Alabama car tags serial#
Alabama car tags registration#
Alabama car tags license#

Alabama car tags serial#

White serial on blue porcelain plate vertical 'ALA' at leftīlack serial on orange porcelain plate vertical 'ALA' at leftīlack serial on white porcelain plate vertical 'ALA' at left Registrations expire January through November, with fleet, leased, and commercial vehicles expiring in November.

Alabama car tags registration#

Since 1980, Alabama has used a staggered registration system based on the first letter of the registrant's last name.

Alabama car tags license#

The 1955 (dated 1956) issue was the first Alabama license plate that complied with these standards. 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 inches (15 cm) in height by 12 inches (30 cm) in width, with standardized mounting holes. The heart motif and slogan remain in use on all standard-issue plates today. County coding was introduced in 1941.Ī 1951 law added a heart shape and the phrase 'Heart of Dixie' to the state's license plates (beginning with the 1954–55 plate), adopting a slogan created by the Alabama Chamber of Commerce. In 1933, the horsepower classes were replaced by weight classes, using the same letter system these lasted until 1952. Kilby Prison near Montgomery took charge of all plate manufacture in 1928. The 1916–17 plate was the first to feature the year of expiration, while the 1921–22 plate was the first to use a horsepower class system, with each class denoted by a letter. Porcelain plates were originally used, before the state switched to embossed metal plates in 1915. Until 1980, the license year was October 1 to September 30.

The state first issued annual license plates on October 1, 1911, with plate #1 being issued to the Leak Funeral Home in Montgomery. Dothan also issued a porcelain plate in 1911. Between 19, Birmingham and Mobile issued annual plates made of porcelain-coated steel, while Montgomery, the state capital, issued a similar plate only in 1909. 1', issued by the city of Bessemer on a two-horse wagon in 1901, while the earliest known plate for an automobile is a 1906 dash plate issued by the city of Birmingham, originally assigned to a 1904 6-cylinder Ford. The earliest known plate is a bronze plate, 'No. Some Alabama municipalities issued their own license plates for horse-drawn vehicles as well as automobiles prior to 1911. Only rear plates have been required on standard passenger vehicles since 1963. state of Alabama first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1911.Īs of 2021, plates are issued by the Alabama Department of Revenue.