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Registration Type
Plate Type Abbreviation
WisDOT/TIME Inquiry Code
Automobile and Special
Amateur radio
AMA
AR
Antique
ANT
AQ
Antique motorcycle
AMC
AQ
Autocycle
ACY
AC
Automobile
AUT
PC
Celebrate Children
KID
CV
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CLW
CV
Civil Air Patrol
CVG
CV
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COL
CL
Collector motorcycle
CMC
CL
Collector special
CLS
CS
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CCC
CV
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DIS
DX
Disabled veteran
VET
DV
Donate Life
LIF
CV
Ducks unlimited
DUK
CV
Emergency Medical Services
CVG/EMT
CV
Endangered resources
END/ENN
CV
Ex-prisoner of war
XPW
XP
Firefighter
FFO/FRF
CV
Gold Star Family
GST
CV
Golf Wisconsin
GLF
CV
Green Bay Packers
PAK
CV
Harley-Davidson/Share the road
HAR
CV
Historic military vehicle
HMM/HMV
ML
Hobbyist
HOB
PE
Hobbyist motorcycle
HMC
PE
Human services vehicle
HSV
PC
In God We Trust
IGT
CV
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LEM
CV
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LCF
CV
Low-speed vehicle
LSV
SD
Marquette University
MRQ
CV
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MDH
CM
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ML
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MBK
CV
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(
Lao veterans of American
,
Freemason
)
MGP
CV
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NUR
CV
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ELK
CV
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BSA
CV
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CYC
SD
Trout Unlimited
TRT
CV
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HEG/HEM
HE
Veteran motorcycle
VMC
MC
Whitetails Unlimited
WHT
CV
Wisconsin National Guard
WNG
NG
Wisconsin salutes veterans
SPT
CV
Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation
WHF
CV
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Apportioned bus
APO
AP
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(motor bus and urban mass transportation)
BUS
BU
School bus
BUS
BU
Miscellaneous
Dealer, demonstrator, distributor, finance company, manufacturer, transporter, mobile home dealer, and transferable trailer
For inquiries on dealer plate registrations, law enforcement may call the WisDOT DMV Dealers Section, (608) 266-1425 Monday through Friday.
DL
Mobile home
(see
recreational vehicle trailer
)
RVT
TL
Moped
MPD
MP
Motor home
MTM
ZZ
Motorcycle
CYC
MC
Motorcycle disabled
DMC
MC
Motorcycle driver education
DVC
SV
Recreational vehicle trailer
RVT
TL
Special "X"
SPX
SP
Temporary
If information is not accessible, contact DMV through official DOJ channels.
IT
Municipal and state
Municipal motorcycle
MNC
MU
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MUN
MU
Official (Star)
OFF
MU
State owned vehicle
SOV
ST
Wisconsin State Patrol
WSP
LF
Wisconsin State Patrol motorcycle
WSC
LF
Tribal -
Only Oneida tribal registration and vehicle information is available on the WisDOT database. Contact the individual tribe for all others.
Bad River Band
BRV
TB
Lac Courte Oreilles
LCO
TB
Lac du Flambeau
LDF
TB
Menominee
MEN
TB
Oneida
ONI
TB
Red Cliff
RCF
TB
Tractors, trailers, trucks and apportioned
Apportioned power unit
APO
AP
Apportioned trailer & semi-trailer
APT
AP
Special "Z"
SPZ
SP
Tractor
TOR
TR
Trailer (farm)
FTL
TL
Trailer (heavy)
TRL
TL
Trailer (light)
ITL
TL
Trailer (semi)
STL
TL
Truck (farm/heavy)
HRM
FM
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FRM
FM
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HTK
TK
Truck (light)
LTK
TK
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