Utah has 29 counties. Starting 1942, plates were assigned in
every county. In 1939-40, plates were issued at the State
Capitol, and the State Tax Commission's main office in Salt
Lake City, as well as by two Utah automobile clubs,
3 permanent branch offices and 6 temporary branch offices.
1924: Ogden temporary branch opened for the very first time 1/15/1924.
1925: Ogden branch assigned #30-001 - 35-000.
1929: Provo temporary branch opened 2/20/1929.
1930: Logan office assigned 4,000 pairs.
Ogden branch still temporary; assigned #50-000 - 59-999.
S.L.C. temporary office open.
1931: Price assigned 66-501 - 69-200 (2,700).
Provo still temporary.
1932: Price assigned 46-500 - 49-499 (3,000).
1934: Permanent offices at State Capitol, Logan, Ogden, Provo.
Temporary branches at Brigham City, Cedar City, Price,
Richfield, S.L.C., Santa Clara.
Provo assigned 90-001 - ?
1935: Provo assigned 90-001 - ?
1936: S.L.C. assigned 50-001 - ?
Ogden assigned 71-001 - ?
Brigham City assigned 135-001 - ?
Richfield assigned 137-001 - ?
1937: Branches same as 1934.
Ogden assigned 71-001 - ?
1938: Branches same as 1934 but Tooele added.
S.L.C. assigned 50-001 - ?
Ogden assigned 69-201 - 84-800 (15,600)
ASSIGNMENTS (P = Permanent) 1939 1940
State Capitol Office (P) 100-001 - 150-100 (50,100) B-1000 - J-5999 (59,000)
Salt Lake City 150-101 - 173-050 (22,950) K-1000 - M-5999 (23,000)
Utah State Auto Assoc. 173-051 - 173-500 (450) M-6000 - M-6499 (500)
Utah Motorists Assoc. 173-501 - 174-100 (600) M-6500 - M-6999 (500)
Tooele 174-101 - 175-000 (900) M-7000 - M-7999 (1,000)
Ogden (P) 175-001 - 190-000 (15,000) N-1000 - P-7999 (16,000)
Brigham City 190-001 - 192-100 (2,100) P-8000 - P-9999 (2,000)
Logan (P) 192-101 - 198-100 (6,000) R-1000 - R-7499 (6,500)
Provo (P) 198-101 - 210-100 (12,000) S-1000 - T-3999 (12,000)
Price 210-101 - 213-550 (3,450) U-1000 - U-6499 (5,500)
Richfield 213-551 - 216-100 (2,550) V-1000 - V-3999 (3,000)
Cedar City 216-101 - 217-000 (900) X-1000 - X-2799 (1,800)
Santa Clara 217-001 - 218-050 (1,050) Z-1000 - Z-2199 (1,200)
State Capitol Office (2) 218-051 - 227-000 (8,950)
TOTAL (127,000*) (132,000*)
1941: Plates issued at 40 towns by visiting examiners.
Branch offices were Logan, Ogden, Price, Provo, Richfield, Cedar City,
Helper and Santa Clara.
Temporary offices at Brigham City, Manti, Mt. Pleasant, Tooele, Tremonton.
Ogden assigned N 1000 - P 8999 (17,000).
Provo assigned S 1000 - T 5999 (14,000).
Price assigned U 1000 - U 6999 (6,000).
1942: Issuance began in remaining 22 counties which didn't already have a
branch office. Branch offices were Logan (Cache), Ogden (Weber),
Price (Carbon), Provo (Utah), Richfield (Sevier), Cedar City (Iron)
and Salt Lake City (Salt Lake).
State Capitol began at B1000.
Ogden assigned N1000 - P9099 (17,100).
Logan assigned R.
Provo assigned S1000 - T ?
1944-50: Branch offices were Logan, Ogden, Price, Provo, S.L.C. and Cedar City.
1944: Price began at X1000.
1945: Salt Lake City began at E1000.
1946: Ogden began at A1000.
Salt Lake City began at E1000.
1947: Salt Lake City began at E1000 and Truck 58001 (probably 4/A).
Provo issued R1000 - S4999 (13,000).
Price began at Z1000.
1948: Ogden began at A1000.
Box Elder Co. began at D1000.
Price began at Z1000.
1949: Ogden issued A 1000 - C 4999 (22,000); later added A 100 - B 999.
Logan issued C 5000 - C 9999.
Box Elder Co. issued D 5300 - D 8099.
Salt Lake City Capitol E, H, J, S, Y.
Salt Lake City K,L,M,P.
Provo issued at least R 1000 - R 9999.
State Capitol began at E 1000 and S 1000.
Price began at V 2400.
Cedar City Z.
1950: Price issued V 9600 - V 9999, X 1000 - ?
1951: Ogden issued AL 120.
Salt Lake City began at BH 100.
Provo issued EP 100 - ?
San Juan Co. began at SJ 350.
Mail order began 1954 on a trial basis in Davis, Salt Lake, Utah and Weber
counties only; discontinued 1955. Mail order began again in 1958 in
Salt Lake county only. Utah county added 1960; Davis county added 1968.
1956: Juab AJ 4700 - ?
1959: Weber BK 1000 - ?
1964: Beaver AA 7000 - ?
Morgan AE 9000 - AF 1199 (1,200)
1965: Beaver AA 7000 - AA 8199 (1,200)
1966 ASSIGNMENTS
A.A.A. AA 1000 - AA 7499 (6,500)
Beaver AA 7500 - AA 8699 (1,200)
Daggett AA 8700 - AA 9199 (500)
Duchesne AA 9200 - AB 1999 (1,800)
Emery AB 2000 - AB 3449 (1,450)
Davis AB 3450 - AD 6949 (21,500)
Garfield AD 6950 - AD 7849 (900)
Juab AD 7850 - AD 9249 (1,400)
Kane AD 9250 - AE 1149 (900)
Millard AE 1150 - AE 3249 (2,100)
Morgan AE 3250 - AE 4549 (1,300)
Piute AE 4550 - AE 5049 (500)
Rich AE 5050 - AE 5649 (600)
Sanpete AE 5650 - AE 8849 (3,200)
Summit AE 8850 - AF 1549 (1,700)
Tooele AF 1550 - AF 7349 (5,800)
Wasatch AF 7350 - AF 9149 (1,800)
Wayne AF 9150 - AF 9699 (550)
Utah Motor Club AF 9700 - AH 1699 (1,000)
Replacements AH 1700 - BE 9999 (71,300)
Weber BF 1000 - CC 4999 (58,000)
Utah CC 5000 - CJ 1999 (42,000)
Cache CJ 2000 - CK 6999 (14,000)
Box Elder CK 7000 - DA 7999 (10,000)
Carbon DA 8000 - DB 6999 (8,000)
Iron DB 7000 - DC 2999 (5,000)
Grand DC 3000 - DC 6299 (3,300)
Uintah DC 6300 - DD 2299 (5,000)
San Juan DD 2300 - DD 4899 (2,600)
Sevier DD 4900 - DD 9099 (4,200)
Washington DD 9100 - DE 2999 (2,900)
S.L.C. (Counter) DE 3000 - EA 9999 (52,000)
S.L.C. (Suspense) EB 1000 - EB 4999 (4,000)
S.L.C. (Mail) EB 5000 - FA 5999 (73,000)
(TOTAL 410,000)
1967 ASSIGNMENTS
A.A.A. AA 1000 - AA 7799 (6,800)
Utah Motor Club AA 7800 - AA 8799 (1,000)
Beaver AA 8800 - AA 9999 (1,200)
Emery AB 1000 - AB 2449 (1,450)
Garfield AB 2450 - AB 3399 (950)
Juab AB 3400 - AB 4849 (1,450)
Morgan AB 4850 - AB 6049 (1,200)
Piute AB 6050 - AB 6549 (500)
Rich AB 6550 - AB 7149 (600)
Sanpete AB 7150 - AC 1599 (3,450)
Summit AC 1600 - AC 3299 (1,700)
Tooele AC 3300 - AC 9199 (5,900)
Wasatch AC 9200 - AD 1999 (1,800)
Wayne AD 2000 - AD 2549 (550)
Weber AD 2550 - BA 6549 (58,000)
Utah BA 6550 - BF 3549 (42,000)
Cache BF 3550 - BH 8549 (14,000)
Carbon BH 8550 - BJ 7549 (8,000)
Iron BJ 7550 - BK 3549 (5,000)
Uintah BK 3550 - BK 8549 (5,000)
San Juan BK 8550 - CA 2149 (2,600)
Sevier CA 2150 - CA 6349 (4,200)
Box Elder CA 6350 - CB 8349 (11,000)
Davis CB 8350 - CE 5349 (24,000)
Washington CE 5350 - CE 8649 (3,300)
Grand CE 8650 - CF 2949 (3,300)
Millard CF 2950 - CF 5049 (2,100)
Duchesne CF 5050 - CF 7349 (2,300)
Kane CF 7350 - CF 8249 (900)
Daggett CF 8250 - CF 8749 (500)
S.L.C. (Counter) CF 8750 - DC 9999 (55,250)
S.L.C. (Suspense) DD 1000 - DD 4999 (4,000)
S.L.C. (Mail) DD 5000 - EB 9999 (68,000)
Replacements EC 1000 - FB 9999 (81,000)
(TOTAL 423,000)
1968: A.A.A. assigned AA 1000 - AA 7799,
State Capitol Office assigned AA 7800 - AA 8799,
Beaver assigned AA 8800 - AA 9999.
