 999 IQA 001 to IQA 999	European-sized plates optionally offered.
	2013-2015	Image of a Puerto Rico Manatee	San Juan Estuary	ABC 123	IAK-001 to IAP-999
	2017		100 years of the Senate of Puerto Rico	ABC 123	JCB, JGJ
	2017-2018		Puerto Rico Olympic Committee	ABC 123	JJH, PUR-001 to PUR-999
	2020-2021		Make A Wish Foundation	ABC 123	JKF-JRD	European-sized plates optionally offered (JQK series).
	2022-2023	Celebration of the hit #3,000 of Roberto Clemente	Roberto Clemente	ABC 123	JVF-JVW, JYA-KAD, KAK-KBP	Initial serial font was a 3M typeface. Later plates used.
	2021-2022		500 Years of San Juan	ABC 123	JVX-JVZ, KAE-KAJ, KBO-KBS	Initial serial font was a 3M typeface.

See also

• List of highways in Puerto Rico

External links

• • Plateshack.com - Puerto Rico Y2K

Notes and References

1. Tanner . Eric . Bittner . Bob . August 2018 . Puerto Rico Passenger Plates 1906-1918 . Plates Magazine . Montezuma, Iowa . .
2. Garrish . Christopher . October 2016 . Reconsidering the Standard Plate Size . Plates . . 62 . 5.
3. Web site: License Plate Information Site. allaboutlicenseplates.com.