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Massachusetts plate series & format rules

Every documented plate series across the Reserved, Vanity, and Specialty passenger categories — with its plate number format, fixed prefix, and who can request it, all sourced and dated from the current RMV Passenger Plates Manual. A plate type is the broad category; a series is the specific plate (Red Sox, Cape & Island); a fixed prefix is printed for you; the suffix is the part you choose.

L one letter N one digit Specialty plates print a fixed prefix, so only the characters after it are up to you — Cape and Island's CP + NNNN reads as CP1234
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Mass House Speaker

PAS
not issued on request
no fixed prefix format not documented
Manual examples only
Medal of Liberty

Medal of Liberty

PAS
eligibility required
ML + NNNN
Manual examples only Manual p.72
Medical Doctor

Medical Doctor

PAS
eligibility required
MD + NNNN
Manual examples only Manual p.61
Nantucket Island

Nantucket Island

PAS
NI + NNNN NNNL
Manual examples only Manual p.32
National Guard

National Guard

PAS
eligibility required
NG + NNNN
Manual examples only Manual p.74
New England Patriots

New England Patriots

PAS
NE + NNNN NNNL
Manual examples only Manual p.33
News Photographer

News Photographer

PAS
eligibility required
NP + NNNN
Manual examples only Manual p.92
Non-Resident Short-Term Plate

Non-Resident Short-Term Plate

PAS
not issued on request
no fixed prefix format not documented
Manual examples only
Olympic Spirit

Olympic Spirit

PAS
OS + NNNN NNNL
Manual examples only Manual p.35
Overdose Awareness

Overdose Awareness

PAS
OA + NNNN NNNL
Manual examples only Manual p.36
Pan Mass Challenge

Pan Mass Challenge

PAS
PM + NNNN NNNL
Manual examples only Manual p.37
Pearl Harbor Survivor

Pearl Harbor Survivor

PAS
eligibility required
VTPH VTPJ VTPK + NN
Manual examples only Manual p.75
Plymouth 400

Plymouth 400

PAS
PL + NNNN NNNL
Manual examples only Manual p.38
Protect and Serve

Protect and Serve

PAS
PS + NNNN NNNL
Manual examples only Manual p.42
Purple Heart

Purple Heart

PAS
eligibility required
PH + NNNN
Manual examples only Manual p.77
Red Sox

Red Sox

PAS
RS + NNNN NNNL
Manual examples only Manual p.39
Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse

PAS
RN + NNNN NNNL
Manual examples only Manual p.40
Right Whale

Right Whale

PAS
RW RT + NNNN NNNL or NNNNN
Manual examples only Manual p.41
Senate

Senate

PAS
not issued on request
SENAT + NN
Manual examples only Manual p.53

Senate President

PAS
not issued on request
no fixed prefix format not documented
Manual examples only
Silver Star

Silver Star

PAS
eligibility required
VS + NNNN NLL
Manual examples only Manual p.79
Striped Bass

Striped Bass

PAS
SC + NNNN NNNL
Manual examples only Manual p.43
Temporary Plate

Temporary Plate

PAS
not issued on request
no fixed prefix format not documented
Manual examples only
U.S. Congress

U.S. Congress

PAS
not issued on request
USC + NNN
Manual examples only Manual p.54