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Automotive Plates

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Massachusetts

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As of 2026, the standard Massachusetts license plate is white with red, screen-printed lettering, featuring "Massachusetts" at the top and the slogan "The Spirit of America" at the bottom in blue. The current standard passenger serial format is "1ABC 23" (a number, three letters, two numbers), with the final number often indicating the registration renewal month.

Key Features & Recent Updates:

New "MA250" Plate: A highly popular new commemorative blue specialty plate is now available, featuring "1776," thirteen stars, and the text "250 Years of Independence" at the bottom.

Design Elements: Standard plates feature a red-on-white design that has been in use since 2001.

Numbering: The current standard format uses six characters (e.g., 1ABC 23).Validation: Both front and rear plates are required for the standard "Spirit of America" issue.

Specialty Plates: Massachusetts has over three dozen specialty plates, including the popular "Cape and Islands" and environmental-themed plates like the "Brook Trout".

Older "Spirit of America" plates, including those with different letter/number configurations from previous years, remain valid.

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