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In 1956, the United States, Canada, and Mexico came to an agreement with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the Automobile Manufacturers Association and the National Safety Council that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles (except those for motorcycles) at 6 inches (15 cm) in height by 12 inches (30 cm) in width, with standardized mounting holes. [3]
Formats for license plate numbers are consistent within the state. For example, Delaware is able to use six-digit all-numeric serials because of its low population. Several states, particularly those with higher populations, use seven-character formats of three letters and four digits, including 1ABC234 in California, 1234ABC in Kansas and ABC-1234 (with or without a space or dash) in Georgia ...
In some states, license plates are transferred with the vehicle to its new owner. In other states, the license plates remain with the seller, who may, for a fee, transfer the license plates and any unused portion of the current registration to a new vehicle. Some states issue a new plate whenever the car is sold. [32]
Embossed red serial on white plate with border line; "45 WIS TRUCK 46" at top A12 345: Coded by weight class (A) Weight classes are A, B, C, and D. Heavy truck Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "WIS" over "TRK" at top left, "45" over "46" at top right; quarterly tab at top center A12345 Coded by weight class (A)
Only a rear plate was issued along with a windshield sticker in lieu of a front plate. Pennsylvania: Puerto Rico: Rhode Island: South Carolina: South Dakota: Tennessee: Texas: Utah: White on black with border line; "46 UTAH" at left CENTER SCENIC AMERICA: A1234 Vermont: Virginia: Washington: West Virginia: Wisconsin: Embossed white serial on ...
1960 base plates revalidated for 1963 with stickers. Letter corresponds to month of expiration: letters N through Z (excluding O) were used for January through December respectively. Pennsylvania: Yellow embossed lettering and infill around state border on blue base None 12345 123-456 A12-345 123-45A 1A2-345 Keystone logo in center of lettering.
Some replacement plates have riveted numbers. District of Columbia: Embossed blue serial on reflective white plate; screened district flag used as separator; screened red stripes above and below serial; "Washington, D.C." screened in blue centered at bottom; debossed sticker boxes in bottom corners.
Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 1989 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the first time Oklahoma was so honored. Co-recipient with Nova Scotia. Serials in each county continued from where the 1983–88 plates left off, with leading zeros added in numbers below 100.