In Washington state, license plates are made by the Correctional Industries. More workers have been learning to operate license plate equipment which has resulted in an increase in production.

Washington license plates are stacked, waiting to be embossed with numbers at the state penitentiary in Walla Walla. (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times, 2014) ...

As Washington-area police departments ramp up the use of license plate readers, they must grapple with how to balance privacy concerns against the value the data provide to investigators.

In May, the Washington State Department of Licensing warned drivers that a shortage of car license plates was coming as they worked to replace aging equipment.. On September 24, the DOL announced ...

Washington’s most popular specialty license plates. Much of the state’s license plate manufacturing operates out of a single facility at the Monroe Correctional Complex, staffed by four ...

Washington state license plates prices increase July 1. The price of a new plate will rise from $10 to $50, while replacing a lost plate will increase from $10 to $30.

Personalized license plate fees are a major revenue driver for the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). Per state law, $10 of each renewal are entered into the fish and ...

A new state license plate that celebrates Washington wine will be available later this year, now that it’s been approved by the Legislature and Gov. Jay Inslee. A Yakima Valley winery owner ...

Washington state faces license plate shortage, delays could last up to 3 months. by Chelsea Hylton, KOMO News Staff. Wed, September 11th 2024 at 10:53 AM. Updated Thu, September 12th 2024 at 9:16 ...

WA’s license plate shortage: What we know . May 24, 2024 at 11:37 am . By . ... The Department of Licensing issued 1.4 million license plates in 2023, compared with 1.6 million in 2019.