Vehicle registration plates of New Mexico
The U.S. state of New Mexico first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1912.
Passenger baseplates 1988 to present
| Image | Dates issued | Design | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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1988 to 1991 | red on yellow | Land of Enchantment | ABC-123 | "USA" added to state name. County sticker (bearing county name) at top of plate. | |
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1991 to 1998 | red on yellow; yucca | Land of Enchantment | ABC-123 123-ABC |
Plate had blank/stamped indentation for county sticker. County stickers discontinued sometime after 1996. | |
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1997 | red on yellow; no yucca | none | 123-ABC | Made on non-passenger blanks. | |
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1998 to present | red on yellow; yucca | Land of Enchantment | 123-ABC | ? to present | No stamped indentation for county sticker |
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1999 to 2010 | hot air balloon | Land of Enchantment | NM1234 1234NM AB 123 ABC123 |
NM0001 to NM9999 0001NM to 9999NM AA 001 to BZ 999 CAA001 to LGP999 |
Issued concurrently with red-on-yellow base. |
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2010 to present | yellow on turquoise | Centennial 1912-2012; Land of Enchantment | ABC-123 | LGR-001 to present | Issued concurrently with red-on-yellow base. Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 2010 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the first time New Mexico was so honored. |
