Vehicle registration plates of New Jersey Vehicle registration plates of New Jersey The U.S. state of New Jersey first required its residents to register their motor vehicles in 1903. Registrants provided their own license plates for display until 1908, when the state began to issue plates. Plates are currently issued by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. Passenger plates were issued in pairs 1908 to present except for 1944, 1945, and 1946. New plates were issued every year until 1943 due to wartime restrictions. From 1943 until 1952 plates were issued yearly. Between 1953 and 1956 metal tabs were issued for re-validation of plates. In 1956
Vehicle registration plates of Canada Vehicle registration plates of Canada In Canada, licence plates are issued by an agency of the provincial or territorial government. Generally, the appearance of plates is frequently chosen to contain symbols, colours, or slogans associated with the issuing jurisdiction. Often, licence plates are called "registration plates" (drivers are licensed, vehicles are registered), but the term "licence plate" is common in informal usage. On most licence plates, there is a small sticker, which indicates the month and year of plate renewal, that the driver sticks to the licence plates. In some parts of Canada, special plates are issued to persons with