AGENCY: Lieutenant Governor

SERIES: 375
TITLE: Motor vehicle registers
DATES: i 1909-1919.
ARRANGEMENT: The volumes are arranged chronologically. Information for 1919 is divided by sections into two volumes and loose sheets.

DESCRIPTION: Motor vehicle registers were created in response to legislation enacted in 1909 requiring all motor vehicle owners, including dealers, and all chauffeurs to register with the Office of the Secretary of State. In 1915 the legislature began requiring that all motor cycles also be registered. The registers include notation of owner, chauffeur, or dealer names and addresses; vehicle model; and license and manufacturer numbers.

The primary purpose of vehicle registration was to collect revenues for the road fund. The register was a means of recording compliance. A secondary function of the register was to provide information to ensure public safety, i.e., reportedly unsafe operators or vehicles with unsafe equipment could be traced. The Secretary of State's office was required to issue a motor vehicle directory semiannually for distribution to law enforcement agencies and other interested parties, based upon data in these registers.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in State Archives permanently after microfilming.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical

This disposition is based on the information provided on early vehicles in Utah and on one of the functions of the Secretary of State's office for the period.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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