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Handicapped
June 1966 - circa 1973
Manufacturer: Demco?
Material: Aluminum
Colors: Gold on blue
Dimensions: 6" x 12"
Pairs/singles?: Singles
Notes: Governor Terry signed HB 451 on June 17, 1966 which authorized the creation of Handicapped plates. All serial numbers stickered onto plate, two different font styles observed (see pictures).
Serial range observed: 106 - 191
Circa 1973 - 1982
Manufacturer: Demco (Milford, DE) & Delaware DMV (on-the-spot replacements)
Material: Aluminum
Colors: Gold on blue
Dimensions: 6" x 12"
Pairs/singles?: Singles
Notes: Demco-made plates are fully silk screened; DMV-made replacement plates are silk screened except for the serial number, which use stickers (see #1 below).
Serial range observed: 1 - 1082
1982 - circa 1994
Manufacturer: Demco (Milford, DE)
Material: Aluminum
Colors: Gold on blue
Dimensions: 6" x 12"
Pairs/singles?: Singles
Notes: HB 511 signed on July 8, 1982 mandated the use of the wheelchair graphic on Handicapped plates. This format was replaced in or around 1994 to add the "HP" prefix in order to distinguish passenger numbers from HP numbers.
Serial range observed: 1 - 5940
Circa 1994 - July 2002
Manufacturer: Demco (Milford, DE)
Material: Aluminum
Colors: Gold on blue
Dimensions: 6" x 12"
Pairs/singles?: Singles
Notes: The "HP" prefix was added in order to distinguish passenger numbers from HP numbers.
Serial range observed: HP6974 - HP9933
(Only new registrations shown; numbers from former bases also observed reprinted on these formats)
July 2002 - Present
Manufacturer: Waldale
Material: Aluminum
Colors: Gold on blue
Dimensions: 6" x 12"
Pairs/singles?: Singles
Notes: Numbers approx. HP14000 - HP15999 did not have wheelchair. Three font variations:
(1) Thin ("Waldale 1", July 2002 - Early 2003)
(2) Thicker ("Waldale 2", Early 2003 - 2006)
(3) Copy of Demco font ("Waldale 3", 2006 - Present)
Beveled edges around plate added around March 2010.
Serial range observed:
- Waldale 1: HP10503 - HP11868, then HP30714 - HP31736
- Waldale 2: HP31792 (no chair, only new number observed on this format)
- Waldale 3: HP12361 - current high
(Only new registrations shown; numbers from former bases also observed reprinted on these formats)