Types of Washington State License Plates

  1. Governor
  2. Secretary of State
  3. U.S. Senator
  4. U.S. Representative
  5. State Patrol (two types)
  6. Personalized
  7. Passenger
  8. Disabled veteran
  9. Motor vehicle dealer
  10. Mobile home/travel trailer dealer
  11. Manufacturer
  12. Misc. vehicle dealer
  13. HAM/MARS operator
  14. Wrecker
  15. Hulk hauler
  16. Transporter
  17. Disabled person
  18. Van pool
  19. Ride Share
  20. Pearl harbor survivor
  21. Trailer
  22. Indian exempt
  23. Consular corp
  24. Truck
  25. Exempt (city, county, state, other)
  26. Apportioned power unit
  27. Apportioned trailing unit
  28. Prorate backing
  29. Medal of honor
  30. Horseless carriage
  31. Collector vehicle
  32. Purple heart
  33. Former prisoner of war
  34. Square dancers
  35. Firefighter
  36. Air Force
  37. Army
  38. Navy/Marines
  39. State patrol (motorcycle)
  40. Motorcycle dealer
  41. Personalized (motorcycle)
  42. Snowmobile dealer
  43. ORV dealer
  44. Motorcycle
  45. Motorcycle exempt
  46. Motorcycle trailer
  47. Disabled person (motorcycle)
  48. Motorcycle collector vehicle
  49. Motorcycle horseless carriage
  50. Reciprocity (motorcycle)
  51. U of W Husky
  52. Washington State U Cougar


Information provided by the State of Washington DOL and ALPCA. Some additional information has been provided that was not on the original documentation. Several plates were added since the first issue of this infomation