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The U.S. unincorporated territory of Guam first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1916.. 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 ...
Image First issued Design Slogan Serial format Serials issued Notes 1968 1978 1989 Dark blue embossed serials on reflective white, with motto centered at top, "C.N.M.I.-U.S.A." centered at the bottom, and the CNMI's seal in the center.
The following chart shows the year each U.S. state, territory, and the District of Columbia began to require license plates (prestate) and when they started to provide license plates. In some cases locations did not issue any prestate plates or no prestate plates are known, and this is indicated by the table cell not having a date.
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 ...
Private truck plate from Guam. The three letter suffix denotes a commercial vehicle. The letters "PDE" states the vehicle is registered in the region of Guam called "Plaza De Espana" Date: 19 February 2009, 23:02: Source: GUAM 1999 COMMERCIAL TRUCK plate: Author: Jerry "Woody" from Edmonton, Canada
Guam: Hawaii: Idaho: Illinois: Indiana: Iowa: Kansas: Embossed blue serial on reflective light blue, white and light yellow gradient plate; yellow wheat stalk graphic screened in the center; "KANSAS" screened in blue centered at top ABC 123 GRS 000 to approximately PAZ 999; SMA 000 to approximately SVC 499 Kentucky: Louisiana: Maine: Maryland ...
A few states, such as New York, issued plates that could be renewed for at least one more year, subject to the payment to do so and the addition of a metal tab covering the original plate's expiration date and bearing the new year of expiration. Even fewer states issued multi-year plates that could be renewed annually using adhesive stickers.
Current plates are North American standard 6 × 12 inches (152 × 305 mm). The designs of the plates vary by state, with Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap each issuing their own plates. [2] Although the history of the license plates of these islands is not well-documented, Chuuk, then known as Truk, had license plates as early as 1964. [citation ...