MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
The MG and MGX prefixes were first used in 1926.
At this time, municipal, county, and state government became unique types.
1926-1959 PASSENGER
1928
1930
1931
1933
1937Ron Hepkin
1938Ron Hepkin
1946John Willard
1946
1950
1952/56Ross Day
1957/58
1957/58Mike Wiener
1959Lee Madigan
1926-1959 COMMERCIAL
Until 1958, municipal commercial plates used a different series than municipal passenger car plates, incorporating the X code for commercial.
This practice was discontinued with the tan base in 1959.
1926
1928Ron Hepkin
1930Leib Brothers
1931J. Mattes
1933Lee Madigan
1934
1935
1936Leib Brothers
1937
1938
1942Lee Madigan
1945
1947
1948Lee Madigan
1949
1949
1950
1951
1952/56Jack Hollingsworth
1952/56
1957/58Ross Day
1959Lee Madigan
1959-1977MG-100A - MG-999Z
MG-A100 - MG-Z999
MG-1000 - MG-9999
100MG-A - 999MG-Z
The 1959/1977 Municipal plates have several different patterns, starting with MG-100A, then MG-A100, MG-1000, and 100MG-A.
Thanks to John Walters for the information on the proper sequence of these.
David Doernberg
Lee Madigan
platedepot.com
Lee Madigan
c.1970REFLECTIVE
STICKERED 1973Lee Madigan
Mike Wiener
Jeff Fazekas
Mike Wiener
These are remakes - made in the mid 70s - of the early 60's issues.
Jeff Fazekas
The only known pattern on the 1977 base is MG-000A. These would be remakes (or re-plates ?) of the early 60's issue.
Jeff Fazekas
1979 BASEMG-1000 - MG-9999
MG-10AA - MG-99ZZ
The 1979 base went back and re-issued the MG-0000 plates, and then continued where the 1977 base left off in the MG-000A series (somewhere bewteen MG-999G and MG-100M).
By the early 80s, MG-999Z was reached, and a new series started at MG-10AA.
1979Jeff Fazekas
1979Jeff Fazekas
1979Lee Madigan
EARLY 1980sJeff Fazekas
EARLY 1980s
EARLY 1980sJoe Wasielewski
EARLY 1980s
MID 1980sJeff Fazekas
MID 1980s
c.1991
c.1991Mike Wiener
1992 BASEMG10000 - MG50999 (?)
The 1992 graphic issue brought a new numbering pattern - 7 digits starting at MG10000.
There are also re-issues (or remakes ?) of the earlier series.
Some municipal plates have stickers - but it seems to be arbitrary.
When stickers are used, plates are usually "valid" for 4 years.
PROTOTYPEMike Wiener
REMAKE
REMAKE
REMAKE
1992
1992Lee Madigan
x2003
x2006
c.1998
x2001
x2006
x2005Jeff Fazekas
x2002
x2004
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Vanity municipal plates have a stacked MG prefix.
VANITY
VANITYflickr
VANITYpolicecarwebsite.net
AVERY BASEMG51000 - MG6????
x2003
x2004
x2004
x2004
ISSUED 2003
x2005
x2007
ISSUED LATE 2004
c.2005
VANITY with car number suffix -8
policecarwebsite.net
3M2 BASEMG6???? - MG90999(?)
VANITY - or remake of MG-56MM ?
Mike Wiener
VANITYflickr
ISSUED 2006
x2010
ISSUED 2008
ISSUED 2008 x2009flickr
2009
2010
2011policecarwebsite.net
2011
HELIX BASE  MG91000(?) - MG99999
10000MG - 14499MG(?)
REMAKEflickr
2012
2013
2013
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In Jan 2014, the numbering flipped to 10000MG.
2014
2014J. Mattes
2014
2014policecarwebsite.net
2014 FLAT BASE14500MG(?) -
Flat municipal plates first appeared in January or February 2015.
2015
2015
2016
2016
2017
2017
2018
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