History of vehicle registration plates of California
- History of vehicle registration plates of California
The U.S. state of California first issued license plates in 1913.
Passenger baseplates
The state of California alternated issuing single year and multi-year number plates.
Base plate colours 1914 to 1947
Some plates were revalidated for multiple years. For example, the 1947-dated plate was revalidated with metal tabs until 1950.
Base plates 1950-present
All base plates from 1963 to present are still valid for use, assuming that the plate never left the vehicle and the vehicle maintained concurrent registration.
Year of Manufacture plates
The use of Year of Manufacture plates is authorized by Section 5004.1 [http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=veh&group=04001-05000&file=5000-5024] of the California Motor Vehicle Code. It is a law that allows vintage cars to be registered to use vintage license plates. Any officially manufactured California license plates which were produced prior to 1963 and plates on a currently registered vehicle or trailer of a corresponding model year. If used on the original plate, a sticker or metal tab that corresponds to the year of the vehicle is required.
References
[http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/reg_hdbk_pdf/appendix_1e.pdf California License Plate Data (1914-1962)]
External links
* [http://www.15q.net/ca.html California license plates 1969-present]
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