The U.S. state of
Utah
Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...
first required its residents to register their
motor vehicles in 1909. Registrants provided their own
license plate
A vehicle registration plate, also known as a number plate (British English), license plate (American English), or licence plate (Canadian English), is a metal or plastic plate attached to a motor vehicle or trailer for official identificatio ...
s for display until 1915, when the state began to issue plates.
, plates are issued by the Utah State Tax Commission through its Division of Motor Vehicles. Front and rear plates are required for most classes of vehicles, while only rear plates are required for motorcycles and trailers.
Passenger baseplates
1915 to 1967
In 1956, the United States, Canada, and Mexico came to an agreement with the
American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) is a non-governmental, voluntary, tax-exempt, nonprofit educational association. AAMVA is a private corporation which strives to develop model programs in motor vehicle administration, ...
, the
Automobile Manufacturers Association
The Automobile Manufacturers Association was a trade group of automobile manufacturers which operated under various names in the United States from 1911 to 1999.
A different group called the Automobile Manufacturers' Association was active in the ...
and the
National Safety Council that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles (except those for
motorcycle
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s) at in height by in width, with standardized mounting holes. The 1954 (dated 1955) issue was the first Utah license plate that complied with these standards.
1968 to present
Non-passenger plates
Discontinued
Optional plates
Utah currently offers over 60 optional license plates.
[http://dmv.utah.gov/plates/special-group] With the exception of the Amateur Radio Operator plate, all use the same serial format – originally 1234A (with a high of 4285U), then A123B (A001A to M999Z), now 12AB3.
Discontinued
References
External links
Utah license plates, 1969–presentZuls Plate Page
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Utah
Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...
Utah transportation-related lists
Transportation in Utah