The U.S. state of

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first required its residents to register their

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s in 1913. Registrants provided their own license plates for display until 1916, when the state began to issue plates. , plates are issued by the

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(DMV). Front and rear plates are required for most classes of vehicles, while only rear plates are required for motorcycles and trailers. Front plates are not required if the vehicle was not designed for a front plate and the manufacturer did not provide an add-on bracket or other means of mounting the front plate.

Passenger baseplates

1916 to 1960

In 1956, the United States, Canada, and Mexico came to an agreement with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the

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and the

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that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles (except those for

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s) at in height by in width, with standardized mounting holes. The 1956 (expired June 30, 1957) issue was the first Nevada license plate that fully complied with these standards: the 1955 (expired June 30, 1956) issue was 6 inches in height by 12 inches in width, but had non-standard mounting holes. No slogans were used on passenger plates during the period covered by this subsection.

1960 to present

County coding, 1954–81

Non-passenger plates

Optional types

Charitable & Collegiate plates

Classic Vehicle plates

Firefighter plates

Organization plates

Veterans plates

Discontinued non-passenger and optional plate types

References

External links

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