07/22/10

Kentucky

PASSENGER

1988 Churchill Downs graphic:  This design began in 1988 with "88" validation stickers.  At the top of the design is the roof of Churchill Downs, where the Kentucky Derby horse race is run each year in Louisville, Kentucky.  In the center of the plate is a horse and colt, which is the part of the design the State of Kentucky was sued for using.  Apparently, the photographer of the horses sued the state for using his photographic design, causing the state to stop production immediately in 1997 ("98" expiration stickers).  The county name is placed in the center of the "roof" with a sticker of the same color, so as to appear to be part of the blue stripe.

ns (blue/reflective white) Clark County m $5.00

1997 plain blue/white base:  Due to the lawsuit by the photographer of the horses in the previous design (explained above), the state quickly came out with this plain design to give the state time to produce a replacement design for the Churchill Downs base.  The plate was entirely embossed with the county name at the bottom of the plate.

1998 cloud graphic:  This design began in 1998 ("99" expiration stickers) and featured rolling hills at the bottom and a large cloud in the shape of the state.  The plate reversed the plate number format to "000 AAA" and had the county name at the bottom on a green sticker that was the same color as the rolling hills.

2003 smiley sun graphic: This design began in 2003 ("04" expiration sticker).  The county of residence appears on a sticker, again green like the color of the rolling hills at the bottom of the plate.

2004 (blue/reflective multicolored) Bullitt County natural m $3.00 "460 PSR" (11520)

2004 (blue/reflective multicolored) Greenup County natural vg $3.00 "539 JJB" (11522)

2004 (blue/reflective multicolored) Jefferson County natural vg $3.00 "892 MPK" (11523)

2004 (blue/reflective multicolored) Kenton County natural vg $3.00 "378 MVM" (11524)

2004 (blue/reflective multicolored) Pulaski County natural vg $3.00 "238 MAP" (11525)

2005 (blue/reflective multicolored) Carter County vg $3.00 "963 KFR" (11526)

2005 (blue/reflective multicolored) Casey County natural vg $3.00 "028 NZA" (11527)

2005 (blue/reflective multicolored) Nicholas County vg $3.00 "173 KYS" (11528)

2006 (blue/reflective multicolored) Boone County natural vg $3.00 "058 PNP" (11530)

2006 (blue/reflective multicolored) Jessamine County natural vg $3.00 "449 PDJ" (11531)

2006 (blue/reflective multicolored) Owen County vg $3.00 "249 PEM" (11532)

2006 (blue/reflective multicolored) Pulaski County vg $3.00 "673 KZW" (11533)

2006 (blue/reflective multicolored) Pulaski County natural exc $3.00 "321 PJT" (11534)

2006 (blue/reflective multicolored) Pulaski County natural exc $3.00 "647 PPL" (11535)

2005 "UNBRIDLED SPIRIT" base:  This design began in 2005, replacing the smiley face after only three years.  The "000 AAA" plate format was retained, beginning at "A" again.  At the top was a stylized horse's head and a small state shape was in the center of the plate.  The county name appears at the bottom, but on a blue sticker this time.

2006 (blue/reflective white & blue) Bullitt County natural exc $3.00 "307 BBD" (11536)

2006 (blue/reflective white & blue) Bullitt County natural exc $3.00 "542 ACE" (11538)

2006 (blue/reflective white & blue) Bullitt County natural exc $3.00 "696 ACD" (11539)

2006 (blue/reflective white & blue) Fayette County natural exc $3.00 "562 AFJ" (11541)

2006 (blue/reflective white & blue) Fayette County natural exc $3.00 "529 AFR" (11542)

2006 (blue/reflective white & blue) Kenton County natural exc $3.00 "142 DJN" (11543)

2006 (blue/reflective white & blue) Pulaski County natural vg $3.00 "474 BKF" (11545)

2007 (blue/reflective white & blue) Bullitt County natural exc $3.00 "164 FYM" (11546)

2007 (blue/reflective white & blue) Bullitt County natural exc $3.00 "165 FYM" (11547)

2007 (blue/reflective white & blue) Bullitt County natural vg $3.00 "697 BSK" (11548)

2007 (blue/reflective white & blue) Fayette County natural exc $3.00 "496 CAB" (11549)

2007 (blue/reflective white & blue) Fayette County natural exc $3.00 "128 CAE" (11550)

2007 (blue/reflective white & blue) Fayette County natural vg $3.00 "556 FJS" (11551)

2007 (blue/reflective white & blue) Hardin County vg $3.00 "703 BGD" (11552)

2007 (blue/reflective white & blue) Henry County natural exc $3.00 "184 EDX" (11553)

2007 (blue/reflective white & blue) Jefferson County exc $3.00 "251 BEW" (11554)

2007 (blue/reflective white & blue) Jefferson County natural vg $3.00 "376 FDE" (11555)

2007 (blue/reflective white & blue) Jassamine County natural exc $3.00 "741 EHY" (11556)

2007 (blue/reflective white & blue) Kenton County natural exc $3.00 "944 DJM" (11557)

2007 (blue/reflective white & blue) Kenton County natural exc $3.00 "397 DJJ" (11558)

2007 (blue/reflective white & blue) Kenton County natural exc $3.00 "480 DJN" (11559)

2007 (blue/reflective white & blue) Webster County natural vg $3.00 "571 EVL" (11560)