Complete Listing of All Delaware Plate Types

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Plate Type	Prefix	Photo	Notes
Passenger & Misc. Plates
Amateur Radio	---
Ambulance	A		A1 = Ambulance for Station 1 A1-1 = First ambulance of Station 1 A1-2 = Second ambulance of Station 1 Click here for a list of stations and designations
Commercial	C
Construction	CT
County Owned	CY
Dealer	D
Farm Tractor	F		F tags are no longer used on tractors, but can still be seen on golf carts at UD and miscellaneous heavy duty equipment
Farm Truck	FT
Farm Vehicle	FV		FV tags replaced the red-on-white FARM USE ONLY generic tags in 2014. There is a one-time $10 fee, renewable every 3 years, and a 20-mile radius driving limit from the farm.
Fire Department	FD		FD1 = Apparatus for Station 1 FD1-1 = First apparatus of Station 1 FD1-2 = Second apparatus of Station 1 Click here for a list of stations and designations
Handicapped	HP
Handicapped Motorcycle	HPMC
Limousine	LX
Motorcycle	MC
Motorcycle Dealer	D	Picture from Julian M.
Motorcycle Vanity	---
Moped	MOPED		Bikes with motors less than 55cc qualify for a Moped tag
Passenger	---
Pleasure-Commercial (History)	PC
Recreational Trailer (Camper)	RT
Recreational Vehicle	RV
Rescue	R		R1 = Rescue vehicle for Station 1 R1-1 = First rescue vehicle of Station 1 R1-2 = Second rescue vehicle of Station 1 Click here for a list of stations and designations
State Owned	S
Street Rod	SR
Taxi	TX
Teacher of the Year	---
Temporary (Pre-printed)	XD
Temporary (Printed on-demand)	XF		The "XF" prefix signifies it was printed at a DMV location
Temporary (Printed on-demand)	XP		The "XP" prefix signifies it was printed at a dealership
Temporary (Motorcycle)	XC4__
Towed Vehicle	TV
Trailer	T
Vanity	---
Special/Background Plates (Back to the top!)
Animal Friendly	---		One-time $50 fee. Click here to order one.
Autism Acceptance & Inclusion	---		One-time $50 fee. Click here to order one.
Bicycle Friendly	---		One-time fee of $40 plus $25 per year on top of the normal renewal fee. Must go to DMV to order since your sticker time is pro-rated.
Centennial	---		Sold from October 2008 thru December 2009. If your Centennial plate has faded, you can bring it to DMV, hand it in, and they will order you a replacement free of charge.
Delaware Equine Council	---	Photo from Steven W.	One-time $50 fee. Click here to order one.
Delaware State Education Association Centennial	---		One-time $15 fee. Click here to order one.
Environmental - Duck	---		No longer available for purchase.
Farmland Preservation	---		One-time $50 fee. Click here to order one.
Horseshoe Crab	---	(Photo from Julian M.)	One-time $50 fee. Click here to order one.
Keep Delaware Beautiful	---	Photo from l.p.guy (IG)	One-time $50 fee. Click here to order one.
Lighthouse	---		One-time $50 fee. Click here to order one.
Marine (MERR)	---	Photo from Julian M.	One-time $50 fee. Click here to order one.
Pollinator	---		One-time $50 fee. Click here to order one.
Recreational Fishing - Fresh Water	---	(Photo from Julian M.)	One-time $95 fee. Click here to order one.
Recreational Fishing - Salt Water	---	(Photo from Julian M.)	One-time $95 fee. Click here to order one.
Save Shorebirds	---	Photo from Erik T.	One-time fee of $50 plus $25 per year on top of the normal renewal fee. Must go to DMV to order since your sticker time is pro-rated.
Stop Child Abuse	---		One-time fee of $50 plus $40 per year on top of the normal renewal fee. Must go to DMV to order since your sticker time is pro-rated.
Suicide Prevention	---		One-time $50 fee. Click here to order one.
Legislative & Judicial Plates (Back to the top!)
Attorney General	---	(Photo Needed)
Court of Chancery	---
Court of Common Pleas	---	Photo from Dave L.
Family Court	---	(Photo Needed)
Governor	---
House Majority Leader	---
House Majority Whip	---
House Minority Leader	---
House Minority Whip	---	(Photo Needed)
Insurance Commissioner	---
Judiciary	---
Justice of the Peace	---
Lt. Governor	---
President Pro Tempore	---	Picture from Reid W.
Representative	---
Secretary of State	---
Senate Majority Leader	---		Photo courtesy of Julian M.
Senate Majority Whip	---
Senate Minority Leader	---
Senate Minority Whip	---
Senator	---
Speaker of the House	---
State Auditor	---
Superior Court	---
Supreme Court	---
U.S. Representative	---	Picture from Mike G.
U.S. Senator	---
Specialty Plates (Back to the top!)
Air Force Commendation Medal	V
Air Medal	V
Alpha Kappa Alpha	AKA
Alpha Phi Alpha	APA
American Legion	AL
Army Commendation Medal	V
atTAcK Addiction	WE	Picture from Taylor P.
Breast Cancer Awareness	BC
Bronze Star	V
Bronze Star (without Valor)	M
Buffalo Soldiers	BUF
Caesar Rodney School District Centennial	CR
Cancer Support Community	CSC
Cape Henlopen High School	CH
Caravel Academy	CA
Choose Life	PL
Civil Air Patrol	CAP
Conquer Childhood Cancer	CCC
Conrad High School	CHS
Credit Unions	CU
Delaware Association of Realtors	DAR
Delaware Correctional Officers Association	LE
Delaware Farm Bureau	FB
Delaware Mobile Surf Fisherman	DMS
Delaware Senior Olympics	DSO
Delaware State Fair Centennial	SF
Delaware State University	DSU
Delaware Tech	DT
Delaware Veterans	DV
Delaware Women's Military Monument	DV
Delmar Wildcats	DS	Picture from school
Delta Sigma Theta	DST
Delta Waterfowl	DW
Disabled American Veteran	DAV
Disabled American Veteran (HP parking)	DAV (HP)
Distinguished Flying Cross	V
Distinguished Service Cross	V	(Photo Needed)
Donate Life	DN
Dover High School	DHS
Ducks Unlimited	DU
East Carolina University	ECU
Elks Lodge	ELK
Episcopal Diocese of Delaware	EC
Felton High School	FHS
Flyers Charities	FL	Picture from Julian M.
Fraternal Order of Police	FOP
Gold Star Family	GS
Goldey Beacom College	GBC
Groove Phi Groove	G
Harrington High School	HHS
Honorably Discharged Veteran	MV	Picture from Jay C.
Honoring Our Veterans	HV
Indian River High School	IR
Johns Hopkins University	JHU
Kappa Alpha Psi	K
Knights of Columbus	KC
Korean War Veteran	KWV
Ladies Auxiliary	LA
Law Enforcement Memorial	LEM
Lehigh University	LU
Lions Club	LC
Loyal Order of Moose	LM
Marine Corps League	MCL
Master Mason	MM
Missing in Action	EXMIA
Nanticoke Indian Association	NIA
National Guard	NG
National Rifle Association	NRA
National Wild Turkey Federation	WT	Picture from Gus F.
Navy Commendation Medal	V
Navy Cross	V
Newark High School	NHS
Nur Shrine Temple	NUR
Ohio State University	OSU
Omega Psi Phi	QUE
Operation Desert Storm	ODS	Picture from Julian M.
Operation Enduring Freedom	OEF
Operation Iraqi Freedom	OIF
Order of the Eastern Star	ES
Order of the Eastern Star	OES		OES prefix was the original issue; current issues use ES.
Paramedic	NR
Pearl Harbor Survivor	PHS
Penn State	PS
Phi Beta Sigma	PBS
Prince Hall Affiliated	PHA
Prisoner of War	EXPOW
Professional Firefighter	PF
Purdue University	P
Purple Heart	PH
Reserve Forces	RF
Retired Military - Air Force	RM	Picture from eBay
Retired Military - Army	RM
Retired Military - Coast Guard	RM
Retired Military - Marines	RM
Retired Military - Navy	RM
Retired New Castle County Police	CP
Retired State Police	SP
Saint Joseph's University	SJ
Salesianum School	SA
Silver Star	V
Southern Delaware Street Rod Association	CC
Standardbred Owners Association	SOA
Submarine Veteran	SS
Telephone Pioneers	TP
Temple University	TU
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point)	KP
United Auto Workers	UAW
United States Naval Academy	NA	(Photo Needed)
University of Delaware	UD
University of Michigan	UM
University of Notre Dame	ND
University of Pennsylvania	UP
Veterans of Foreign Wars	VFW
Vietnam Veteran	VV
Villanova University	VU
Virginia Tech	VT
Volunteer Firefighter	VF
Wesley College	W
West Point	WP
West Virginia University	WVU
William Henry High School	WHH
Wilmington College	WC		Wilmington College became Wilmington University in 2007.
Wilmington Fire Department	WFD
Wilmington Police Department	WPD
Wilmington University	WU
World War II Veteran	WWII
Zeta Phi Beta	Z
Defunct Types (Back to the top!)
Boat License	---
Congress/Congressional	---
Convertible	Conv.		A block of numbers was reserved for convertible cars from 1929 thru early 1941.
Exempt	E
Hearse	H		Started in 1925, used through 1941.
Highway Department	Hy.		One year known (1940)
Miss Delaware	---
Wagon License	---

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