State of Iowa vehicle license plates
Multi-years plates since 1975
Current issue for all passenger cars, trucks, sport utility
vehicles and vans.

1997 - ? : blue on graphic
3 numbers - 3 letters

Handicapped
Current Issue for all passenger cars, trucks, sport utility
vehicles and vans.
1997 - ? : blue on graphic
1 letter - 4 numbers
Issued 1986 till 1996
for all passenger cars, trucks, sport utility vehicles and vans.

White on blue, 3 letters - 3 numbers

The scheme of consecutive letters series assigned to each county was abandoned after this plate use was extended beyond the six year term that the previous plate was in use.

Issued 1979 till 1985
or all passenger cars, trucks, sport utility vehicles and vans.

White on green, 3 letters - 3 numbers,
A series of consecutive letters were assigned to each county.

small 79 in upper right corner validation sticker for month of owner's birth in lower left and year in lower right. Because of confusion by people who don't or are unable to read instructions. The stickers could show up anywhere on plate. Some plates were reversed embossed,

Issued 1975 to 1977
used for passenger cars & private use vans

black on white

validation sticker in upper right corner for
1976, 1977, & 1978, last year for county numeric

Issued 1971 to 1973
used for passenger cars & private use vans

black on yellow
validation in upper right corner for 1973 & 1974

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