# Alabama license plate: Dealer

> The Alabama dealer license plate: format 99999, for example 56457, documented since 2021, car, van, truck, and motorcycle.

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Part of [Alabama license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--alabama) (5 registration series).

![Alabama (United States) license plate, Dealer (documented since 2021)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-al/us-al-dealer/alabama-license-plate-dealer.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `99999` (9 any digit) |
| Years | ~2021 → today (documented from 2021; the format is likely older) |
| Class | dealer |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, motorcycle |
| Plate size | 12 × 6 in |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `us-al-dealer` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--alabama/dealer) |

Sources:

- [ALDOR's catalogue carries 'Dealer & Manufacturer' as one of its fourteen plate categories, establishing that Alabama serializes dealer plates separately](https://www.revenue.alabama.gov/license-plates/)
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Alabama)
- [the Heart of Dixie requirement that reaches 'every license plate'](https://www.revenue.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/License-Plate-Design-Specifications-040821.pdf)

## About this plate

Two things are worth carrying forward. First, the dealer serial is NOT county-coded, which makes it the clean counter-example inside Alabama to the "leading digits are a county" rule and a trap for any decoder that applies the county table indiscriminately.

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-al/us-al-dealer.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/alabama?series=us-al-dealer
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/us-al` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "us-al-dealer"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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