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Motor Vehicle Registration and License Plates

Transportation Review

license platesAugust 2011
By Anne Teigen and William Smallen

Overview

This report is divided into two sections. The motor vehicle registration section analyzes recent registration fee changes and fee distribution requirements. Other topics, such as improper registration of vehicles in a neighboring state, are also briefly addressed. In addition, this review describes some newer and more innovative methods of registration renewal.

The second section provides an overview of specialty license plates, including their advantages and disadvantages. Other issues briefly discussed in this section include personalized plates, special plates for DUI offenders and sex offenders, and plates designed by interest groups. In addition, other license plate issues—such as the debate over requiring one or two plates per vehicle, general re-issuance of license plates, and limits on license plate frames and covers—are addressed.

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