# California license plate: Exempt

> The California exempt license plate: format 9999999, for example 1234567, documented since 2026, car, van, truck, and bus.

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Part of [California license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--california) (14 registration series).

![California (United States) license plate, Exempt (documented since 2026)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-ca/us-ca-exempt/california-license-plate-exempt.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `9999999` (9 any digit) |
| Years | ~2026 → today (documented from 2026; the format is likely older) |
| Class | government |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus |
| 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-ca-exempt` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--california/exempt) |

E is for exempt — government fleets that pay no registration fee. On the classic plates the shape around the E was the code: a diamond meant state-owned, an octagon county or city. Since the late 1990s the plate just spells out CA EXEMPT.

| Code | Stands for | English |
|---|---|---|
| `E` | Exempt | fee-exempt government fleet; diamond = state, octagon = local |

Sources:

- [VIRPM 21.180: '7 numbers' / 1234567 / CA Exempt](https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/handbook/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2/special-plates/personalized-configurations-mandatory-refusal/)

## About this plate

CALIFORNIA EXEMPT, the government fleet series. Recorded because the seven-numeral shape is genuinely distinctive and because it is the one California series whose whole format is published in a single agency line.

## Use it

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

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