Delaware license plate: Temporary
Issued today Documented since 2021. Temporary plates for car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, and trailer, issued by Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles (DelDOT DMV). One of 10 Delaware license plates.
Format, years and the law
- Format
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XA999999, for exampleXA368005(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 2021; the format is likely older than the first year documented. Still issued.
- Vehicle class
- Temporary: short-validity plates (transit, awaiting registration). Issued for car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, and trailer.
- About this plate
- TEMPORARY. Delaware devotes three statutory sections to temporary plates where most states devote one clause, including a section specifically for issuance by REPAIR TECHNICIANS, a category no other state in this group names.
Legal basis and sources
- 21 Del. C. §§ 2129, 2130, 2131: issuance of temporary registration plates, issuance by dealers and repair technicians, and the effect and duration of temporary plates - THREE statutory sections on temporary plates,... https://delcode.delaware.gov/title21/c021/sc02/index.html
- en.wikipedia.org https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Delaware
This plate in your app
The series id is us-de-temporary. 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-temporary")'
- Plate image (SVG, sample serial): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-de/us-de-temporary.svg
- Blank template, filled on your side: https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-de/us-de-temporary/template.svg
