Other seven-character formats include Connecticut and Illinois, which use AB-12345, and Maryland, which uses 1AB2345.Īrkansas, Colorado, Florida, and New Jersey use four letters and two numbers: Arkansas uses an ABC-12D format, Colorado an ABC-D12 format, Florida a 12A-BCD format, and New Jersey an A12-BCD format. Several states, particularly those with higher populations, use seven-character formats of three letters and four digits, including 1ABC234 in California and ABC-1234 (with or without a space or dash) in Georgia, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. For example, Delaware is able to use six-digit all-numeric serials because of its low population.
The most common issue consists of four letters and two digits, but alternate standard issues contain four digits and two letters.
Florida uses six-character serial numbers, but the combinations vary.
Previous serial formats and optional issues are not depicted. Only the current passenger standard-issue serial format is depicted.