Vehicle registration plates of Utah

Utah

Current arch license plate
Current series
Slogan	Ski and arch plates: Life Elevated Ski plate only: Greatest Snow on Earth In God We Trust plate: In God We Trust; United We Stand
Size	12 in × 6 in 30 cm × 15 cm
Material	Aluminum
Serial format	Ski and arch plates: A12 3BC In God We Trust plate: 1A2BC
Introduced	Ski and arch plates: November 19, 2007 (2007-11-19) In God We Trust plate: 2013 (2013); standardized from January 1, 2017 onwards
Availability
Issued by	Utah State Tax Commission, Division of Motor Vehicles
History
First issued	May 11, 1915 (1915-05-11) (pre-state plates from May 11, 1909 through May 10, 1915)
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The U.S. state of Utah first required its residents to register their motor vehicles in 1909. Registrants provided their own license plates for display until 1915, when the state began to issue plates.^[1]

As of 2021, plates are issued by the Utah State Tax Commission through its Division of Motor Vehicles. Front and rear plates are required for most classes of vehicles, while only rear plates are required for motorcycles and trailers.

Passenger baseplates[]

1915 to 1967[]

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] The 1954 (dated 1955) issue was the first Utah license plate that complied with these standards.

Image	Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	1915	Dark green on white; "U 15" at right	none	1234	1 to approximately 7600
	1916	Yellow on brown; "U 16" at right	none	12345	1 to approximately 13800
	1917	Black on gray; "U 17" at right	none	12345	1 to approximately 18200
	1918	Gray on black; "U 18" at right	none	12345	1 to approximately 22000
	1919	White on dark olive green; "U 19" at right	none	12345	5000 to approximately 34600	Serials 1 through 399 used on dealer plates, and 400 through 4999 on truck plates.[3]
	1920	White on blue; "U 20" at right	none	12345	5000 to approximately 42300	Dealer and truck plate serials same as 1919.
	1921	Orange on black; lines at top and bottom borders; "U 21" at right	none	12345	7001 to approximately 47500	Serials 1 through 400 used on dealer plates, and 401 through 7000 on truck plates.
	1922	White on black with border line; "U 22" at right	none	12-345	8-501 to approximately 49-500	Serial 1 issued to Secretary of State; 2 through 300 used on dealer plates, 301 through 8-000 on truck plates, and 8-001 through 8-500 on trailer plates.
	1923	White on red with border line; slanted "UTAH" and "1923" at left	none	12-345	8-501 to approximately 65-000	First use of the full state name. Secretary of State, dealer, truck and trailer plate serials same as 1922.
	1924	White on dark blue with border line; slanted "UTAH" and "1924" at right	none	12-345	10-000 to approximately 79-000	Serial 1 issued to Secretary of State; 2 through 299 used on dealer plates, 300 through 499 on trailer plates, 500 through 999 on exempt plates, and 1-000 through 9-999 on truck plates.
	1925	White on green with border line; "UTAH 25" at left	none	12-345	13-000 to approximately 91-000	Serial 1 issued to Secretary of State; 2 through 299 used on dealer plates, 300 through 399 on trailer plates, 400 through 999 on exempt plates, and 1-000 through 12-999 on truck plates.
	1926	Black on silver with border line; "26 UTAH" at right	none	12-345	14-000 to approximately 95-000	Serial 1 issued to Secretary of State; 2 through 299 used on dealer plates, 300 through 499 on trailer plates, 500 through 12-999 on truck plates, and 13-000 through 13-999 on exempt plates.
	1927	White on dark blue with border line; "UTAH 27" at left	none	12-345	1-500 to approximately 82-000
	1928	Black on yellow with border line; "UTAH 28" at right	none	12-345	1-500 to approximately 91-000
	1929	Black on green with border line; "UTAH 29" at left	none	12-345	1-500 to approximately 96-500
	1930	White on black with border line; "UTAH 30" at right	none	12-345	1-500 to approximately 93-500
	1931	Black on silver with border line; "31 UTAH" at right	none	12-345	1-500 to approximately 91-500
	1932	White on black with border line; "32 UTAH" at left	none	12-345	1-500 to approximately 95-500
	1933	White on black with border line; "UTAH - 1933" at top	none	12-345	1-500 to approximately 78-500
	1934	Black on silver with border line; "UTAH - 1934" at bottom	none	123-456	30-000 to approximately 133-000
	1935	White on black with border line; "1935 - UTAH" at bottom	none	123-456	50-001 to approximately 154-000
	1936	Black on silver with border line; "UTAH - 1936" at bottom	none	123-456	50-001 to approximately 167-500
	1937	White on black with border line; "UTAH - 1937" at top	none	123-456	50-001 to approximately 179-000
	1938	Maroon on white with border line; "UTAH - 1938" at bottom	none	123-456	50-001 to approximately 174-000
	1939	White on blue/black with border line; "UTAH - 1939" at top	none	123-456	100-001 to approximately 229-500
	1940	Orange on dark blue with border line; "UTAH - 40" at bottom	none	A-1234
	1941	White on black with border line; "UTAH - 41" at top right	none	A 1234
	1942–43	Black on white with border line; "42 UTAH" at left	CENTER SCENIC AMERICA	A 1234		Revalidated for 1943 with windshield stickers, due to metal conservation for World War II.
	1944	Black on white; "UTAH 44" at bottom	none	A1234		Manufactured on soybean-based fiberboard due to ongoing metal conservation.
	1945	White on maroon with border line; "45 UTAH" at left	CENTER SCENIC AMERICA	A1234
	1946	White on black with border line; "46 UTAH" at left	CENTER SCENIC AMERICA	A1234
	1947	Yellow on black with border line; "47 UTAH" at left	THIS IS THE PLACE	A1234
	1948	White on black with border line; vertical "UTAH" and "48" at left	THE FRIENDLY STATE	A1234
	1949	White on black with border line; "UTAH - 49" at bottom right	none	A 1234
	1950	Orange on black with border line; "UTAH - 50" at top right	none	A 1234
	1951	White on green with border line; "UTAH 1951" at top right	none	A/B 123
	1952	White on blue with border line; "UTAH 1952" at bottom left	none	123 A/B
	1953	Yellow on black with border line; "UTAH 1953" at top right	none	A/B 123
	1954	White on dark green with border line; "UTAH 1954" at bottom right	none	A/B 123
	1955	White on black with border line; "UTAH 1955" at top	none	AB 123
	1956	White on dark red with border line; "UTAH 56" at bottom right	none	A/B 1234	A/A 1000 to approximately D/J 9999	For each two-letter series, only the letters A, B, C, D, E, F, H, J and K were used. This practice continued until 1970.
	1957	White on dark blue with border line; "UTAH 57" at top right	none	A/B 1234	A/A 1000 to approximately D/J 5000
	1958	Yellow on dark blue with border line; "UTAH 58" at top right	none	A/B 1234	A/A 1000 to approximately D/H 9999
	1959	White on red-orange; "UTAH 59" at top	none	AB 1234	AA 1000 to approximately DK 5000
	1960	Dark red on off gray; "UTAH 60" at top	none	AB 1234	AA 1000 to approximately DK 9999
	1961	Dark blue on off white; "UTAH 61" at top	none	AB 1234	AA 1000 to approximately EC 5000
	1962	Red on off gray/white; "UTAH 62" at top	none	AB 1234	AA 1000 to approximately EE 5000
	1963	White on dark blue; "UTAH 63" at bottom	none	AB 1234	AA 1000 to approximately EH 5000
	1964	White on green; "UTAH 64" at top	none	AB 1234	AA 1000 to approximately EJ 9999
	1965	White on blue; "UTAH 65" at bottom	none	AB 1234	AA 1000 to approximately FA 9999
	1966	White on black; "UTAH 66" at top	none	AB 1234	AA 1000 to approximately FB 9999
	1967	White on green; "UTAH 67" at bottom	none	AB 1234	AA 1000 to approximately FD 5000

1968 to present[]

Image	Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	1968–72	White on black; "UTAH" centered at bottom	none	AB 1234	AA 1000 to KK 9999; LL 1000 to approximately PR 9999	Revalidated for 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1972 with stickers. After KK 9999 was issued in 1970, the serial format continued with only the letters L, M, N, P, R, S, T, V and W used.
	1973	Black on reflective white; "UTAH 73" at bottom	none	ABC 123	AAA 001 to approximately HDH 999	Three-letter series used a split-alphabet system, with each letter advancing A, B, C, D, E, F, H, J, K (block 1), or L, M, N, P, R, S, T, V, W (block 2). Progression was as follows: all three letters in block 1, then first letter in block 2 and last two letters in block 1, then first two letters in block 2 and last letter in block 1, then all three letters in block 2, and finally first two letters in block 1 and last letter in block 2. On the 1974–78 variant, two different designs of beehive were used - one rounded, the other pointed. All variants are still currently revalidated.
	1973	As above, but without year ("UTAH" offset to left)			HDJ 001 to approximately HJB 999
	1973–74	As above, but with "UTAH" centered			HJC 001 to approximately KEE 999
	1974–78	As above, but with embossed beehive used as separator in serial			KEF 001 to KKK 999; LAA 001 to WKK 999; LLA 001 to approximately LWK 999
	1978–81	As above, but without beehive (similar to 1973–74)			MLA 001 to WWK 999; LLL 001 to approximately MVW 999
	1982–85	As above, but with "UTAH" screened rather than embossed			MWL 001 to WWW 999; AAL 001 to approximately BFP 999
	1985–90	Blue on white with skier graphic	Greatest Snow on Earth	123 ABC	001 AAA to 999 DWW	Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 1986 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the first and, to date, only time Utah has been so honored. Letters G, U, X, Y and Z added to serials in late 1992, beginning with the FPG series.[3]
	1990–93	As above, but with narrower serial dies			001 EAA to approximately 999 GPY
	1993 – November 18, 2007	As above, but with darker blue serials			001 GPZ to approximately 999 PMV
	1992–96	Dark blue on Delicate Arch graphic; "UTAH" in white	Centennial	123 ABC	001 ZAA to 999 ZEZ	Commemorated Utah's 100 years of statehood. Issued concurrently with the 1985 Ski base, first as an extra-fee base and then as a no-cost base from 1997. The first letter in the serial progressed backwards (so 999 ZZZ was followed by 001 YAA, 999 YZZ was followed by 001 XAA, and so on).
	1996 – November 18, 2007	As above, but with "UTAH" in blue			001 ZFA to approximately 999 UYL (see right)
	November 19, 2007[4] – present	Dark blue on skier graphic	Greatest Snow on Earth / Life Elevated	A12 3BC	A00 1AA to G01 1MW (as of December 24, 2021)	Redesigned Ski base and updated Arch base, issued concurrently. On the Arch base, the first letter in the serial progresses backwards (so Z99 9ZZ was followed by Y00 1AA, Y99 9ZZ was followed by X00 1AA, and so on).
		Dark blue on Delicate Arch graphic	Life Elevated	A12 3BC	Z00 1AA to U92 3UL (as of December 24, 2021)
	January 1, 2017 – April 2018	Dark blue on white with national flag at left	In God We Trust / United We Stand	A123B	Z001A to N999Z	First issued in 2013 as a specialty plate; standardized from 2017 onwards.[5] In the A123B serial format, the first letter progressed backwards (so Z999Z was followed by Y001A, Y999Z was followed by X001A, and so on).
	April 2018 – present			1A2BC	0A0AA to 9T3CS (as of December 23, 2021)

Non-passenger plates[]

Image	Type	First issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	Disabled Person	2008	Dark blue on skier graphic; International Symbol of Access at left	Greatest Snow on Earth / Life Elevated	AB12C	AA00A to present
	Motorcycle	1985	Embossed blue on white; "UTAH" embossed in blue at top, offset to left	none	123 AB	001 AA to approximately 999 ET
		1994	Embossed dark blue on white; "Utah" screened in red at top, offset to right	none	123AB	001FA to approximately 999KZ
		1992	As 1992 Centennial passenger base, with "UTAH" in white	Centennial	123AB	001ZA to approximately 999VP (see right)	Issued concurrently with the 1985 and 1994 bases. The first letter in the serial progressed backwards (so 999ZZ was followed by 001YA, 999YZ was followed by 001XA, and so on).
		2008	As 2007 Ski passenger base	Greatest Snow on Earth / Life Elevated	A12BC	A01AA to D18KG (as of October 24, 2021)	Issued concurrently. On the Arch base, the first letter in the serial progresses backwards (so Z99ZZ was followed by Y01AA, Y99ZZ was followed by X01AA, and so on).
			As 2007 Arch passenger base	Life Elevated	A12BC	Z01AA to V46NV (as of September 17, 2021)
	Temporary	varies	Hand-written date on paper	none	MM-DD-YY		A12345 then hologram on bottom right valid for 30 days
	Trailer	1985	As 1985 Ski passenger base	Greatest Snow on Earth	12345 A	00001 A to approximately 40000 E
		1992				40001 E to approximately 12000 R	Narrower serial dies.
		2008	As 2007 Ski passenger base	Greatest Snow on Earth / Life Elevated	123456A	000001A to present	Issued concurrently.
			As 2007 Arch passenger base	Life Elevated	123456A	000001Z to present

Discontinued[]

Image	Type	First issued	Design	Serial format	Notes
	Commercial 1/4 Year	October 1, 1957	Colors unknown; "4 Expires Dec. 31 1957" at bottom	UTAH 1234
		October 1, 1963	White on orange; "UTAH 63" at bottom; "EXP 31 DEC" at left	12345
		January 1, 1967	White on brown; "UTAH 67" at bottom; "EXP 31 MAR" at left	12345
		April 1, 1967	White on red; "UTAH 67" at bottom; "EXP 30 JUNE" at left	12345
		July 1, 1967	White on blue; "UTAH 67" at bottom; "EXP 30 SEPT" at left	12345
		October 1, 1967	White on black; "UTAH 67" at bottom; "EXP 31 DEC" at left	12345
		October 1, 1971	White on green; "UTAH 71" at top; "EXP 31 DEC" at left	12345
		July 1, 1972	White on green; "UTAH 72" at bottom; "EXP 30 SEPT" at left	12345
		October 1, 1972	White on brown; "UTAH 72" at bottom; "EXP 31 DEC" at left	12345
		July 1, 1973	Blue on white; "UTAH 73" at bottom; "EXP 30 SEPT" at left	12345

Optional plates[]

Utah currently offers over 60 optional license plates.^[6] With the exception of the Amateur Radio Operator plate, all use the same serial format – originally 1234A (with a high of 4285U), then A123B (A001A to M999Z), now 12AB3.

Image	Type	First issued	Design	Slogan	Notes
	Amateur Radio Operator				The serial number is the operator's FCC call sign.
	Autism Awareness
	Boy Scouts of America
	Boys and Girls Clubs
	Cancer Research
	Children's Issues
	Clean Air
	Children's Heart Disease Awareness			I ❤ CHD Awareness	Approved in 2016.[7]
	Brigham Young University
	Utah State University Eastern
	Dixie State University
	LDS Business College
	Salt Lake Community College
	Snow College
	Southern Utah University
	University of Utah
	Utah State University
	Utah Valley University
	Weber State University
	Western Governors University
	Westminster College
	Disabled Veteran
	EMT
	Farm Vehicle
	Firefighter
	Former POW
	Gold Star
	Honorary Consulate
	Honoring Heroes
	Humanitarian Service
	National Guard
	No More Homeless Pets
	Pearl Harbor Survivor
	Prostate Cancer Awareness
	Public Education Support
	Purple Heart/Combat Wounded
	Search and Rescue Teams
	Share the Road
	Snowmobiler
	Soil Conservation
	Special Interest Vehicles
	State Legislator
	US Congress
	Utah Housing Opportunity (Realtor)
	Veterans - Air Force			HONORS VETERANS
	Veterans – American Legion			HONORS VETERANS
	Veteran - Army			HONORS VETERANS
	Veterans – Coast Guard			HONORS VETERANS
	Veteran - Marines			HONORS VETERANS
	Veterans – Navy			HONORS VETERANS
	Vintage Vehicle			Vintage Vehicle
	Wildlife - Eagle			Assuring Wildlife's Future
	Wildlife - Elk			Assuring Wildlife's Future
	Wildlife - Mule Deer			Assuring Wildlife's Future
	Wildlife - Trout			I SUPPORT WILDLIFE
	Zion National Park			A CENTURY OF SANCTUARY
	Most special types	2008	dark blue on white	varies

Discontinued[]

Image	Type	Dates issued	Design	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	2002 Winter Olympics	1998 – June 30, 2002	black on multicolored	123A4	000A0 to approximately 888T3

References[]

External links[]

• Utah license plates, 1969–present
• Zuls Plate Page