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New Jersey Issue Dates
Below is a list of issue dates for different alpha-series for New Jersey plates.
They are mostly shown in month-year format (mm-yyyy).

Thanks to Joe Wasielewski and Dave Mackey for their sharp eyes,
and their help with the dates on this page.
Passenger
Buff Base
AAA-100
1959
100-AAA1974
Blue Base
100-LAA
1979
ZZZ-1001985
AAA-10A09-1985
BAA-10A07-1986
CAA-10A06-1987
EAA-10A05-1988
FAA-10A06-1989
GAA-10A07-1990
HAA-10A11-1991
Reflective
AAA0000
11-1992
BA-100A04-1993
CA-100A10-1993
EA-100A03-1994
FA-100A07-1994
GA-100A10-1994
JA-100A04-1995
KA-100A08-1995
LA-100A12-1995
MA-100A05-1996
NA-100A08-1996
PA-100A12-1996
RA-100A03-1997
UA UB UC UD *08-1997
UW UX UY UZ *09-1997
UE- to UV- *
VA- to VZ-
10-1997 to
04-1998
WA-100A04-1998
YA-100A08-1998
ZA-100A01-1999
JAA-10A05-1999
KAA-10A03-2000
LAA-10A01-2001
Avery Base
Between LGU and LHC
04-2001
MAA-10A11-2001
NAA-10A08-2002
PAA-10A06-2003
3M-2 Base
PXS
01-2004
RAA-10A02-2004
SAA-10A12-2004
UAA-10A09-2005
VAA-10A08-2006
WAA-10A07-2007
YAA-10A06-2008
ZAA-10A07-2009


* In mid 1997, NJ "skipped" the UE-UV prefixes.   After UZ was issued, VA and UE came out at about the same time.
The U's and V's were then issued at the same time, until WA was reached.
Then, normalcy resumed.

As far as I know, UC to UV were all issued with painted blue backs, which means they were using up extra blue plate blanks.   This manufacturing difference was apparently the reason why the UE-UV series came out late.

 
Conserve Wildlife
C/W 10AS12-1998
C/W 10BA08-1999
 
Shore to Please
S/J 100A08-1999
S/K 100A08-2001
S/L 100A10-2003
S/N 100A11-2006
 
Conquer Cancer
1100 C/C07-1999
8700 C/C09-2000
C/C 10AA11-2000
C/C 10CA05-2001
C/C 10FA01-2002
C/C 10GA04-2002
C/C 10JA08-2002
C/C 10LE03-2003
C/C 10MG08-2003
C/C 10PJ05-2004
C/C 10UA08-2004
C/C 10WA06-2005
A100 C/C04-2006
 
Animal Friendly
I/M 100X02-1999
I/M 10AA04-2000
I/M 10CA02-2002
 
Fallen Law Enforcement
0000 L/E03-2004
L/E 10AA02-2006
L/E 10EA04-2007
 
Liberty State Park
L/S 100012-1999
1000 L/S06-2007
 
Motorcycle
A100004-1994
U100008-1998
W100004-1999
X100008-1999
1000A08-2000
1000K05-2003
1000N08-2003
1000S11-2003
1000T03-2004
1000U06-2004
1000V09-2004
1000Z05-2005
P100A08-2005
U100A04-2006
V100A02-2007
 
Handicapped
H/N 100012-1998
H/P 100002-2000
H/R 100005-2001
H/S 100009-2002
H/T 100004-2004
H/U 100003-2006
 
Firefighter
V1 1A04-2001
W1 1A11-2002
Z1 1A09-2005
Commercial
XZ-10NE11-1995
X10-05-1996
X20-08-1996
X31-01-1997
X40-06-1997
X51-12-1997
X62-05-1998
X70-09-1998
X80-02-1999
X86-04-1999
X90-07-1999
X97-09-1999
X-1000A11-1999
X-1000D04-2000
X-1000E06-2000
X-1000F08-2000
X-1000G10-2000
X-1000H01-2001
X-1000K03-2001
X-1000L05-2001
X-1000M07-2001
X-1000N09-2001
X-1000P10-2001
X-1000S03-2002
X-1000T05-2002
X-1000V11-2002
X-1000X02-2003
X-1000Z06-2003
XA-100A07-2003
XB-100A11-2003
XC-100A04-2004
XD-100A08-2004
XE-100A12-2004
XF-100A03-2005
XG-100A07-2005
XL-100A01-2007
XM-100A06-2007
XP-100A03-2008
 
Tralier
T1A-10004-1995
T10-A1A11-1997
T10-C1K08-1998
T10-E1X05-1999
T10-F1W07-1999
T10-J1J05-2000
T10-M1A04-2001
T10-S1J11-2002
T10-U1A01-2003
T10-X1C08-2003
T10-Z1Y05-2004
TAA-10A06-2004
TBA-10A11-2004
TFA-10A02-2008
 
Apportioned
AA-05-1996
AB-07-1996
AC-10-1996
AD-01-1998
AE-05-1999
AF-08-2000
AG-08-2002
AH-07-2003
AJ-11-2004
AK-03-2006
 
Contr Equip
SA-05-1997
UA-11-1998
VG-04-2001
WF-04-2002
WP-07-2002
WW-08-2003
YG-08-2004
-AA07-2005
 
Omnibus
OXW100004-1997
OXX170009-1999
OXY100012-2002
OXZ100002-2007
 
Livery/Limo
OL1000D02-2001
OL1000E05-2001
OL1000F03-2004
OL1000G12-2006
 
Historic
QQ2000011-1999
QQ3000007-2001
QQ3400012-2002
QQ4000001-2004
QQ6000003-2007
 
No Fee
NF1900005-2001
NF2000003-2002
NF2300010-2004
NF2600006-2006
 
School I
700Z-S102-1999
S1-A10005-1999
S1-B10004-2000
S1-D10009-2000
S1-E10006-2001
S1-F10009-2001
S1-J10009-2003
S1-M10009-2004
S1-N10008-2005
S1-P10009-2006
 
School II
333Z-S208-2003
S2-A10010-2004
 
Municipal
MG3700002-1999
MG4000011-1999
MG4400004-2001
MG5000003-2002
MG5400012-2002
MG6000002-2004
MG6300011-2004
MG7000004-2006
 
County Govt
E-100CG01-2001
H-100CG12-2002
L-100CG07-2004
M-100CG12-2004
R-100CG06-2006
 
State Govt
TD1000001-2004