Vehicle registration plates of Kansas
The U.S. state of Kansas first required its residents to register their vehicles and display license plates in 1913. Plates are currently issued by the Kansas Department of Revenue through its Division of Vehicles. Only rear plates have been required since 1956.
Current series | |
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Size | 12 in × 6 in 30 cm × 15 cm |
Material | Aluminum |
Serial format | 123 ABC |
Introduced | April 2007 (revised design introduced August 15, 2018) |
Availability | |
Issued by | Kansas Department of Revenue, Division of Vehicles |
History | |
First issued | July 1, 1913 |
Passenger baseplates
1913 to 1975
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 6 inches (15 cm) in height by 12 inches (30 cm) in width, with standardized mounting holes.[1] The 1955 (dated 1956) issue was the first Kansas license plate that complied with these standards.
Image | Dates issued | Description | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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1913 | Embossed black serial on white plate; diagonal "KAN" at right | none | 12345 | 1 to approximately 39000 | ||
1914 | Embossed white serial on dark blue plate; "KAN" at right | none | 12345 | 1 to approximately 59000 | ||
1915 | Embossed black serial on golden yellow plate with border line; diagonal "KAN" at right | none | 12345 | 1 to approximately 86000 | ||
1916 | Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "KAN" monogram at right | none | 123456 | 1 to approximately 140000 | ||
1917 | Embossed black serial on light green plate with border line; vertical "KAN" at left | none | 123456 | 1 to approximately 183000 | ||
1918 | Embossed green serial on white plate with border line; vertical "KAN" at right | none | 123456 | 1 to approximately 205000 | ||
1919 | Embossed dark blue serial on light green plate with border line; vertical "KAN" at right | none | 123456 | 1 to approximately 260000 | ||
1920 | Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; vertical "KAN" at left | none | 123456 | 1 to approximately 290000 | ||
1921 | Embossed black serial on golden yellow plate with border line; "KAN 21" at right | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 274-000 | First dated plate. | |
1922 | Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate with border line; "KAN 22" at right | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 304-000 | ||
1923 | Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; vertical "KAN" and "1923" at left and right respectively | none | 123456 | 1 to approximately 350000 | ||
1924 | Embossed white serial on green plate with border line; vertical "KAN" and "24" at left | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 369-000 | ||
1925 | Embossed white serial on red plate with border line; "KAN 25" at right | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 409-000 | ||
1926 | Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with border line; "KAN 26" at left | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 442-000 | ||
1927 | Embossed black serial on gray plate with border line; vertical "1927" and "KAN" at left and right respectively | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 459-000 | ||
1928 | Embossed blue serial on white plate with border line; "KAN 28" at right | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 472-000 | ||
1929 | Embossed black serial on yellow plate; black lines at top and bottom borders; "KANSAS 1929" at bottom | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 507-000 | First use of the full state name. | |
1930 | Embossed white serial on black plate; white lines at top and bottom borders; "KANSAS - 1930" at top | none | 1C12345 10C1234 100C123 |
Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) | First base to use numeric county codes. | |
1931 | Embossed white serial on green plate with border line; "KAN 31" at right | none | 1-12345 10-1234 100-123 |
Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) | ||
1932 | Embossed black serial on orange plate with border line; "KAN 32" at left | none | 1-12345 10-1234 100-123 |
Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) | ||
1933 | Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with border line; "KAN 33" at right | none | 1-12345 10-1234 100-123 |
Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) | ||
1934 | Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "KAN 34" at left | none | 1-12345 10-1234 100-123 |
Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) | ||
1935 | Embossed orange serial on black plate with border line; "KAN 35" at right | none | 1-12345 10-1234 100-123 |
Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) | ||
1936 | Embossed black serial on orange plate with border line; "KAN 36" at left | none | 1-12345 10-1234 100-123 |
Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) | ||
1937 | Embossed yellow serial on black plate with border line; "KAN 37" at right | none | 1-12345 10-1234 100-123 |
Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) | ||
1938 | Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "KAN. '38" centered at bottom | none | 1-12345 10-1234 100-123 |
Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) | ||
1939 | Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "'39 KAN." centered at top | none | 1-12345 10-1234 100-123 |
Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) | ||
1940 | Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "KANSAS '40" centered at bottom | none | 1-12345 10-12345 100-123 |
Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) | ||
1941 | Embossed yellow serial on dark red plate with border line; "41 KANSAS" centered at bottom | none | 1-12345 10-12345 100-123 |
Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) | ||
1942–43 | Embossed white serial on green plate with border line; "KANSAS '42" centered at bottom; sunflower decals at bottom corners | none | 1-12345 10-12345 100-123 |
Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) | Revalidated for 1943 with zinc tabs, due to metal conservation for World War II. | |
1944 | Embossed red serial on white plate with border line; "KANSAS-44" at top | none | 1-12345 10-12345 100-123 |
Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) | ||
1945 | Embossed black serial on white plate; "KANSAS-45" centered at top | none | 1-12345 10-12345 100-123 |
Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) | ||
1946 | Embossed blue serial on golden yellow plate; "KANSAS-46" centered at top | none | 1-12345 10-12345 100-123 |
Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) | ||
1947 | Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "19 KANSAS 47" at top | none | 1-12345 10-12345 100-1234 |
Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) | ||
1948 | Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "19 KANSAS 48" at top | none | 1-12345 10-12345 100-1234 |
Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) | ||
1949 | Embossed black serial on unpainted aluminum plate with border line; "19 KANSAS 49" at top | "THE WHEAT STATE" at bottom | 1-12345 10-12345 100-1234 |
Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) | ||
1950 | Embossed green serial on unpainted aluminum plate with border line; "KANSAS 50" centered at top | "THE WHEAT STATE" centered at bottom | 1-12345 10-12345 100-1234 |
Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) | ||
1951–53 | Embossed white serial on dark blue state-shaped plate with border line; "KANSAS 51" centered at top | "THE WHEAT STATE" centered at bottom | A/B-12345 | Coded by county of issuance (A/B) | First base to use two-letter county codes. Revalidated for 1952 with white tabs, and for 1953 with yellow tabs, due to metal conservation for the Korean War. | |
1954 | Embossed black serial on white state-shaped plate with border line; "KANSAS 54" centered at top | "THE WHEAT STATE" centered at bottom | A/B-12345 | Coded by county of issuance (A/B) | ||
1955 | Embossed white serial on black state-shaped plate with border line; "KANSAS 55" centered at top | "THE WHEAT STATE" centered at bottom | A/B-12345 | Coded by county of issuance (A/B) | ||
1956 | Embossed black serial on white plate with state-shaped border; "KANSAS 56" centered at top | "THE WHEAT STATE" centered at bottom | A/B-12345 | Coded by county of issuance (A/B) | ||
1957 | Embossed red serial on white plate with state-shaped border; "KANSAS 57" centered at top | "THE WHEAT STATE" at bottom, offset to right | A/B-12345 | Coded by county of issuance (A/B) | ||
1958 | Embossed yellow serial on blue plate with state-shaped border; "KANSAS 58" centered at top | "THE WHEAT STATE" at bottom, offset to right | A/B-12345 | Coded by county of issuance (A/B) | ||
1959 | Embossed blue serial on yellow plate with state-shaped border; "KANSAS 59" centered at top | "THE WHEAT STATE" at bottom, offset to right | A/B-12345 | Coded by county of issuance (A/B) | ||
1960 | Embossed blue serial on white plate with state-shaped border; "KANSAS 60" centered at top | "CENTENNIAL 1961" at bottom, offset to right | A/B-12345 | Coded by county of issuance (A/B) | Both this and the 1961 base commemorated Kansas' 100 years of statehood. | |
1961 | Embossed brown serial on white plate with state-shaped border; "KANSAS 61" centered at top | "CENTENNIAL 1961" at bottom, offset to right | A/B-12345 | Coded by county of issuance (A/B) | ||
1962 | Embossed white serial on green plate with state-shaped border; "KANSAS 62" centered at top | none | A/B-12345 | Coded by county of issuance (A/B) | ||
1963 | Embossed green serial on white plate with state-shaped border; "KANSAS 63" centered at top | none | A/B-12345 | Coded by county of issuance (A/B) | ||
1964 | Embossed white serial on blue plate with state-shaped border; "KANSAS 64" centered at top | none | A/B-12345 | Coded by county of issuance (A/B) | ||
1965 | Embossed white serial on red plate with state-shaped border; "KANSAS 65" centered at top | "MIDWAY USA" centered at bottom | A/B-12345 | Coded by county of issuance (A/B) | ||
1966 | Embossed white serial on black plate with state-shaped border; "KANSAS 66" centered at top | "MIDWAY USA" centered at bottom | A/B-12345 | Coded by county of issuance (A/B) | ||
1967 | Embossed white serial on Columbia blue plate with state-shaped border; "KANSAS 67" centered at top | "MIDWAY USA" centered at bottom | A/B-12345 | Coded by county of issuance (A/B) | ||
1968 | Embossed yellow serial on black plate with state-shaped border; "KANSAS 68" centered at top | "MIDWAY USA" centered at bottom | A/B-12345 | Coded by county of issuance (A/B) | ||
1969 | Embossed white serial on black plate with state-shaped border; "KANSAS 69" centered at top | "MIDWAY USA" centered at bottom | A/B-12345 | Coded by county of issuance (A/B) | ||
1970 | Embossed white serial on pale green plate with state-shaped border; "KANSAS 70" centered at top | "MIDWAY USA" centered at bottom | A/B-12345 | Coded by county of issuance (A/B) | ||
1971 | Embossed white serial on red plate with state-shaped border; "KANSAS" and month of expiration centered at top and bottom respectively | none | A/B 12345 A/B C12345 |
Coded by county of issuance (A/B) and month of expiration (C) | Staggered registration introduced, with the month of expiration determined by the initial letter of the registrant's surname. These plates expired from July 31 through December 31, 1971; the A/B 12345 serial format was used only on plates expiring on July 31. | |
1971–72 | Embossed white serial on black plate with state-shaped border; "KANSAS" and month of expiration centered at top and bottom respectively | none | A/B C12345 | Coded by county of issuance (A/B) and month of expiration (C) | Plates expired from February 29 through December 31, 1972. | |
1972–73 | Embossed gold serial on green plate with state-shaped border; "KANSAS" and month of expiration centered at top and bottom respectively | none | A/B C12345 | Coded by county of issuance (A/B) and month of expiration (C) | Plates expired from February 28 through December 31, 1973. | |
1973–74 | Embossed white serial on red plate with state-shaped border; "KANSAS" and month of expiration centered at top and bottom respectively | none | A/B C12345 | Coded by county of issuance (A/B) and month of expiration (C) | Plates expired from February 28 through December 31, 1974. The first "KANSAS 74" plates expired on July 31, 1974, and the first "Wheat Centennial" plates on August 31, 1974. | |
As above, but with "KANSAS 74" at top, and without month of expiration | ||||||
"WHEAT CENTENNIAL" centered at bottom | ||||||
1974–75 | Embossed white serial on green plate with state-shaped border; "KANSAS 75" centered at top | "WHEAT CENTENNIAL" centered at bottom | A/B C12345 | Coded by county of issuance (A/B) and month of expiration (C) | Plates expired from February 28 through December 31, 1975. The first plates without the slogan expired on August 31, 1975. | |
none |
1975 to present
Image | Dates issued | Description | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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1975–80 | Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with state-shaped border; "KANSAS 76" centered at top | none | A/B C12345 | Coded by county of issuance (A/B) and month of expiration (C) | ||
1980 – December 1981 | Embossed white serial on blue plate; yellow wheat stalk graphic screened at left; "KANSAS" screened in yellow centered at top | none | A/B C12345 | Coded by county of issuance (A/B) and month of expiration (C) | Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 1980 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the first time Kansas was so honored. Discontinued due to legibility issues, but revalidated with stickers until 1988. | |
January 1982 – December 1987 | Embossed blue serial on reflective white plate; gold sunflower and wheat stalk graphic screened at top left; "KANSAS" screened in blue centered at top | none | A/B C12345 | Coded by county of issuance (A/B) and month of expiration (C) | Issued only to new registrants. Serials in each county, for each month, continued from where the 1980–81 plates left off.[2] | |
January 1988 – 1990 | Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate; brown wheat stalk graphic screened in the center; pale yellow band screened across top containing stylized "KANSAS" in the center and three dark blue stripes on either side | none | ABC 123 | AAA 000 to approximately DVD 999 | ||
1990 – December 1993 | DVE 000 to approximately GRR 999 | State name made more legible. | ||||
January 1994 – January 2001 | Embossed blue serial on reflective light blue, white and light yellow gradient plate; yellow wheat stalk graphic screened in the center; "KANSAS" screened in blue centered at top | none | ABC 123 | GRS 000 to approximately PAZ 999; SMA 000 to approximately SVC 499 |
Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 1994 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the second time Kansas was so honored. | |
January 2001 – April 2007 | Embossed black serial on reflective sky blue plate; State Capitol screened in the center surrounded by clouds; fading gold band screened at bottom with gold wheat stalks at left; "KANSAS" screened in black centered at top | none | ABC 123 | PBA 000 to approximately SLZ 999; TAA 000 to approximately XUY 499 |
Still currently revalidated. | |
April 2007 – August 14, 2018 | Embossed dark blue serial on reflective light blue plate; top half of state seal screened in white at bottom right; "KANSAS" screened in dark blue centered at top | none | 123 ABC | 000 AAA to approximately 999 LJW | Issued only to new registrants. Letters I, O and Q not used in serials from late 2012 onwards.[2] | |
August 15, 2018[3] – present | As above, but with screened black serial | 000 LJX to 245 NRC (as of December 16, 2020) |
County coding
Kansas has a system of county codes used for identification of the home county of a state resident or company on license plates and state tax forms.[4]
The codes are two letters based on the first letter of and another letter in the name of the county. There is no true convention for the selection of the letters; for example, Bourbon County is the only county that begins with "BO," yet its code is "BB." In most cases, but not all, as noted above, the only county that begins with two particular letters gets those letters. Exceptions are Decatur, Dickinson, Hodgeman, Leavenworth, Logan, McPherson (MC is used for Mitchell), Norton (NO is used for Neosho), Pawnee, and Pottawatomie.
The two-letter code began appearing on Kansas license plates in 1951. From 1930 to 1950, the code was a number based on the order a county ranked in terms of population based on the 1920 United States Census. From 1951 until 1988, the two letters were stamped on the license plate on the far left side, one letter on top of the other. Since then, the letters are on a sticker applied to the upper-left corner of the plate.
There is also a place on the address form of Kansas tax forms to place the county code.
County | Numeric code, 1930–50 | Letter code, 1951–present |
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Allen | 24 | AL |
Anderson | 52 | AN |
Atchison | 15 | AT |
Barber | 67 | BA |
Barton | 33 | BT |
Bourbon | 17 | BB |
Brown | 25 | BR |
Butler | 9 | BU |
Chase | 81 | CS |
Chautauqua | 63 | CQ |
Cherokee | 10 | CK |
Cheyenne | 82 | CN |
Clark | 91 | CA |
Clay | 41 | CY |
Cloud | 36 | CD |
Coffey | 44 | CF |
Comanche | 90 | CM |
Cowley | 8 | CL |
Crawford | 4 | CR |
Decatur | 74 | DC |
Dickinson | 18 | DK |
Doniphan | 45 | DP |
Douglas | 16 | DG |
Edwards | 79 | ED |
Elk | 68 | EK |
Ellis | 38 | EL |
Ellsworth | 64 | EW |
Finney | 71 | FI |
Ford | 35 | FO |
Franklin | 21 | FR |
Geary | 47 | GE |
Gove | 88 | GO |
Graham | 76 | GH |
Grant | 103 | GT |
Gray | 89 | GY |
Greeley | 105 | GL |
Greenwood | 32 | GW |
Hamilton | 101 | HM |
Harper | 51 | HP |
Harvey | 28 | HV |
Haskell | 100 | HS |
Hodgeman | 93 | HG |
Jackson | 42 | JA |
Jefferson | 46 | JF |
Jewell | 43 | JW |
Johnson | 19 | JO |
Kearny | 98 | KE |
Kingman | 57 | KM |
Kiowa | 85 | KW |
Labette | 11 | LB |
Lane | 97 | LE |
Leavenworth | 7 | LV |
Lincoln | 66 | LC |
Linn | 49 | LN |
Logan | 95 | LG |
Lyon | 13 | LY |
Marion | 23 | MN |
Marshall | 20 | MS |
McPherson | 26 | MP |
Meade | 86 | ME |
Miami | 31 | MI |
Mitchell | 55 | MC |
Montgomery | 5 | MG |
Morris | 54 | MR |
Morton | 94 | MT |
Nemaha | 34 | NM |
Neosho | 22 | NO |
Ness | 75 | NS |
Norton | 61 | NT |
Osage | 29 | OS |
Osborne | 56 | OB |
Ottawa | 65 | OT |
Pawnee | 69 | PN |
Phillips | 58 | PL |
Pottawatomie | 39 | PT |
Pratt | 53 | PR |
Rawlins | 77 | RA |
Reno | 6 | RN |
Republic | 40 | RP |
Rice | 48 | RC |
Riley | 30 | RL |
Rooks | 70 | RO |
Rush | 73 | RH |
Russell | 60 | RS |
Saline | 14 | SA |
Scott | 96 | SC |
Sedgwick | 2 | SG |
Seward | 84 | SW |
Shawnee | 3 | SN |
Sheridan | 87 | SD |
Sherman | 80 | SH |
Smith | 50 | SM |
Stafford | 59 | SF |
Stanton | 104 | ST |
Stevens | 92 | SV |
Sumner | 12 | SU |
Thomas | 78 | TH |
Trego | 83 | TR |
Wabaunsee | 62 | WB |
Wallace | 99 | WA |
Washington | 37 | WS |
Wichita | 102 | WH |
Wilson | 27 | WL |
Woodson | 72 | WO |
Wyandotte | 1 | WY |
Optional plates
Personalized Vanity Plates
Image | Type | Dates issued | Design | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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Personalized motorcycle | 2006 to 2010 registration years | Embossed brown on tan with brown buffalo | various | various | ||
Personalized passenger | 1980 to 1985 registration years | Embossed blue on gold background with "KANSAS" at top | various | various | ||
1985 to 1990 registration years | Embossed dark blue on beige background with dark blue band at top containing "KANSAS" in the center | various | various | |||
1990 to 1995 registration years | Embossed dark blue on beige background with orange fade at top and stalk of wheat in the center; "KANSAS" in dark blue at top | various | various | |||
1995 to 2000 registration years | Embossed blue on white with sky blue fade at top and blue sunflower graphic at bottom center; "KANSAS" in blue at top | various | various | |||
2000 to 2005 registration years | Embossed black on white with gold fade at bottom and wild sunflowers at bottom left; "KANSAS" in yellow and black fade at top | various | various | |||
2005 to 2010 registration years | Embossed brown on tan with embossed brown state-shaped border, brown buffalo in the center, and "Home On The Range" slogan in brown at bottom; "KANSAS" in brown at top | various | various | Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 2005 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the third time Kansas was so honored. | ||
2010 to 2015 registration years | Embossed brown on sunset graphic background with old-fashioned windmill at left, modern wind turbine at right, grass at bottom, state seal in the center, and "America's Heartland" slogan in white at bottom; "KANSAS" in dark brown at top | various | various | |||
2015 to 2020 registration years | Embossed black on sunflower graphic background with "SUNFLOWER STATE" slogan in white at bottom; "KANSAS" in white at top | various | various | Serial and county code became screened in August 2018. | ||
2020 to 2025 registration years | White on gradient red and yellow with three wind turbines at left and "Powering the Future" slogan at bottom; "KANSAS" in white at top | various | various |
Educational Institution Plates
These plates share a common all-numeric serial format, which started at 1 in 1997 and has reached 43402 as of October 21, 2020.
Image | Type | Dates issued | Design | Notes |
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Benedictine College | Black on white with the college's logo at left; state name and college name in red at top and bottom respectively | |||
Emporia State University | Black on white with the university's mascot, Corky the Hornet, at left; state name in black at top | |||
Fort Hays State University | Black on white with the university's tiger mascot at left; state name in black at top | |||
Friends University | Black on white with the university's logo at left; state name in scarlet at top | |||
Kansas State University | 1997–present | Purple on white with the university's mascot, Willie the Wildcat, at left; state name in purple at top | ||
Pittsburg State University | Crimson on white with the university's mascot, Gus the Gorilla, at left; state name in crimson at top | |||
University of Kansas | 1998–present | Blue on white with the university's mascot, Big Jay, at left; state name in blue at top | ||
Washburn University | Dark blue on white with the university's mascot, the Ichabod, at left; state name in dark blue at top | |||
Wichita State University | Black on white with the university's mascot, WuShock, at left; state name in black at top |
Military Distinctive Plates
Image | Type | Dates issued | Design | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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Combat Wounded Purple Heart | Purple on white with Purple Heart graphic at left; state name and "COMBAT WOUNDED" in purple at top and bottom, respectively | 12345 | ||||
Congressional Medal of Honor | Blue on white with national flag and medal graphic at left; state name and "Medal of Honor" in blue at top and bottom, respectively | 1 | ||||
Disabled Veteran | Same as state seal passenger base, with "DISABLED VETERAN" at bottom in blue | 12345 | ||||
Ex-Prisoner of War | Blue on white with American Ex-Prisoners of War shield and motto in red at left; state name and "EX-PRISONER OF WAR" in red at top and bottom, respectively | 1234 | ||||
Families of the Fallen | Blue on white with blue border; Gold Star and Next of Kin lapel button graphics at left; state name and "FAMILIES OF THE FALLEN" in red at top and bottom, respectively | AB12 | ||||
Gold Star Mother | Blue on white with Gold Star Mother graphic at left and gray state shape at right; state name in gold on dark blue bar at top and "HONORING THOSE WHO HAVE FALLEN" on gold bar at bottom | 1234 | ||||
Korean War Veteran | Black on white with Korean Service Medal graphic at left; state name in blue at top | AB | ||||
National Guard | Blue on white with red minuteman graphic at left; state name and "NATIONAL GUARD" in red at top and bottom, respectively | 12345 | ||||
Operation Desert Storm | Black on white with Southwest Asia Service Medal graphic at left; state name in blue at top | 12A | ||||
Operation Enduring Freedom | Black on white with Afghanistan Campaign Medal graphic at left; state name in blue at top | 1AB | ||||
Operation Iraqi Freedom | Black on white with Iraq Campaign Medal graphic at left; state name in blue at top | AB1 | ||||
Pearl Harbor Survivor | Red on white with logo of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association at left; state name and "Pearl Harbor Survivor" in red at top and bottom, respectively | 1234 | ||||
U.S. Veteran | 1998–2008 | Blue on white with "U.S. VETERAN" and national coat of arms in blue at left, together with five red stars; state name in blue at top | 12345 | 00001 to 99999 | ||
2008–present | 12ABC | 00AAA to 51CLW (as of December 1, 2020) | ||||
Vietnam Veteran | Green on white with Vietnam Service Medal graphic at left; state name and "VIETNAM VETERAN" in red at top and bottom, respectively | 12345 |
Organizational Distinctive Plates
Image | Type | Dates issued | Design | Serial format | Notes |
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Agriculture | 2016 - present | Black on white with Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom (KFAC) logo at the left; state name in black at top | 12345 | ||
Autism Awareness | Black on white with Kansas Autism Awareness logo at the left; state name in blue at top | 1AB | |||
Children's Trust Fund | Blue on white with Kansas Children's Trust Fund logo at the left; state name in blue at top | 12345 | |||
City of Wichita | 2018 - present | Black on graphic of City of Wichita Flag; state name in white at top | A1234 | ||
Donate Life | Black on green and white background with Donate Life America logo at left; state name and "Be an Organ, Eye and Tissue Donor" in black at the top and bottom, respectively | 123AB | |||
Ducks Unlimited | Black on white with graphic of duck head at left; state name and "DUCKS UNLIMITED" in black at the top and bottom, respectively | 1ABC | |||
Eisenhower Foundation | Black on white with "I LIKE IKE" button graphic at left; state name in blue at top | AB12 | |||
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) | Blue on white with embossed blue state-shape border and EMS Star of Life symbol at left; state name and "EMS" in blue at the top and bottom, respectively | 12345 | Must be employed in the EMS field | ||
Firefighter | Red on gold with embossed red state-shape border and Firefighter Maltese Cross symbol at left; state name and "FIREFIGHTER" in red at the top and bottom, respectively | 12345 | Must be a firefighter, volunteer, or retired | ||
In God We Trust | Dark blue on light blue with stalks of yellow wheat and "IN GOD WE TRUST" at left in white; state name in white at top | AB123 | |||
Kansas 4H Foundation | 2017 - present | Black on white with 4H Clover Emblem at left, state name and "TO MAKE THE BEST BETTER" slogan in white at the top and bottom, respectively | AB1 | ||
Kansas Arts Foundation | Dark blue on dark blue/black with Kansas Arts Foundation logo at left; state name and "State of the Arts" in yellow at the top and bottom, respectively | AB123 | |||
Kansas Breast Cancer Research | Pink on white with Breast Cancer Awareness Ribbon and a sunflower at left; state name in blue and "DRIVEN TO CURE" in white at the top and bottom, respectively | 12345 | |||
Kansas Horse Council | 2015 - present | Black on sunset field background with horse graphic at left; state name and "KANSAS HORSE COUNCIL" in black at top and bottom respectively | ABCD1 | ||
Kansas Masonic Lodge | Dark blue on white with Kansas Freemason logo at the left; state name and "KANSAS FREEMASONS - ON THE LEVEL" in blue at the top and bottom, respectively | ABC1 | |||
Pet Friendly - K-State Veterinary Medicine | Black on white with animal graphic at left; gold bars at top, state name and "I'm Pet Friendly" in purple at top and bottom, respectively | AB123 | |||
Shriners | Red on white with Shriner's logo at right, graphic of man and child at left; state name and "SHRINERS HELP KIDS" in red at the top and bottom, respectively | 1234 | |||
Special Olympics | Black on white with Kansas Special Olympics logo at left; state name and "KSSO.ORG" in red at the top and bottom, respectively | A12 |
Other Distinctive Plates
Non-passenger plates
Image | Type | Dates issued | Design | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Motorcycle | 1988–94 | Embossed dark blue serial on white plate; "KANSAS" and "CYCLE" at top and bottom, respectively | ABC12 | AAA00 to approximately CNA99 | ||
1994–2001 | Embossed blue serial on white plate; "KANSAS" and "CYCLE" at top and bottom, respectively | ABC12 | CWY00 to approximately EAR99; LBK00 to approximately MBP99 | |||
2001–07 | As State Capitol passenger base; "CYCLE" screened at bottom | ABC12 | OAA00 to approximately QPD99 | |||
2007–present | As state seal passenger base; "CYCLE" screened at bottom | 12ABC | 00AAA to 02EXR (as of June 13, 2020) |
References
- Garrish, Christopher (October 2016). "Reconsidering the Standard Plate Size". Plates. Vol. 62 no. 5. Automobile License Plate Collectors Association.
- Tanner, Eric N. "Kansas Passenger License Plates". allaboutlicenseplates.com. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- Obermeyer, Madison (July 19, 2018). "Don't lose that decal: new license plate production to start Aug. 15". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- Codes from the 2005-06 Kansas state transportation map (index of counties).