The U.S. state of Utah first required its residents to register their motor vehicles in 1909. Registrants provided their own license plates for display until 1915, when the state began to issue plates. , plates are issued by the Utah State Tax Commission through its Division of Motor Vehicles. Front and rear plates are required for most classes of vehicles, while only rear plates are required for motorcycles and trailers. The front plate requirement will be lifted for passenger vehicles on January 1, 2025.

Passenger baseplates

1915 to 1967

In 1956, the United States, Canada, and Mexico came to an agreement with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the Automobile Manufacturers Association and the National Safety Council that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles (except those for motorcycles) at 6 in in height by 12 in in width, with standardized mounting holes. The 1954 (dated 1955) issue was the first Utah license plate that complied with these standards.

1968 to present

Non-passenger plates

Current

Deprecated

Optional plates

Utah currently offers over 60 optional license plates. With the exception of the Amateur Radio Operator & Historic Black & White plates, all use the same serial format – originally 1234A (with a high of 4285U), then A123B (A001A to M999Z), and now 12AB3 (00AA1 to 99FB9) alongside the generic disabled plate.

Current

Deprecated

Errors

Plates with the bolder dies have been spotted using the 'M' and 'W' dies being stamped incorrectly. In this image, the 'W' die in V62 0BW was stamped with an upside down 'M' die. This has been spotted on a variety of serial sequences throughout the years.