Who gets a special license plate?
Under state law, statewide elected officials and appointees get special low-numbered license plates for their cars.
The plates break down into several categories, based on their numbers:
1-14: Governor, lieutenant governor, speaker, president pro tem, members of the Council of State
15-23: Members of the governor's Cabinet
24-29: Members of the governor's staff
30-107: Chairs and presidents of various state boards, deputy and assistant state officials
108-200: State board members, commission members and employees not otherwise designated
A separate law grants legislators separate plates with the words "Senate" or "House" and their seat number, and another law grants state judges their own plates. Members of Congress and state Department of Transportation officials also have plates.
Bill drafting director Gerry Cohen said the provisions date back to 1975, although special plates of some sort were given out as early as 1937.
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