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The U.S. state of Iowa first required its residents to register their motor vehicles in 1904. Registrants provided their own license plates for display until 1911, when the state began to issue plates. [ 1 ] Plates are currently issued by the Iowa Department of Transportation through its Motor Vehicle Division.
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 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 ...
Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1973. Events of 1974. Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1975. 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 1974. [1][2][3][4]
In 1911 Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, and Oregon joined the list of states and territories providing license plates to vehicle owners, and no new states entered the prestate era. There were now 26 states and 2 territories that were issuing license plates and 10 other states requiring owners to provide their own ...
Indianapolis 500 race cars in background. This issue is thought by some to be a tribute to Tony Hulman, owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, who died in 1977; sample plates, normally numbered 00A0000 in most years, were numbered 00H0000 this year, lending some credence to this belief. Plates expired from January 31 through June 30, 1979. Iowa
Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year. Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1996. Events of 1997. Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1998. 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 ...
Passenger Car Plates. Same as the 1941 and 1942 base plates, but has a white tab with a painted red "V" and debossed serial on it. Illinois used fiberboard plates from 1943 to 1948. 1942 base reused for 1943 with a windshield sticker due to World War II metal rationing. The 1942 plates continued in use and were validated by a windshield sticker ...