Vehicle registration plates of Alaska

Alaska
Current Last Frontier license plate
Current series
SloganLast Frontier plate:
The Last Frontier
Bear plate:
none
Artistic License plate:
Alaska Artistic License
Size12 in × 6 in
30 cm × 15 cm
MaterialAluminum
Serial formatABC 123
IntroducedLast Frontier: July 2005 (2005-07) (issued continuously since January 1, 2010)
Bear: May 2015 (2015-05)
Artistic License: July 2018 (2018-07)
Availability
Issued byAlaska Department of Administration, Division of Motor Vehicles
Manufactured byIrwin-Hodson Company, Portland, Oregon
History
First issuedMay 21, 1921 (1921-05-21)

Alaska first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1921, while still an organized incorporated territory of the United States. It was admitted to the Union as the 49th state in January 1959.

As of 2023, plates are issued by the Alaska Department of Administration through its Division of Motor Vehicles. Only rear plates have been required for standard passenger vehicles since August 11, 2022.[1] On vehicles with two license plates, only the rear plate is required to be stickered.[2]

  1. ^ https://www.facebook.com/AlaskaDMV/posts/pfbid02xQPmwMYLV63MrQdjBTU2U1uLdF2PvhGnw4zEyWdkkrqhVwS9zovWBp2Df4wmw7T4l [user-generated source]
  2. ^ http://www.state.ak.us/dmv/plates/index.htm Alaska DMV License Plates