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Sequential issuance: 7-character plate (2 letters, 5 digits) Sequential issuance: 7-character plate (3 letters, 4 digits) Notes: Only the current passenger standard-issue serial format is depicted. Previous serial formats and optional issues are not depicted. Florida uses six-character serial numbers, but the combinations vary.
In the United States, vehicle registration plates, known as license plates, are issued by a department of motor vehicles, an agency of the state or territorial government, or in the case of the District of Columbia, the district government. [1] Some Native American tribes also issue plates. [2] The U.S. federal government issues plates only for ...
Events of 1973. Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1974. Each of the 50 states of the United States of America plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued individual passenger license plates for 1973. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Some Alabama municipalities issued their own license plates for horse-drawn vehicles as well as automobiles prior to 1911. The earliest known plate is a bronze plate, "No. 1", issued by the city of Bessemer on a two-horse wagon in 1901, while the earliest known plate for an automobile is a 1906 dash plate [1] issued by the city of Birmingham, originally assigned to a 1904 6-cylinder Ford. [1]
The U.S. state of Connecticut first required its residents to register their motor vehicles in 1903. Registrants provided their own license plates for display until 1905, when the state began to issue plates. [1] Since then, Connecticut has used a variety of license plate designs, and has issued different designs for passenger, non-passenger ...
The 1956 (dated 1957) issue was the first Montana license plate that complied with these standards. Front plates were perforated in order to allow air to pass through to the vehicle's radiator, while rear plates were solid. First dated plate. First use of the full state name. First use of county codes.
First issued. March 9, 1911. (1911-03-09) (pre-state plates from 1907 through March 8, 1911) v. t. e. The U.S. state of Missouri first required its residents to register their motor vehicles in 1907. Registrants provided their own license plates for display until 1911, when the state began to issue plates.
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. [2]