# Illinois license plate: Standard 2001

> The Illinois standard 2001 license plate: format 999 9999, for example 980 9382, 2001 to 2017, car, van, truck, and bus.

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Part of [Illinois license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--illinois) (8 registration series).

![Illinois (United States) license plate, Standard 2001 (2001 to 2017)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-il/us-il-standard-2001/illinois-license-plate-standard-2001.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `999 9999` (9 any digit) |
| Years | 2001–2017 |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus |
| Plate size | 12 × 6 in |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF |
| 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-il-standard-2001` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--illinois/standard-2001) |

Sources:

- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Illinois)
- [The same statutory frame — dimensions, reflectorizing, 100-foot legibility and the 'Land of Lincoln' legend — governed this base](https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-625-vehicles/il-st-sect-625-5-3-412.html)

## About this plate

Unlike Ohio and Indiana, where consecutive bases share a grammar, ILLINOIS CHANGED FORMAT AT THE BASE BOUNDARY, all-numeric 123 4567 gave way to LL 99999. Worth knowing before a parse API generalises the opposite lesson from Ohio.

## How numbers are issued

observed 100 0001 to 999 9999 (secondary)

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Replaced by | [Standard 2017](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--illinois/standard-2017) | 2017 to today |

## Other standard plates here

- [Standard 2017](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--illinois/standard-2017) (2017 to today)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-il/us-il-standard-2001.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/illinois?series=us-il-standard-2001
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/us-il` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "us-il-standard-2001"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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