# Indiana license plate: Standard 2017

> The Indiana standard 2017 license plate: format 999LLL, for example 117GEH, 2017 to today, car, van, and bus. What each character means, its sizes and sources.

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Part of [Indiana license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--indiana) (5 registration series).

![Indiana (United States) license plate, Standard 2017 (2017 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-in/us-in-standard-2017/indiana-license-plate-standard-2017.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `999LLL` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2017 → today |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, bus |
| 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-in-standard-2017` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--indiana/standard-2017) |

Sources:

- [IC 9-18.1-4-3, the delegation: 'The bureau shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 regarding the size, character, display, mounting, securing, content, issuance, replacement, and life cycle of license plates, temporary license plates, renewal stickers, and other proof of registration.' This is the reason no format claim in this file can be statute-grade.](https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-9-motor-vehicles/in-code-sect-9-18-1-4-3.html)
- [IC 9-18.1-4-1: on registering, the bureau issues 'proof of registration for display on the vehicle', either 'a regular license plate under this article' or 'a distinctive license plate designed and issued under IC 9-18.5'](https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-9-motor-vehicles/in-code-sect-9-18-1-4-1.html)
- [iga.in.gov](https://iga.in.gov/laws/2025/ic/titles/9)
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Indiana)

## Replacement

years: 7. evidence: secondary. note: 'Registrants receive new plates on a rolling 7-year basis, bearing the same number they had previously' (secondary). Two consequences if true, and both matter: Indiana sits at the BOTTOM of AAMVA's 7-10 year recommendation, and, unusually, the SERIAL SURVIVES the replacement, so an Indiana plate number does not date the plate it is printed on. A parse API must not infer era from an Indiana serial.

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| It replaced | [Standard 2013](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--indiana/standard-2013) | 2013 to 2017 |

## Other standard plates here

- [Standard 2013](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--indiana/standard-2013) (2013 to 2017)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-in/us-in-standard-2017.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/indiana?series=us-in-standard-2017
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/us-in` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "us-in-standard-2017"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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