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AEA - AEZ used for Low Speed Vehicles on Chickadee plates. AHA - AHZ used for Custom Vehicle on Chickadee plates.

Stickers
Sticker colors have been on a five-year cycle since 2000, which was black on white.
2011 black on gold
2012 black on mint green
2013 black on blue
2014 black on orange (used for trailers with two-year registrations only in 2012)
New single motorcycle sticker will be out 3/1/12 and is like the standard 2013 sticker except for the stacked "MAR" to the right of the year and will be in the upper right corner of the plate. All motorcycle registrations will expire in March and inspection stickers will go on the plates on the upper left.
(Our thanks to Daniel Savage for this information.)
Type Plate Notes Reporter
Chickadee 3048 SY Series jumped from NF to NH since NG was already used on Chickadee plates for National Guard. PA followed NZ since the O series was skipped. PI series was skipped. PU also apparently skipped. QA through QD was issued, but plates have now jumped to RA. SI series skipped. SQ series confirmed. Jeff Fortier
1/19/12
Non-passenger Plates
Antique Auto 51-051 Antique Auto plates in Maine are validated annually, and they do not have use restrictions. Vehicles registered in this class are exempt from the annual safety inspection. Daniel Savage
1/11/12
Bus
B
U
S
11708 		Bill Sproull
12/22/11
Combination 127-341 Bill Sproull
11/10/11
Commercial 5A-6526 Upon reaching 799-999, format changed to 1A-0001 through 9Z-9999. Jeff Fortier
1/26/12
Hire 10-863 HIRE at bottom of plate. Daniel Savage
1/18/12
Motorcycle xxx HK Ride Safe slogan at bottom of plate. FU skipped.
Jeff also reported 15 GW on 2010-05-18, but this was likely an early low number pull. 		Jeff Fortier
8/04/11
Municipal 423-018 The 400-000 series is used for most vehicles, but there is also a series that started at 301-000 for trailers, tractors (not truck tractors) and mobile equipment. Daniel Savage reports 305-257 on 3/1/11. 300-000 to 300-999 are on vehicles owned by the University of Maine System. Daniel Savage
11/08/11
Trailer B 380271 NEW A series ended at A 999999. B series began at B 100001. Willie C. Brock, Jr.
1/28/12
Specialty Plates
Agriculture 453-ANB 101-AGA to 999-AGZ reserved for Agriculture plates released 10/1/07
ANA-ANZ block will be used after AGZ
Passenger AGA, AGB, AGD, AGE
Commercial AGC
Farm- AGF
Passenger AGG and up
Jeff Fortier
12/30/11
Animal Welfare 621-AMN Newest Optional first available 10/1/09. Began at AMA series. Features images of a cat, dog, horse, and rabbit with "Adopt" slogan. Bill Sproull
1/03/12
Black Bear 202-ACY New optional plate available 3 NOV 03. Series began at 101 ACA. "The University of Maine" bottom center. This is the official plate for the University of Maine at Orono (the main campus) and proceeds from this plate benefit UMO. Jeff Fortier
8/04/11
Breast Cancer 925-ALW Series begining at 101-ALA to 999-ALZ.
New optional Breast Cancer "Early Detection." Features same state shape and ribbon image as Support Our Troops. Plates first issued on Oct 1, 2008.
Daniel Savage
1/23/12
Disability Special Veteran V 356C ISA symbol on the right for access to handicapped parking. First issued 7/20/04 starting at 1A. Daniel Savage
1/18/12
Disabled Veteran 5115 US Flag on the left with "DISABLED VETERAN" caption on the bottom. Daniel Savage
1/03/12
Disabled Veteran Parking 486A US Flag on the left & ISA on the right. Numbering range is 111A-999Z. Introduced 7/12/10. Daniel Savage
12/02/11
Firefighter 29312 Daniel Savage
1/28/08
Lobster 164-AEG AAO series was skipped.
After ABZ series was supposed to go to AEB afterwards. The state mistakenly produced a batch of ACA plates. ACA is already used on the Black Bear Plates. The state is going to recall all of the ACA plates issued. Jeff Fortier reports 326-ACA on 5/10/10. 		Bill Sproull
1/22/12
Loon
C
R
1286M 		I suffix not used. Bill Sproull
8/21/11
Purple Heart
P
H
6677 		Began 9/1/1995 Daniel Savage
4/15/10
Sportsmen 623-AKY New optional plate, issued 4/7/08, began with 101-AKA. "Support Wildlife" bottom center with an image of Mount Katahdin at the top, a moose in the upper left, and a brook trout in the lower left. There is a $20 fee for this type.
Daniel Savage reports 191-AKZ and 193-AKZ on 2011-02-11, but these represent an unusual jump. No AKY sightings yet. 		Jeff Fortier
12/30/11
Support Our Troops xxx-AJK New specialty plate available 11/1/07. 101-AJA to 999-AJZ block reserved for this series. Jeff Fortier
11/30/10
Univ. of Maine
U
M
S
29258 		This is the original university plate for Maine, and proceeds from this plate benefit the entire University of Maine System. "University" at bottom center. U/M/S/ screened vertically to left of registration number. Bill Sproull
9/14/11
Veteran V 65112 Letter V is red, numbers are blue. Bill Sproull
12/24/11
Wabanaki 750-AFB Effective August 12, 2005, Wabanaki registration plates became available to members of the Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Maliseet and Micmac Tribes in Maine
101-AFA to 999-AFZ used for Wabanaki (available 8/12/05). 101-AGA to 999-AGZ unused. 101-AHA to 999-AHZ for Custom Vehicle plates on Chickadee base set for 7/1/06 release.
Bill Sproull
12/18/11