Vehicle Registration Plates Of Arizona - Arizona Vehicle Registration

The U.S. state of Arizona first required its residents to register their motor vehicles in 1912. Registrants had to provide their own plates for display until 1914, when the state began to supply license plates to registrants. Plates are currently issued by the Motor Vehicle Division of the Arizona Department of Transportation (MVD).

The current "Grand Canyon State" slogan first appeared in 1940, appearing on all subsequent issues except for 1945.

Plates began to be county-coded in 1922 and were issued to all vehicle types until 1929, when commercial vehicles were given their own class of plate.

In Arizona, the license plate belongs to the vehicle owner. This allows for the transfer of a license plate from one vehicle to another.

As of FY 2009, the MVD has 6,693,413 license plates registered with the department.

Passenger plates 1914 to 1955

Passenger plates 1956 to present

In 1956, the U.S. states and Canadian provinces came to an agreement with the Automobile Manufacturers Association that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles, except those for motorcycles, at six inches in height by twelve inches in width, with standardized mounting holes. The 1955 (dated 1956) issue was the first Arizona license plate that complied with these standards.

Non-passenger types

1997 to present

1980 to 1996

Optional types

Arizona offers its motorists a number of optional issue designs that are available upon the payment of an additional fee.

References

External links

• Arizona Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Divisionâ€"Special License Plates and Placards
• Arizona license plates 1969-present
• License Plates of Arizona
• Arizona License Plates