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Vehicle license plates -- can't live without them! This is a topic that I hadn't given much thought to until I attended a regional American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) conference last week.  

Did you know that:

• Most states offer various groups distinctive license plates to identify citizens as members of a unique group, or to commemorate a historical event. Generally the plate requires a pre-sale of 1000 plates before it actually moves to the manufacturing stage but some commemorative plates are printed for much smaller groups.
• As baby-boomers move to the retirement stage we apparently like to reflect our status in our license plates! Most states offer plates reflecting various service careers including retired police, firefighters and veterans.
• Mississippi seems to lead the states with over 200 distinctive plates. My personal favorite is the Elvis Presley commemorative plate but don’t forget the Mississippi Blues Foundation plate or the Martial Arts plate!

Finally, on a related note, one state reduced the size of its license plate by 1/8" overall as well as reducing the number of plate colors and realized a significant savings. Good to know that in these times of reduced budgets and resources, efficiencies can be found in even in the good old license plate!! Let us know about your unique license plate...

Posted by Alice Miles, Regional Director, Polk Government Relations (06.22.2010)