Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-21 | Page 11 | Auto Licenses Assigned under Prefix System

uto Assigned Under Prefix System USE OF lETTERS lETTERSON ON TAGS SLATED FOR FIRST TRIAL Distribution to Ai in Classification of Districts AssIgnment ol automobile lIcense plates to the varIous branch offices of- of under the prefix system adopted by the state tax commissIon commis- commis sIon was completed Monday For the first time Utah motorIsts motor motor- in 1940 receive tags bearIng bear bear- Ing alphabetIcal prefixes This was adopted to cut down the number of dIgits on each plate a practice which has become be- be come popular in more than half of the other states atlon Easier ThIs method of license li- li cense plates will have a tendency to Identify certaIn prefIxes with cert ln localities H. H P. P Leatham member of the commIssion saId Adoption of the prefix had een urged by Utah peace offices as an anaid aid to law enforcement arid means of narrowIng searches for offend offend- In run hit drivIng Ing cases Reduction of number of digIts on a nse plat and addi tion of a prefix n make It easIer to identify an autom blIe officers contended wItnesses to im accident often are il t te some of the numerals on a license plate However of a. a certaIn locality will not be required to have tags tags' wIth the prefix to the office office- In theIr area Mr Leat ana d. d Thi means that a froin Logan may buy his nse plates t office or any other that he may elect of the plates was done by K B. B Christenson commissIon com com- missIon cashier Numerals fol- fol the prefIx run from 1000 to ThIs no plate will have more than five figures including he prefix Plates wIll be as follows fol- fol lows Main office at- at capitol from B 1000 to J meanIng all plates In the B C. C D E H and J serIes will be sols at the City and county buIldIng from K to K and L to L arid M to M Utah St te Automobile assocIation tion from M to M Utah Motorists association from to M Tooele br ch office gf tHe state tax commIssIon temporary from M to M Ogden N 1000 to N and P to P Brigham Ci ty temporary P to P R to R Logan Provo S to S T to T Price U to U Richfield V to V Cedar City X to X Santa Clara Z t Z Vetoes Several months ago when the commIssIon made its to use the prefix system It decided against havIng the prefixes designate nate counties claimIng this method would raIse the cost of distributing plates Only three sets of passenger pas pas- plates are provided for tag goIng to Governor Henry H. H Blood and Ab Jenkins Utah speedster receiving plates and I I