# Florida license plate: Standard

> The Florida standard license plate (Sunshine State): format LLL 999, for example ILC 578, documented since 2003.

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Part of [Florida license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--florida) (10 registration series).

![Florida (United States) license plate, Standard (documented since 2003)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-fl/us-fl-standard/florida-license-plate-standard.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLL 999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~2003 → today (documented from 2003; the format is likely older) |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, moped, trailer |
| Plate size | 12 × 6 in |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #006747 |
| 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-fl-standard` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--florida/standard) |

The characters mean nothing; Florida's geography is spelled, not encoded — the bottom legend names the county where the plate was sold. And that is optional twice over: owners may take "Sunshine State" or the state motto instead, and a county commission can vote its own name off entirely.

Sources:

- [§ 320.06(1)(a) one plate + 'letters and numerals or numerals'; (1)(b)1 the 10-year cycle, $28 fee, birth-month validation sticker; (1)(c) registration periods; (3)(a) 6x12 minimum, retroreflection, seven-character cap, FLORIDA top / county-motto-Sunshine State bottom, county opt-out](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0300-0399/0320/Sections/0320.06.html)
- [official FLHSMV 'Florida License Plates' brochure, 27 pp — confirms the four standard variants: Sunshine State, County Name, In God We Trust (State Motto), America 250](https://www.flhsmv.gov/pdf/specialtyplates/FLPB.pdf)
- [AAMVA Ed.3 §1.1 replacement-cycle recommendation Florida's 10 years sits at the top of](https://www.aamva.org/getmedia/646bcc8a-219b-47d8-b5cd-726240473163/License-Plate-Standard-Edition-3_September-2025-Update.pdf)
- [flhsmv.gov](https://www.flhsmv.gov/2025/12/15/flhsmv-launches-america-250-license-plate/)
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Florida)

## Designs

| Design | Years | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine State | 2003 to 2025 | The default bottom legend of the MYFLORIDA.COM base, shown with a registration decal. | https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-fl/us-fl-standard.svg |
| In God We Trust | 2003 to 2025 | The optional motto in place of SUNSHINE STATE (traced from four photographed plates). | https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-fl/us-fl-standard.svg?design=in-god-we-trust |
| County name (Palm Beach) | 2003 to 2025 | The owner's county in place of SUNSHINE STATE; Palm Beach shown (traced from two photographed plates). | https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-fl/us-fl-standard.svg?design=county-name |
| As issued (DECAL box) | 2003 to 2025 | A new plate before registration, with the printed DECAL box where the validation sticker goes. | https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-fl/us-fl-standard.svg?design=as-issued |

## About this plate

FLORIDA STANDARD ISSUE ON THE CURRENT BASE. What WAS verified, and why nothing better exists to pin: (1) FLHSMV has NO plate-history page, the department's full sitemap (3,988 URLs) was enumerated on 2026-08-02 and nothing on flhsmv.gov dates any base; (2) the statute never dates or describes the design, § 320.06(3)(a) mandates legends and retroreflection, never artwork, and its History line has no 2003 entry (the design is departmental, not legislated); (3) the base demonstrably remains current issue: the FLHSMV brochure (HSMV 80003, Rev. 6/2026) shows it and the department's 15 December 2025 America 250 launch calls that plate 'an alternative to the standard Florida license plate'.

## Replacement

years: 10. statutory text: § 320.06(1)(b)1: 'Registration license plates bearing a graphic symbol and the alphanumeric system of identification shall be issued for a 10-year period. At the end of the 10-year period, upon renewal, the plate shall be replaced. The department shall extend the scheduled license plate replacement date from a 6-year period to a 10-year period.'. fee: $28 replacement, prepaid at $2.80 per year and credited toward the next $28. note: FLORIDA LEGISLATED THE TOP OF AAMVA'S RANGE. AAMVA §1.1 recommends a cycle 'not to exceed 7 to 10 years'; Florida chose 10 and, in the same sentence, recorded that it moved UP from 6. This is the answer to "is there a US redesign cadence?", there is no redesign schedule anywhere, only per-state REPLACEMENT cycles, and here is one in statute.

## Other standard plates here

- [Apportioned](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--florida/apportioned) (documented since 1997)
- [Restricted](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--florida/restricted) (documented since 1997)
- [Wrecker](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--florida/wrecker) (documented since 1997)

## Use it

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

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