# District of Columbia license plate: End taxation

> The District of Columbia end taxation license plate: format LL-9999, for example ZM-2313, documented since 2017, car, van, truck, and bus.

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Part of [District of Columbia license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--district-of-columbia) (10 registration series).

![District of Columbia (United States) license plate, End taxation (documented since 2017)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-dc/us-dc-end-taxation/district-of-columbia-license-plate-end-taxation.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LL-9999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~2017 → today (documented from 2017; the format is likely older) |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #003087 |
| Rear plate differs from the front | no |
| 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-dc-end-taxation` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--district-of-columbia/end-taxation) |

Sources:

- [§ 50-1501.02(f)(3) the Mayor designs the tags; (f-1) the mandated 'End Taxation Without Representation' phrase, its four carve-outs, and the individual opt-out to an alternate design](https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/50-1501.02)
- [DC DMV: two tags front and rear — the agency-page-in-force evidence for the display regime](https://dmv.dc.gov/service/dmv-vehicle-tags)
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Washington,_D.C)

## About this plate

END TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION (2017-), THE CURRENT DISTRICT STANDARD ISSUE, and the only standard-issue plate in the United States whose legend is a political demand fixed by law. The statutory opt-out makes the District structurally like Florida: one statutory design with a legislated escape hatch, so the bottom legend is not a property of the series but of the REGISTRANT'S CHOICE. Parallel issuance with the 2013 base is real, no recall was located, which is why the periods overlap with distinct notes.

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| It replaced | [District of Columbia](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--district-of-columbia/district-of-columbia) | documented 2013 to 2017 |

## Other standard plates here

- [Alternate design](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--district-of-columbia/alternate-design) (documented since 2018)
- [District of Columbia](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--district-of-columbia/district-of-columbia) (documented 2013 to 2017)

## Use it

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

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