License Plate Plant

Utah Correctional Industries

License plate plant

The license plate plant was the first internal UCI operation at Utah State Prison. The inmates who make license plates at UCI call themselves the “Plate Busters.” UCI produces all of the plates for the State of Utah including Ski Utah, Centennial, trailers, transporters, dealers, special plates, and the past Olympic plate.

Working for one of the most efficient operations in UCI, these inmates produce almost one million plates a year in two-dozen different formats. Besides standard vehicle plates, UCI inmates also make apportioned truck plates, motorcycle and trailer plates. The most commonly produced plates are: “Ski Utah,” and “Utah Centennial.” When Salt Lake City hosted the Winter Olympics, UCI made the “Utah 2002 Olympics” plates. Any of these plates can be personalized by adding your choice of letters and numbers. Personalized plates must be special ordered from the Tax Commission. Many specialized plates are also available including: “Collegiate,” with your choice of state college logos; “Armed Forces” logos; “Fish and Game,” where you choose animals or nature scenes for your plate; and “Radio,” which displays your ham radio license number.

UCI offers souvenir motorcycle size license plates to the public! Contact us at (801) 522-7931 to place your order today.

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Skills learned

  • Forklift operation
  • Heavy machinery operation
  • Strong work ethics
  • Quality control
  • Safety practices
  • Teamwork

Job outlook

  • Heavy machinery operator
  • Forklift operator
  • Manufacturing employee