UTAH PLATE TYPES - SUMMARY CHRONOLOGICALLY BY INTRODUCTION DATE
(Types researched through 1985)

PLATE TYPE            EARLIEST SEEN  BEGAN   NOTES
Passenger                 1915      5/11/15  Ch. 80 P 3/17/1915
Dealer                    1915      5/11/15  Ch. 80 P 3/17/1915
Motorcycle                1915      5/11/15  Ch. 80 P 3/17/1915
Commercial/Truck          1917        1917   Ch. 91 P 3/2/1917

Governor                  1930               Listed 1919        
Trailer                   1923        1922   Ch. 82 P 3/4/1921
Sample                    1923

Exempt                    1924        1924                      
Bus                       1933        1933   Ch. 43 P 3/9/1933
Semi-Trailer              1937        1937   Ch. 65 P 3/10/1937

M/C Dealer                1939                                  
Truck Quarterly         12/31/52             Ch. 65 P 3/8/1951
House Trailer             1953        1953   Ch. 69 P 2/28/1953
Mileage Tax               1959               Ch. ? P 3/9/1953
Amateur Radio             1955       6/1/55  Ch. 67 P 3/9/1955

National Guard            1958        1958   Ch. 70 P 3/9/1957  
Horseless Carriage        UND.       5/12/61 Ch. 81 P 2/28/1961
Prorate (Sticker)         1961
Transporter               1962               Ch. 80 P 3/6/1961
Wrecker                   1961        1961   Ch. 80 P 3/6/1961

U.S. Congressman/Senator  1963               Reported in 1959
Commercial M/C            1964        1964
Exempt M/C                UND.        1964  (1964 chart)
Temporary (Cardboard)   11/8?/65
State Vehicle             UND.       6/1/66
Disabled (Sticker)        1967        1967   Ch. 104 P 2/28/1967

Manufacturer             (1969 chart)        Ch. 80 P 3/6/1961  
Citizens Band Radio       1970               Ch. 96 P 2/17/1969
Camper (Sticker)          1971        1971   Ch. 105 P 3/11/1971
Consular Corps            UND.              (1971 chart)
Off-Highway/Rec. Veh.     UND.               Ch. 107 P 3/11/1971
Commercial Radio          1973
State Repr./Senator       1973        1973   No law
Farm Truck                1976       3/1/74  Ch. 14 P 2/2/1974

Apportioned              "1 76"       1975   Ch. 75 P 3/7/1973
Personalized             "4 77"      7/1/75  Ch. 125 P 2/26/1975
Handicapped              (1976 chart)        Ch. 77 P 1/29/1973
State Official            UND.              (1976 chart)
Personalized M/C         "5 82"              Ch. 163 P 2/2/1977

Rental Trailer         "1-31-83"     2/1/78  Ch. 172 P 2/2/1977 
Highway Patrol            UND.       6/1/85
 
PERMITS:

Load                      1921        1921   Ch. 82 P 3/4/1921
P.U.C.U. Common Carrier   UND.               Ch. 53 P 3/9/1933
P.S.C.                    UND.               1935-41 era
Well Drillers Permit      1940               Ch. 130 P 3/11/1937
Gasoline Permit           UND.
Sign Permit               UND.       7/1/71  Ch. 61 P 3/22/1971

 

 

LETTER KEY:  (All other letters/years are Passenger)

 

D   Dealer 1915-18                  TL  Trailer 1964-72

DL  Dealer 1964-85                  TN  Transporter 1964-85

EX  Exempt 1932-39, 1950, 1956-63   TRN Transporter 1962

G   Exempt 1947-49                  V   Exempt 1941

MFG Manufacturer 1969-78            WK  Wrecker 1964-84

ML  Mileage Tax 1964-73             WKR Wrecker 1961

NG  National Guard 1973             XA-XB Exempt 1951-55

REP State Representative 1973       Y   Exempt 1940

SEN State Senator 1973              Z   Exempt 1942-46

 

DETAILED NOTES ALPHABETICALLY BY TYPE:
 
Passenger colors unless noted.
All types start at #1 unless noted.

Numbers in bold are verified assignments.
Numbers in [ ] are amounts ordered.

 

1943:  Windshield sticker - Passenger, Commercial

       New plate - Dealer, M/C, Semi-Trailer, Trailer
 
PASSENGER  (See Passenger page)
 
AMATEUR RADIO

Ch. 67 P 3/9/1955.  Began 6/1/1955.  Annual plates 1968-71.

LEGENDS:  No legend 1955-69, "RADIO" top, small "UTAH" bottom
          1970-on.
 
1955:  Only 50 issued of the 57 applied for and made.
1966:  [220] pairs.
 
1955        W7AA -     W7ZZZ
1963       K7AAA -     K7ZZZ   (Verify 1961-62)
1966   W/A 7 AAA - W/A 7 ZZZ
1969      WA7AAA -    WA7ZZZ

         (WB7AAA -    WB7ZZZ    Verify 1979-85)
 
APPORTIONED

Ch. 75 P 3/7/1973.  Began 1975.  Earliest seen "1 76".

One of 5 states (CO, MN, NE, OR) to join in 1975.

Issued singly.

 

LEGENDS:  "APPORTIONED" top, small "UTAH" bottom.

 

"1 76" Embossed "UTAH"   31898 - 51900   (20,003)
"1 84" Screened "UTAH"   54138 - 65605   (11,468)
 
BUS

Ch. 43 P 3/9/1933.  Began 1933.  Ch. 46 P 3/14/1935, E 12/31/1935,

repealed 1933 law.  Discontinued 1936.

LEGENDS:  Vertical "BUS" left 1933-35.

1933     400 -        [200]
1934     691 -
1935   3-001 - 3-500  [500]   (3-582 seen)
 
CAMPER (Sticker)
Ch. 105 P 3/11/1971.  Began 1971.  Dated "CAMPER" sticker seen

on Truck plate, in addition to regular 1971 sticker.

1971 sticker Black/Orange (Black Serial).

1972 sticker White/Green (Black Serial).
 
CITIZENS BAND RADIO

Ch. 96 P 2/17/1969, E 5/13/1969.  Earliest seen 1970.
Annual plates 1970-71.

LEGENDS:  "RADIO" top, small "UTAH 70" bottom 1970, 1973,

          small "UTAH 71" top, "RADIO" bottom 1971.
 

1970   KPE1357             198?   KCV0317
1971   KCO 9874            198?   KAEG14784   (screened "UTAH")
1973   KEY7203
 
COMMERCIAL/TRUCK  (See Truck page)

Ch. 91 P 3/2/1917.  Began 1917.
8-year registration began 1978, expire "1-86", for fleet vehicles
remaining in-state such as UPS trucks, with Black/White sticker.

COMMERCIAL MOTORCYCLE
Began 1964.  Issued singly all years.

LEGENDS:  Vertical "MC" prefix 1964-85.
 
1964   166 -            1967      095 -
1965                    1968-72   089 -
1966  [001 - 100]       1973-85
 
COMMERCIAL RADIO
Earliest seen 1973.

LEGENDS:  "RADIO" top, small "UTAH 73" bottom 1973.
 
1973   KLUB
 
CONSULAR CORPS
Reported 1969.  Earliest seen 1971 chart.  Permanent undated
plate, small "UTAH" top, "CONSUL CORPS" bottom, "EX" prefix.
 
UND. (1971-72)   White/Black
UND. (1973-85)   Black/White

DEALER
Ch. 80 P 3/17/1915.  Began 5/11/1915.
Annual plates 1943, 1968-85.  Issued singly 1964-85.
 
LEGENDS:  No legend, "D" prefix 1915-18,

          no legend 1920, 1922,

          "DEALER" bottom, shorter dies 1924,

          "DEALER" top on taller plate 1926-27, 1929-32,

          "DEALER" bottom on taller plate 1928,

          vertical "DLR" left 1933-37, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1948-49, 1952-53, 1956-63,

          vertical "DL" left 1964-85.  "UTAH-43" top 1943, 1948.
         (Verify 1919, 1921, 1923, 1925, 1938, 1940,

                 1942, 1944-48, 1950-51, 1954-55)
 
PLATE SET INDICATOR:  Began 1922.  Letter suffix 1922 (B seen),

letter prefix 1924, 1926-30 (E seen 1929), 1933,

letter suffix 1932, 1934-53 (R seen 1934, S and G-15-G seen 1936),

small number on sticker after prefix 1958-71,

small number embossed after prefix 1972-85 (Seen:  3 1958,

33 1962, 24 1972, 40 1977, 117 1984.)  "1" 1979 became "001" 1980.
 
1982:  Type 1 - Embossed "UTAH 82" between bolt holes
       Type 2 - Screened "UTAH" center, embossed "82" LR corner

1915   D  29 [1 -  78]  1939   263 A           1963   1015 - 1208
1916   D 111 [1 - 131]  1940                   1964
1917   D 121 [1 - 161]  1941   105 B [1,500]   1965   1050 - 2124
1918   D  21 [1 - 199]  1942         [1,800]   1966       [6,125]
1919         [1 - 399]  1943   277 B           1967   2059 - 2298
1920     140 [1 - 399]  1944                   1968   2073 -
1921         [1 - 400]  1945         [1,200]   1969   1031 - 2124
1922   215-B [2 - 300]  1946                   1970   2073 - 2224
1923         [2 - 300]  1947                   1971   1146 - 2224
1924   A-232 [2 - 299]  1948   473 A           1972   1005 - 2124
1925         [2 - 299]  1949   467 F           1973   1217 - 2124
1926   A-232 [2 - 299]  1950                   1974   1110 - 2191
1927   A-279            1951                   1975   1102 - 2224
1928   A-160     [298]  1952    97 A           1976   2092 - 2128
1929   B-269     [298]  1953   501 A           1977   1481 - 2496
1930   C-268     [298]  1954                   1978   1048 - 2626
1931   A-190A           1955         [4,500]   1979   2124 - 2191
1932   188-C            1956   12186           1980   1005 - 2788
1933   A-162   [1,000]  1957   13651 [3,600]   1981   2124 - 2814
1934   128-B            1958   2014            1982   1008 - 2124
1935   172-D [1 - 400]  1959   0 0000 format   1983   2124 - 2670
1936   128-S            1960   2124            1984   1025 - 2670
1937   315-B            1961   2124            1985   1025 - 2734
1938                    1962   2216
 
DISABLED (Sticker)
Ch. 104 P 2/28/1967.  Began 1967 with 36 issued that year.

"DISABLED" sticker #001041 seen 1967 on passenger and/or truck

plate.  Discontinued c.1976; replaced by Handicapped.

EXEMPT
Began 1924.  1925 reported in 7/31/1924 article to have triangle with

no "E".  1926 likely identical to passenger; "13" series was hard

to sell to the public in 1925, so it was assigned to Exempt in 1926.
 
LEGENDS:  "E" inside triangle left 1924, 1930-31, right 1929, 1932,

          "E" inside diamond right 1927, left 1928,

          vertical "EX" left 1933-39, 1950, 1956-58, 1964-on,

          no legend 1940-49, 1951-55, "EX" left 1959-63.

         (Verify 1925-26)
 
1924      500 -    969            1945    Z1000 - Z2575
1925     [400 -    999]  [600]    1946    Z1000 - Z2322
1926  [13-000 - 13-999][1,000]    1947    G1000 - G3146
1927     1112 -   1199            1948    G1000 - G2038
1928      637 -    916   [700]    1949    G1000 - G2148
1929      990 -   1199   [700]    1950  E/X 226 - E/X 2927
1930      981 -   1088   [800]    1951  X/A 100 -
1931      560 -   1428 [1,000]    1952  100 X/A - 548 X/B  (1,349)
1932      649 -   1228            1953  X/A 100 - X/B 390  (1,191)
1933    1-120 -  1-221   [900]    1954  X/A 100 - X/A 445    (346)
1934    1-850 -                   1955   XA 100 - XB 147     (948)
1935    1-001 -  2-100 [1,100]    1956 E/X 3752 - E/X 5284
1936    1-505 -  2-997 [1,500]    1957 E/X 2871 - E/X 3182 [4,000]
1937    1-759 -  2-486            1958 E/X 1074 - E/X 4182
1938    1-923 -  1-925            1959  EX 2339 - EX 6172
1939    3-252 -  3-267            1960  EX 1710 - EX 9492
1940   Y-1000 - Y-2995            1961  EX 1296 - EX 7070
1941    V1000 - V2534             1962  EX 1181 - EX 7627
1942    Z1000 - Z2629             1963  EX 1253 - EX 7721
1944    Z1000 -
 
UND. (1964-69) E/X 12805 - 24650 (11,846) White/Green
UND. (1969-72) E/X 10002 - 21570 (11,569) White/Black (issued July 1969)
UND. (1973-85) E/X 28852 - 47495 (18,644) Black/White, large "UTAH" top

UND. (Type 2)  E/X 49385 -                Same, small square "UTAH" top
UND. (Type 3)  E/X 74597 -                Same, small square "UTAH" bottom
UND. (Type 4)  E/X 75204 - 78013  (2,810) Same, screened "UTAH" bottom
 
EXEMPT MOTORCYCLE
Began 1964.  Earliest seen 1964 chart.  Issued singly all years.

LEGENDS:  "UTAH EX" top.
 
UND. (1964-69)                 White/Green
UND. (1969-72)   0069 - 0240   White/Black (Issued July 1969)
UND. (1973-85)                 Black/White
 
FARM TRUCK

Ch. 14 P 2/2/1974.  Began 3/1/1974.  Earliest seen 1976.

LEGENDS:  Small "UTAH" top, "FARM TRUCK" bottom.
 
UND.   FA 0454 - FB 4435   (13,981)

GOVERNOR
Earliest listed 1919.  Earliest seen 1930.
Governor issued #1478 in 1915.  Governor listed 1919-37 as #0,

issued #1 starting 1938, with 0 discontinued.

Governor issued windshield sticker #1 in 1943.
(#1 assigned to Dealer 1919-21, 1935, Secretary of State 1922-29,
 also seen 1930-31.)
Gov. J. Bracken Lee (1949-56), Gov. Calvin L. Rampton (1965-76).
 
LEGENDS:  No legend all years.
          1929-32 have double state/year legends flanking number.
 
1930-33, 1935-37              0            1955-56, 1958-59       1
1938-39, 1942, 1947, 1949-50  1            1961-65, 1968          1
1951                     BL 603            1965-70            CAL-1
1952                       1 BL            1971-78                1
 
HANDICAPPED

Ch. 77 P 1/29/1973, E 5/8/1973.  Issued by 1/22/1976.

Earliest seen 1976 chart.

LEGENDS:  No legend, wheelchair inside square left.
 
1976-85     351 -   891    (541) Large round "UTAH", beehive
          A 029 - A 376    (348) Large round "UTAH", no beehive
          A 559 - C 219  (1,659) Small square "UTAH"
          D 039 - J 136  (4,094) Screened "UTAH" (no G,I used)
 
HIGHWAY PATROL
Began 6/1/1985.

 

LEGENDS:  "UTAH HIGHWAY PATROL"
 
UND. Graphic   UHP 001 - UHP 717
 
HORSELESS CARRIAGE

Ch. 81 P 2/28/1961.  Began 5/12/1961.
Permanent undated Red/White plates issued to vehicles
manufactured before 1928 for use in parades and exhibitions.

Ch. 95 P 3/8/1973, E 5/8/1973, changed requirement to 35 or more

years old.  Ch. 120 P 1/31/1975, E 5/13/1975, changed requirement

to 30 or more years old.
 
LEGENDS:  Large beehive in place of date top, antique car graphic
          left, "HORSELESS CARRIAGE" bottom.
 
 Type 1 - Non-reflective, steel      1006 - 1444   (439)
 Type 2 - Non-reflective, aluminum   1693 -

 Type ? - Reflective                 1657 -

 Type ? - Numbers shifted left       1717 - 1809    (93)

 Type ? - Numbers centered           1935 -
 Type 3 - Reflective, steel     1747,1863 - 1870     (9)
 Type 4 - Reflective, aluminum       2115 - 2897   (783)
(Type 5 - Graphic                    2902)
 
HOUSE TRAILER
Ch. 69 P 2/28/1953.  Began 1953.

Last seen 1955.  Discontinued by 1957.
Small-size plate 1953. full-size plate 1954-55.

LEGENDS:  "UT HSE-TRLR 53" top 1953,

          "UT HOUSE-TRLR 54" bottom 1954, top 1955.
 
1953    674 -
1954   6076 - 6448     (373)
1955   8519 -        [1,500]

MANUFACTURER

Ch. 80 P 3/6/1961, E 7/1/1961.  Not on 1964 chart.

Earliest seen 1969 chart.

Annual plates 1969-78, stickered as of 1983.

LEGENDS:  No legend, "MFG" prefix 1969-78.
 
1969                            1974
1970                            1975
1971   MFG 239 -                1976
1972   MFG 200 - MFG 234        1977
1973                            1978
 
MILEAGE TAX

Ch. ? P 3/9/1953, E 5/12/1953.  Earliest seen 1959.

Issued to interstate trucks.  Annual plates 1968-71.
Issued singly 1965-73.  1972 sticker seen on 1971 base.

Discontinued 1974; replaced by Apportioned.
 
LEGENDS:  Vertical "MLG" left 1959-60 (reported 1962),

          vertical "ML" 1964-73 (reported 1963).
 
1957                  [600]       1966   25000 - 25999   [1,000]
1958                              1967   25201 - 25809     (609)
1959   24074 -                    1968
1960   00001 -                    1969
1961                  [600]       1970
1962                              1971   25449 - 26888   (1,440)
1963                              1972
1964                              1973
1965
 
MOTORCYCLE  (See Motorcycle page)

Ch. 80 P 3/17/1915.  Began 5/11/1915.
 
MOTORCYCLE DEALER
Earliest seen 1939.  Annual plates 1943?, 1968-85.
Issued singly 1964-on.
 
LEGENDS:  "DLR" prefix 1939,

          vertical "DLR" prefix 1963,

          vertical "DL" prefix 1964-85.

         (Small "3" sticker after prefix 1963-67,

          small "1" embossed after prefix 1974-85,

          "2" 1976, "03" 1982-85.)
 

1939      5            1964    321            1977    326
1941         [12]      1966    370  [75]      1980   1450

1942         [12]      1967   1356            1982    389
1957         [15]      1974    315            1984    389

1963    393            1976    331            1985    389

NATIONAL GUARD

Ch. 70 P 3/9/1957.  Began 1958.

Annual plates 1968-71.  Issued in pairs 1960, 1964-on.
 
LEGENDS:  "NATIONAL GUARD" top, "UT/58" left 1958,

          "NAT'L./GUARD" left 1959-on except 1973,

          no legend, "NG" prefix 1973.
          1973 replaced mid-1973 by traditional design, undated.
 
1958   1621 - 2204  [5,000]       1966         1000 - 3150
1959   1813 - 1862                1967         1169 - 3771
1960   2445 -                     1968         2350 - 2628
1961   2200 -       [1,700]       1969         1107 - 3575
1962   1013 - 1506                1970         1462 - 3952
1963   1908 - 2203                1971-72      1033 - 3917
1964   1328 - 1339                1973      NG 5626 -
1965   1670 - 2299                UND. (1973)  0630 - 5933
 
OFF-HIGHWAY/RECREATIONAL VEHICLE

Ch. 107 P 3/11/1971, E 5/11/1971.  Issued to Snowmobiles

(mandatory by 7/1/1971) and All-Terrain Vehicles (mandatory by

1/1/1972).  Yellow/Black plate reported 5/4/1972.

Earliest seen 1972 style.  Small-size plate, "REC. VEH." or

"OFF HWY." top, no state name except on sticker.
1974 sticker White/Red BS with legends

"OFF/HIGHWAY/VEHICE/REGISTRATION" (with spelling error!).

1975 sticker Green/White BS with no type legend.
 
1972?      F172 -  K030          "REC. VEH."   Yellow/Black
1974-76   C 537 - D 330          "REC. VEH."   Red/White
          D 915 - G 901, L 678   "OFF  HWY."   Red/White
 
PERSONALIZED

Ch. 125 P 2/26/1975.  Began 7/1/1975.  Earliest seen "4 77".
Expanded to Trucks sometime after law passed about 2/2/1977.
 
PERSONALIZED MOTORCYCLE
Ch. 163 P 2/2/1977, E 5/10/1977.  Earliest seen "5 82".
 
PRORATE (Sticker)
Earliest seen 1961, then 1970, 1974-79.  Sticker for prorate

backing plate issued to trailers and truck tractors.

RENTAL TRAILER
Ch. 172 P 2/2/1977.  Began 2/1/1978.  5-year plate issued to

fleets of 100 or more trailers.  Reportedly for <2,000 lbs.

LEGENDS:  "1-31-83 UTAH" embossed bottom, #1T 0273 - 1T 0278.
 
SAMPLE
Earliest seen 1923.  (Verify 1924, 1944)

1918 #06860 sent to Maine Secretary of State in 1918.

1952 #A/A 000 with "UTAH 1952" top believed to be prototype.

1954 #G/M 000 seen but believed to be a promotional plate.
 
1923, 1925-35    00-000           1956     A/S 0000
1936            000-000           1957     A/A 0000
1937-39          00-000           1958     A/A 0000, B/A 0000
1940             A-0000           1959      AA 0000, SP 0000
1941              B0000 [200]     1960      XX 0000
1942, 1948-50     A0000           1961      AA 0000
1945, 1947        K0000           1962      HH 0000
1946              X0000           1963      FA 0000
1951, 1953-54   A/A 000           1964      AB 0000
1952            000 A/A           1965-72   AA 0000
1955             AA 000           1973-86   AAA 000
 
SEMI-TRAILER

Ch. 65 P 3/10/1937.  Began 1937.  1943 plate issued.

Last seen 1954.  Discontinued by 1957.

LEGENDS:  "UT-SEMI-TRL'R-37" top 1937, bottom 1938,

          "UT-SEMI-TRL'R 47" top 1947, 1950,

          "UT SEMI-TRL'R 54" bottom 1954.

1937 3/A 38-000                   1945

     5/A  9-462 - 9-499,          1946
      6   9-513 - 9-523           1947   8 11425
     [3   9-101 - 24 10-000]      1948
1938 3/A  6-923                   1949
1939   [10-001 - 14-610]          1950 4/A 10679  [3,000]
1940   [10-001 - 14-600]          1951
1941                    [700]     1952
1942                    [800]     1953
1943                              1954     10275
1944                              1955
 
STATE OFFICIAL
Earliest seen 1976 chart.

LEGENDS:  Vertical "EX" left, "UTAH" bottom instead of top.
#1 not issued, since plain #1 assigned to Governor.
 
2 = Lieutenant Governor
3 = State Treasurer
4 = State Auditor
 
STATE REPRESENTATIVE/SENATOR
Began 1973.  No law passed to authorize this type.

Utah currently has 75 State Representatives and 29 State Senators.

 

LEGENDS:  No legend, "REP" or "SEN" prefix.
 
1973   REP 032, SEN ?
 
STATE VEHICLE
Began 6/1/1966.

 

LEGENDS:  "UTAH" top, "STATE VEHICLE" bottom.
 
UND. (1966-?)   EX 50315 -  EX 52765 (2,451) Yellow/Dark Blue, small numbers, large legends
UND. (?-1973)  E/X 55337 - E/X 57003 (1,667) Yellow/Dark Blue, large numbers, small legends
UND. (1976-on) E/X 62735 - E/X 70966 (8,232) Black/White
 
TEMPORARY (Cardboard)
Earliest seen "Nov. 8?, 1965".
 
TRAILER  (1968-on:  See Misc. 1 page)

Ch. 82 P 3/4/1921.  Began 1922.  Earliest seen 1923.

New law required ALL trailers, including those 1,000 lbs. or less,

to be registered for 1960.
 
LEGENDS:  "TRAILER" top 1923, 1925, 1931-32,

          vertical "TLR" left 1933, 1958-63,

          "UT-TRAILER-35" bottom 1935, top 1937,

          "UT TRAILER 56" bottom 1956, top 1957,

          vertical "TL" left 1964-72,

          no legend 1973-on.

          Shorter dies 1923, 1925, taller plate 1931-32.

          1943 plate issued.  New dies 1958.
         (Verify 1922, 1924, 1926-30, 1934, 1936, 1938-55)
 
1922   8-001 - 8-500   [500]             1945
1923   8-301 - 8-379                     1946
1924     300 -   499   [200]             1947
1925     300 -   399   [100]             1948
1926     300 -   499   [200]             1949
1927                                     1950
1928                   [149]             1951
1929                                     1952
1930                                     1953
1931     800 -                           1954
1932     609 -   800                     1955                  [4,500]
1933     714 -         [400]             1956   15301 - 19269,
1934                                            98892 - 99347           (4,425)
1935   4-001 - 5-800 1/2 T, 7-500 3/T    1957   18656 - 20817  [7,000]  (2,162)
1936                                     1958   11276 - 24640          (13,365)
1937 1 8-101 - 8-173, 10 8-989 - 8-990   1959   11274 - 19683           (8,410)
     2 8-421 - 8-424, 11 9-009 - 9-017   1960   41975 - 52019 [15,000] (10,045)
     3 8-622 - 8-634, 12 9-100           1961   29931 - 47918 [30,000] (17,988)
1938                                     1962   25867 - 43459          (17,593)
1939   5-001 - 6-215                     1963   53466 - 72928          (19,463)
1940 [A-5001 - A-6240]                   1964   50167 - 73735          (23,569)
1941                   [250]             1965   50043 - 75998          (25,956)
1942                   [220]             1966   50000 - 75999  78149   (28,150)
1943                                     1967   51948 - 80148          (28,201)

1944

TRANSPORTER

Ch. 80 P 3/6/1961, E 7/1/1961.  Reported 1961.

Earliest seen 1962.  Annual plates 1968-85.
Issued singly 1965-on.
 
LEGENDS:  Vertical "TRN" left reported 1961, verified 1962,
          vertical "TN" left 1964-85.
          Small "1" sticker after prefix 1969-70, small "12"
          embossed after prefix 1972-78, "001" 1979-85.

          "113" seen 1977.

1962   509 -            1971                    1980   523 -

1963                    1972   512 - 600        1981   516 - 523
1964                    1973   529 -            1982   523 - 651
1965                    1974                    1983   523 -
1966                    1975   527 -            1984   523 -
1967   599 -            1976                    1985   662 -
1968                    1977   528 - 598
1969   548 -            1978   528 - 598
1970   529 -            1979   528 -

TRUCK QUARTERLY
Ch. 65 P 3/8/1951, E 7/1/1951.  Reported 6/30/1952.

Earliest seen 12/31/1952.
Small size 1952-57, full size 1958-73.  Issued singly 1965-73.
Discontinued 1974.
 
LEGENDS:  "UTAH" left, "EXPIRES DEC 31, 1952" bottom 1952,
          "UTAH" left, "4 EXPIRES DEC. 31, 1954" bottom 1954-57,
          "EXP./DEC.31" left 1958, "EXP/30/SEPT" left 1962-73.
          (1 - 4 = Quarter number 1954-57)
 
            MAR                  JUNE                   SEPT                 DEC
1952                                                                      480 -   832   (353)
1953
1954                                                                     4508 -
1955                         2914 -                                                          
1956    2169 -               3710 -                 4937 -               5571 -  6761 (1,191)
1957                                                                     5937 -
1958                                                                     7000 -  8146 (1,147)
1959    2704 -                                                           5044 -  8511 (3,468)
1960                         4304 -                 5512 -                                   
1961
1962                                               10381 -              12290 -
1963                                               12503 - 12641 (139)  15598 - 16141   (544)
1964                        12312 -                12905 - 13792 (888)  16289 -
1965   10530 -              11470 -                                     15530 -              
1966   10046 -                                                          15471 - 15523    (53)
1967   10196 - 10334 (139)  11087 - 12190 (1,104)  13098 - 13667 (570)  14198 - 16609 (2,412)
1968                                                                    15646 -
1969   10189 -                                                          13957 - 16324 (2,368)
1970   10532 -                                                          14382 - 15516 (1,135)
1971                        11479 -                12726 - 13354 (629)  14644 - 16282 (1,639)
1972   10011 - 10699 (689)  11080 - 11155    (76)  12709 - 13688 (980)  13918 - 16655 (2,738)
1973                                               03700 - 03794  (95)
 
COLORS      MAR                  JUNE                   SEPT                 DEC
1952                                                                     White/Black?
1953
1954
1955                        Dark Green/White                                                 
1956   White/Maroon         Green?/White                                 White/Black
1957                                                                     White/Dark Green
1958                                                                     White/Light Green
1959                                                                     Black/White
1960                        Dark Blue?/White       Dark Blue/Yellow                          
1961
1962                                               White/Dark Blue       Dark Blue/White
1963                                               White/Green           White/Orange
1964                        White/Red              White/Blue            White/Brown
1965   White/Red            White/Brown            White/Green           White/Black         
1966   White/Brown          White/Yellow           White/Blue            White/Red
1967   White/Brown          White/Red              White/Blue            White/Black
1968   White/Red            White/Blue             White/Green           White/Brown
1969   White/Blue           White/Green            White/Brown           White/Red
1970   White/Green          White/Brown            White/Red             White/Blue          
1971   White/Brown          White/Red              White/Light Blue      White/Green
1972   White/Red            White/Light Blue       White/Green           White/Orange
1973   Brown/White          Red/White              Blue/White            Green/White
 
UNITED STATES CONGRESSMAN/SENATOR
Reported in 1959.  Earliest seen 1963.
Utah has had 2 U.S. Representatives 1943-82, 3 in 1983-2012 and 4
since 2013, and has always had 2 U.S. Senators.

LEGENDS:  "U.S./CONGRESSMAN" or "U.S./SENATOR" right all years.

          (1966 and 1967 Senator #2 have small "2" sticker in UR

           corner for Senator's 2nd car.)
 
WRECKER

Ch. 80 P 3/6/1961, E 7/1/1961.  Began 1961.

Annual plates 1968-84.  Issued singly 1965-on.  Discontinued 1985.
 
LEGENDS:  Vertical "WKR" left 1961 (reported 1962),
          vertical "WK" left 1964-84 (reported 1963).
          Small "1" sticker after prefix 1961, small "1" or "2"
          embossed after prefix 1972-77, "001" 1979-84.
 
1961   055 - 061        1969                    1977   006 -
1962                    1970                    1978   178 -
1963                    1971   092 -            1979   006 -
1964                    1972   064 - 080        1980
1965                    1973                    1981   006 -
1966                    1974                    1982   013 -
1967                    1975   035 -            1983   006 -
1968                    1976   071 -            1984   006 -

 

PERMITS:
 
GASOLINE PERMIT
Undated small-size plate,
"UTAH/1st GRADE/GASOLINE/UTAH STATE ROAD/COMMISSION" left,
sideways #546 right, White/Black.
 
LOAD

Ch. 82 P 3/4/1921.  Began 1921.

Small supplemental plates issued singly for trailers or rear of
trucks to show weight class in tons.

Truck classes:  ½, ¾, 1, 1½, 2, 2½, 3, 3½, 4, 4½, 5, 5+.

Trailer classes:  ½ (solid-tire only), 1, 1½, 2, 2½, 3, 3½, 4, 4½, 5.

Ch. 46 P 3/7/1923 added weights ½ and ¾ for trucks.  8 Tons seen 1932.

Discontinued 1935 when weight classes stamped directly on plates.

Plates ordered:  1923       8,000   (same amount as Truck pairs)

                 1924       9,000   (same amount as Truck pairs)

                 1925       9,000

                 1926      10,000   (same amount as Truck pairs)
                 1928-29   14,000   (same amount as Truck pairs)
                 1930      15,000   (same amount as Truck pairs)
                 1932      16,000   (17,000 Truck pairs)
                 1933      15,000   (16,000 Truck pairs)
 
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Agency name began 5/14/1935;  became Commission of Business

Regulation 1941.  Supplemental undated permit plates.