Illustrated History of Connecticut License Plates

State Official plates are issued to the top six state officials for use on their state-owned vehicles.
1 = Governor
2 = Lieutenant Governor
3 = Secretary of State
4 = Treasurer
5 = Attorney General
6 = Comptroller

This type was first issued in the mid-late 1930s. The earliest plates are black on aluminum with the "State Official" legend. In the 1940s and 1950s reflectorized scotchlite plates were issued with black letters/numbers. Beginning with the 1957 issue these plates followed the colors of regular passenger car plates but retained the "Official" legend.

Click the photo above to see this type in use.

1930s/1940s:

1940 Secretary of State. This plate was issued to Sara B. Crawford, a Republican from Westport. She served from 1939 to 1941.

1940s/1950s:
Black letters/numbers on reflective yellow or white scotchlite plates.

1957 to ~1966:

White letters/numbers on a blue background. The reverse side of these plates is blue. (Governor)

~1967 to 1973:

White letters/numbers on a blue background. The reverse side of these plates is white. (Treasurer)

1974 to 1976:

Blue on reflective white plates made by the Polyvend Company (Governor)	(Lieutenant Governor)


(Secretary of State)	(Treasurer)


(Attorney General)	(Comptroller)

1977 to 1986:

(Lieutenant Governor)

1987 to 2000:

(Secretary of State)	(Treasurer)

2001 to Present:
Dark blue on reflective light blue fade background.

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