
The expiration day of the month now appears in tiny print along the bottom of the sticker below the month and year.įees for Initial and Personalized plates increased $15 as of Oct. Although it is possible to register in any county, the county sticker must indicate the county of residence, not the county of issue. While new bases are still embossed, new issues with numbers carried over from previous bases are flat, the same as Vanities and Specials.Ĭounty stickers appear on most plate types and are required.

Ohio is now allowing standard plate numbers from previous bases to be remade on the new base. Specials, Vanities, and most Non-Pass types other than Truck and Trailer are flat. Passenger, Family, Truck, Apportioned, Trailer, and Motorcycle plates are still embossed. The letter O is used in the first position on City and County plates. The letter Q is used in the second and third position on passenger and non-passenger plates. Ohio uses the letters I and O in the second position only on passenger plates, but neither letter is used on any other standard type. Specials will appear on a modified design with only the top portion of the graphics used on the regular plates. Initial and Personalized plates were not be available on the "Beautiful Ohio" plates when they first came into use, but all Initial, Personalized, and Specials ordered after Jwill be on the "Beautiful" graphic.

Only regular issue plates were available at first. They were produced from ERA 1000 through EUH 7299, excluding the ETS series, which was a special dealer prefix. These plates became available on an optional basis for an additional $7.50 beginning November 23, 2009.

At least one million of the graphic sheeting blanks were produced. FVR through FVZ was left open in case any additional "Beautiful" plates would be needed.Ī new general issue base plate for Ohio that was tentatively proposed for release in April 2009 was scrapped, at least in that form, due to the recession.
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The last series for the "Beautiful" base will be FVQ. Stock plates, including Motorcycle, will continue to be embossed. The next Ohio base is scheduled to be released on April 12, 2013.
