History of vehicle registration plates of Arizona
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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 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. [1]
In Arizona, the license plate belongs to the vehicle owner. This allows for the transfer of a license plate from one vehicle to another. [2]
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[edit] Standardisation with the rest of North America
In 1956, the U.S. states and Canadian provinces came to an agreement with the Automobile Manufacturers Association that fixed the size for all their passenger vehicle plates at six inches in height by twelve inches in width, with standardised mounting holes. The 1955 (dated 1956) issue was the first Arizona license plate that met with these standards.
[edit] Passenger plates 1955 to present
| Image | First issued | Description | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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| 1955 | black on white | Grand Canyon State | A-12345 | ? | ||
| 1958 | blue on white | Grand Canyon State | ABC-123 | AAA-001 to BZZ-999 | ||
| 1960 | blue on white | Grand Canyon State | ABC-123 | CAA-001 to DZZ-999 | ||
| 1963 | white on reflective blue | Grand Canyon State | ABC-123 | EAA-001 to FZZ-999 | ||
| 1965 | black on reflective whtie | Grand Canyon State | ABC-123 | GAA-001 to JZZ-999 | ||
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1968 | black on reflective yellow | Grand Canyon State | ABC-123 | KAA-001 to NZZ-999 | |
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1972 | green on tan | Grand Canyon State | ABC-123 | PAA-001 to WZZ-999 | |
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1980 | white on maroon | Grand Canyon State | ABC-123 | AAA-001 to NZZ-999 | |
| 1997 | green on desert scene graphic | Grand Canyon State | 123-ABC ABC1234 |
101-AAA to 999-ZZZ AAA0001 to present |
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