Vehicle Registration Plates Of Arizona
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. In 1914, the state began to supply license plates to registrants. The current Grand Canyon State slogan first appeared in 1940, appearing on all subsequent issues except for 1945. Plates are currently issued by the Motor Vehicle Division of the Arizona Department of Transportation (MVD).
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.
Read more about Vehicle Registration Plates Of Arizona: Passenger Plates 1920 To 1954, Passenger Plates 1955 To Present, Optional Types
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