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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. [4]
Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, 576 U.S. 200 (2015), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that license plates are government speech and are consequently more easily regulated/subjected to content restrictions than private speech under the First Amendment.
Virginia's high rate of vanity plates, in particular, was attributed to the low cost per annum compared to a standard plate: the state charges $10 more for vanity plates than for state-issued plates, compared to $50 more in Maryland and Texas, and $100 more in Washington, D.C. [3] According to the Federal Highway Administration, in 2005 there ...
Novelty frames around Texas license plates were made illegal in Texas on 1 September 2003 by Texas Senate Bill 439 because they caused problems with ANPR devices. That law made it a Class C misdemeanor (punishable by a fine of up to US$200), or Class B (punishable by a fine of up to US$2,000 and 180 days in jail) if it can be proven that the ...
In the table below, a light green background indicates that the owner of the vehicle was required to provide their own license plates. These plates are called "prestate" by most collectors. In the prestate era many states only provided the license plate number on a small disc or on paper, and the owner was required to have their license plate(s ...
No prestate plates. Territory issued plates begin in 1944. Ohio: Black serial on yellow porcelain plate, vertical "OHIO" and "1917" on left and right, respectively. Oklahoma: Oregon: Pennsylvania: Puerto Rico: Rhode Island: South Carolina: First year for state issued plates. South Dakota: Tennessee: Texas: First year for state issued plates.
Passenger car plates; Image Region Design Slogan Serial format Serials issued Notes Alabama: Embossed blue serial on reflective white plate; "ALABAMA" screened in blue centered at top, with blue line on either side "Heart of Dixie" screened in red centered between state name and serial, with heart outline around the "of" Alaska: American Samoa
Embossed green serial on reflective white plate with border line; "1974" centered at top; "NORTH CAROLINA" at bottom None: ABC-123 AAA-101 to approximately JBA-999 North Dakota: Northern Mariana Islands: Ohio: Oklahoma: Oregon: Pennsylvania: Puerto Rico: Rhode Island: South Carolina: South Dakota: Tennessee: Texas: Utah: Vermont: Virginia ...