License plates quickly identify motor vehicles and vehicle registrant information and are most effective when they are designed to optimize legibility to the human eye as well as for license plate readers (LPRs). License plates serve one common purpose: to identify motor vehicles. The ability of motor vehicle agency (MVA) employees, law enforcement, and citizens to easily identify license plate numbers (consisting of alpha and/or numeric characters) is fundamental to accurate vehicle registration data creation, maintenance, retrieval, and vehicle identification. Alignment with the standards within Chapters One to Five will achieve those goals, streamline the license plate retrieval processes within MVAs, and improve the exchange of license plate data and information between jurisdictions. Alignment with these standards also supports roadway safety and increases revenue collection, such as toll collection, restricted lane access, and parking regulations, which are dependent on accurate license plate identification. Download