North Dakota License Plates

This flat design replaced the embossed 1993 spirit and optional Lewis and Clark plates between November 11, 2015 and June 30, 2017. Letters moved to suffix position (low AAF) for the first time since the prefix series debuted in 1980.

On sale since August 1, 2025. The series began at GAA.

Wheelchair symbol before the numbers.

This plate is available to individuals receiving VA disability support but not necessarily sufficiently disabled to meet the special parking criteria. Plate numbering format is DAV1234, wheelchair graphic (ISA) is absent.

Those using DAV plates who need special parking privileges should display a mirror card displaying the ISA or change their plates to the standard disabled design that includes the ISA.

Available to those who live within the boundaries of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation (the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation).

Available to those who live within the boundaries of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation (the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation).

North Dakota motorcycle license plates measure 4 x 7" and our data started in 1993.

2017-present all-flat "legendary" base non-serif "NORTH DAKOTA" along top, bison lower right corner, low 58536M, letter moved back to prefix by 2021.

2011-17 Embossed black numbers on graphic blue sky fade with mountains and field along bottom, confirmed range low M93395 through high 39376M, all replaced by 2017.

1993-2011 Fully embossed black on light blue, range low M 780 to high M85112, all off the road by 2012.

Three varieties are available, all of which apparently share a common serial range. Illustrated here is the Boonie Stomper, which went on sale in October 2016. Other varieties include an American flag and a bald eagle. These debuted in July 2017. The fee is $25 over normal registration costs, of which $15 goes to the North Dakota Veterans Post War Trust Fund.

This all-flat PRP base has been documented as early as 2017 with stacked PRP and PWR along left side, 4 or 5-digits and P suffix. Renewal stickers were used for these plates from 2017-2020, subsequent renewals and new issues appear with black on white "NO STICKER REQUIRED" top right.

All-numeric spottings prior to 2017 are from the retired 1993-2016 embossed series.

1993 base trailer high: T 379553 2015-07-01 Andrew Osborne

This North Dakota license plate replaced the 1989 Centennial base in 1993. Letters I and O usually used only in the middle position but exceptions were made for the GKI, GLI, GMI and GNI series for some reason. The HLx series appears to have been skipped. No Ixx series plates were issued so the series jumped from HZZ to JAA. Andy DeCeunynck later observed KHC-KHF and one KHK but nothing between KHK and KHT. The KFx plates were likely skipped and Guy Peterson observed out of sequence KLM prefix. This series was replaced with the "legendary" base between 2015-17.

Discontinued on June 30, 2015. Existing plates remained valid until replaced by the 2015 Sunrise base by June 30, 2017.