The U.S. state of Georgia first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1910. Plates are currently issued by the Motor Vehicle Division of the Georgia Department of Revenue. Only rear plates have been required since 1942.
Passenger baseplates 1910 to 1970 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 in height by in width, with standardized mounting holes. The 1956 (dated 1957) issue was the first Georgia license plate that fully complied with these standards: the 1954 (dated 1955) and 1955 (dated 1956) issues were 6 inches in height by 12 inches in width, but had non-standard mounting holes.
ImageDates issuedDesignSloganSerial formatSerials issuedNotes1910–11Black on aluminumnone123451 to 100001911–12Black on yellownone1234510001 to 17000Black on white; vertical "GA" at rightnone1234517001 to approximately 236001914Black on white with border line; "GA 1914" at rightnone123451 to approximately 20600First dated plate; replaced all 1910–13 plates.1915White on black porcelain with border line; "GA. 1915" at rightnone123451 to approximately 253001916Black on white with border line; "GA 16" at rightnone123451 to approximately 475001917White on black with border line; "GA 1917" at rightnone123451 to approximately 675001918Black on light green with border line; "GA 1918" at rightnone123451 to approximately 955001919Black on white with border line; "GA 1919" at rightnone1234561 to approximately 1185001920White on dark green with border line; "GA 20" at rightnone123-4561 to approximately 145–0001921Dark green on white with border line; "GA 21" at rightnone123-4561 to approximately 133–0001922White on black with border line; "GA 22" at rightnone123-4561 to approximately 151–0001923White on brown with border line; "GA 23" at leftnone123-4561 to approximately 151–0001924Black on gray with border line; "GA. 1924" at bottomnone123-4561 to approximately 178–0001925White on dark blue with border line; "GA. 25" at topnone123-4561 to approximately 221–0001926White on red with border line; "GA. 1926" at bottomnone123-4561 to approximately 243–0001927Black on yellow with border line; vertical "GA-27" as separatornone123-4561 to approximately 265–0001928White on dark blue with border line; "GA. 1928" at bottomnone123-4561 to approximately 294–000 1929Golden yellow on black with border line; vertical "GA-29" as separator; vertical "FRONT" or "REAR" at rightnone123-4561 to approximately 316-000(see right)Front and rear plates issued; this practice continued through 1941. First use of weight classes, with the letters A, B, C and D used in order from the heaviest vehicles to the lightest, and a block of serials assigned to each class.1930Black on gray with border line; "GEORGIA–1930" at topnone123-4561 to approximately 349-000(see right)First use of the full state name. Weight class letters and method of assigning serials to each class same as 1929.1931White on dark green with border line; "GA–31" at topnoneA12341A234A1 to Z9999;0A1 to 9Z999Four weight classes as in 1929 and 1930; separate blocks of serials for regular and locking-bar plates assigned to each class. White on dark green with border line; "GA" at top left, "31" at top right and space for locking bar at top middlenone1932White on dark blue with border line; "GA–32" at topnone12345ACoded by weight class (A)Letters A, B, C and D used in order from the heaviest vehicles to the lightest, as in 1929 and 1930, but with serials in each class starting from 1. Letter E added for the lightest class when 99999D was reached. These practices continued through 1935. 1933Dark blue on orange with border line; "GA–33" at topnone12-345ACoded by weight class (A)1934Orange on dark blue with border line; "GEORGIA" and "1934" at top and bottom respectivelynone12-345ACoded by weight class (A)1935Dark blue on orange with border line; "1935" and "GEORGIA" at top and bottom respectivelynone12-345ACoded by weight class (A)1936As 1934 base, but with "1936" at bottomnone123-4561 to approximately 331–0001937As 1935 base, but with "1937" at topnone123-4561 to approximately 364–0001938As 1934 base, but with "1938" at bottomnone12-345ACoded by weight class (A)1939Dark blue on yellow with border line; "1939" and "GEORGIA" at top and bottom respectivelynone12-345ACoded by weight class (A)1940Orange on green with border line; "GA", peach graphic and "40" at bottom"PEACH STATE" at topA12-345Coded by weight class (A)As above, but with "GA 40" at top and no peach graphic"PEACH STATE" at bottom1941Reflective yellow on dark blue with border line; peach sticker in the center; "GA 41" at top"PEACH STATE" at bottom123-45A123-4EXCoded by weight class (A)First reflectorized passenger plate in the United States, and also the first to use a sticker of any kind. 1942–43White on dark blue with red border line; "1942" and "GEORGIA" in red at top at bottom respectivelynoneA12-345EX12345Coded by weight class (A)Revalidated for 1943 with red tabs, due to metal conservation for World War II.1944Yellow on black with border line; "GA 44" at leftnoneA 12345EX 12345Coded by weight class (A)1945White on black with border line; "1945" and "GEORGIA" at top and bottom respectivelynoneA-12345Coded by weight class (A)1946Black on silver with border line; "1946" and "GEORGIA" at top and bottom respectivelynoneA-12345-12345Coded by weight class (A)1947Maroon on cream with border line; "GA 47" at top"PEACH STATE" at bottomA-12345-12345Coded by weight class (A)1948Black on unpainted aluminum with border line; "GA 48" at top"PEACH STATE" at bottomA-12345-12345-12345Coded by weight class (A)1949Red on unpainted aluminum with border line; "GA 49" at top"PEACH STATE" at bottomA-12345-12345-12345Coded by weight class (A)1950Black on unpainted aluminum with border line; "GA 50" at top"PEACH STATE" at bottomA-12345-12345-12345Coded by weight class (A)1951Green on unpainted aluminum with border line; "GA 51" at top"PEACH STATE" at bottomA-12345-12345-12345Coded by weight class (A)1952White on black with border line; "GA 52" at top"PEACH STATE" at bottomA-12345-12345-12345Coded by weight class (A)1953Orange on black with border line; "GA 53" at top"PEACH STATE" at bottomA-12345-12345-12345Coded by weight class (A)1954Black on yellow with border line; "GA 54" at top"PEACH STATE" at bottomA-12345-12345-12345Coded by weight class (A)1955Yellow on black with border line; "GEORGIA 55" at top"PEACH STATE" at bottomA-12345-12345-12345Coded by weight class (A)1956White on black with border line; "GEORGIA 56" at top"PEACH STATE" at bottomA-12345-12345-12345Coded by weight classWeight classes were as follows: E, E/X and D (3,000 lb and under); H/A through H/N (3,001 to 3,500 lb); J and K (3,501 to 4,000 lb); and A (4,001 lb and over).1957White on dark green with border line; "GEORGIA" centered at top; "19" at bottom left and "57" at bottom right"PEACH STATE" centered at bottom1·123451·A·1234510·123410·A·1234100·1234100·A·123Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class (see right)Weight classes were as follows: D and E (3,000 lb and under); no letter (3,001 to 3,500 lb); J (3,501 to 4,000 lb); and A (4,001 lb and over). This continued through 1970.1958Black on white with border line; "GEORGIA" centered at top; "19" at bottom left and "58" at bottom right"PEACH STATE" centered at bottom1·123451·A·1234510·123410·A·1234100·1234100·A·123Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class1959White on black with border line; "GEORGIA" centered at top; "19" at bottom left and "59" at bottom right"PEACH STATE" centered at bottom1·123451·A·1234510·123410·A·1234100·1234100·A·123Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class1960Black on white with border line; "GEORGIA" centered at top; "19" at bottom left and "60" at bottom right"PEACH STATE" centered at bottom1·123451·A·1234510·123410·A·1234100·1234100·A·123Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class1961Black on yellow with border line; "GEORGIA" centered at top; "19" at bottom left and "61" at bottom right"PEACH STATE" centered at bottom1·123451·A·1234510·123410·A·1234100·1234100·A·123Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class1962Red on white with border line; "GEORGIA" centered at top; "19" at bottom left and "62" at bottom right"PEACH STATE" centered at bottom1·123451·A·1234510·123410·A·1234100·1234100·A·123Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class1963White on red with border line; "GEORGIA" centered at top; "19" at bottom left and "63" at bottom right"PEACH STATE" centered at bottom1·123451·A·1234510·123410·A·1234100·1234100·A·123Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class1964Peach on green with border line; "GEORGIA" centered at top; "19" at bottom left and "64" at bottom right"PEACH STATE" centered at bottom1·123451·A·1234510·123410·A·1234100·1234100·A·123Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class1965Blue on white with border line; "GEORGIA" centered at top; "19" at bottom left and "65" at bottom right"PEACH STATE" centered at bottom1·123451·A·1234510·123410·A·1234100·1234100·A·123Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class1966White on red with border line; "19 GEORGIA 66" at bottom"PEACH STATE" centered at top1·123451·A·1234510·123410·A·1234100·1234100·A·123Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class1967Red on white with border line; "GEORGIA" centered at top; "19" at bottom left and "67" at bottom right"PEACH STATE" centered at bottom1·123451·A·1234510·123410·A·1234100·1234100·A·123Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class1968White on green with border line; "GEORGIA" centered at top; "19" at bottom left and "68" at bottom right"PEACH STATE" centered at bottom1·123451·A·1234510·123410·A·1234100·1234100·A·123Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class1969White on black with border line; "GEORGIA" centered at top; "19" at bottom left and "69" at bottom right"PEACH STATE" centered at bottom1·123451·A·1234510·123410·A·1234100·1234100·A·123Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class1970White on blue with border line; "GEORGIA" centered at top; "19" at bottom left and "70" at bottom right"PEACH STATE" centered at bottom1·123451·A·1234510·123410·A·1234100·1234100·A·123Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class
1971 to present