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Various Ohio license plate designs from 1908 to 1921 used distinctive monograms instead of a fully spelled-out state name. [14] The 1938 plate commemorated the 150th anniversary of the creation of the Northwest Territory (from which the state of Ohio was formed), and thus was the first plate in the state to feature a graphic and a slogan.
The first state vehicle registration was issued to Cincinnati resident Thomas B. Paxton, Jr., for his Franklin automobile. [6] Locally issued and owner-provided license plates were phased out by 1909 for automobiles, [ 3 ] but local plates continued to be used for motorcycles until 1914.
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 ...
When a vehicle is sold, the disposition of the license plates depends on state law and varies by state. 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 ...
For example, in the state of Washington, the Department of Licensing is responsible for driver's licenses and vehicle and boat registrations in addition to most other business and occupational licensing. In Maine, Michigan, and Illinois, the Secretary of State's offices perform responsibilities that would be handled by the DMV in other states.
An Ohio man wants 'F46 LGB' on his license plate. The BMV rejected it as potentially obscene. Now the man is suing state censors.
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced in June that over 150,000 Ohio voters were eligible to be removed from the statewide voter registration database in a series of "election integrity ...
Ohio's primary is scheduled for March 19, 2024, and the general election will take place Nov. 5, 2024.