- A. Except as provided under Section 41-1a-215(1), license plates shall be renewed on a yearly basis until new license plates are issued.
B. For all license plates, except vintage vehicle license plates, a month decal and year decal shall be issued upon the first registration of the vehicle. Upon each subsequent registration, the vehicle owner shall receive only a year decal to validate renewal. The registration decals shall be applied as follows:
- 1. Decals displayed on license plates with black lettering on a white background shall be applied to the lower left hand corner of the rear license plate.
- 2. Decals displayed on centennial license plates and regular issue license plates with blue lettering on a white background shall be applied to the upper left hand corner of the rear license plate.
- 3. Decals displayed on special group license plates shall be applied to the upper right hand corner of the rear license plate unless there is a plate indentation on the upper left hand corner of the license plate.
- 4. All registration decals issued for truck tractors shall be applied to the front license plate in the position described in either Subsection B.1. or B.2.
- 5. All registration decals issued for motorcycles shall be applied to the upper corner of the license plate opposite the word "Utah".
- C. The month decal shall be displayed on the license plate in the left position, and the year decal in the right position.
- D. The current year decal shall be placed over the previous year decal.
- E. Whenever any license plate, month decal, or year decal is lost or destroyed, a replacement shall be issued upon application and payment of the established fees.
KEY: taxation, motor vehicles, aircraft, license plates
Date of Last Change: January 25, 2026
Notice of Continuation: November 9, 2021
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 41-1a-102; 41-1a-104; 41-1a-108; 41-1a-116; 41-1a-211; 41-1a-215; 41-1a-214; 41-1a-401; 41-1a-402; 41-1a-411; 41-1a-413; 41-1a-414; 41-1a-416; 41-1a-418; 41-1a-419; 41-1a-420; 41-1a-421; 41-1a-422; 41-1a-522; 41-1a-701; 41-1a-1001; 41-1a-1002; 41-1a-1004; 41-1a-1005; 41-1a-1009 through 41-1a-1011; 41-1a-1101; 41-1a-1209; 41-1a-1211; 41-1a-1220; 41-6-44; 53-8-205; 59-12-104; 59-2-103; 72-10-109 through 72-10-112; 72-10-102