Delaware license plate: State owned

Issued today Documented since 2008. Government plates for car, van, truck, and bus, issued by Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles (DelDOT DMV). One of 10 Delaware license plates.

Delaware (United States) license plate, State owned (documented since 2008), sample S4156

Format, years and the law

Format
S9999, for example S4156 (9 any digit)

The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued.

Years issued
Documented since 2008; the format is likely older than the first year documented. Still issued.
Vehicle class
Government: civil government fleets with distinct series. Issued for car, van, truck, and bus.
Colours
Characters #C8A951 Background #00305E
About this plate
STATE-OWNED FLEET. Distinct from the OFFICIALS series below, which is a different statutory animal: this plate goes on a vehicle the State owns, whereas § 2123 plates go to a PERSON holding an office and carry inverted colours. Two government-class series with different bases, different colours and different purposes.

Legal basis and sources

  1. en.wikipedia.org https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Delaware

This plate in your app

The series id is us-de-state-owned. The API returns its format, validation, colours and designs with the rest of Delaware's series:

curl -s https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/us-de \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VEHICLESDB_API_KEY" \
  | jq '.series[] | select(.id == "us-de-state-owned")'