Iowa license plate: Disabled veteran
Issued today Documented since 2026. Standard plates for car, van, and truck, issued by Iowa Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division (plates issued through the county treasurers). One of 6 Iowa license plates.
Format, years and the law
- Format
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DV999, for exampleDV473(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 2026; the format is likely older than the first year documented. Still issued.
- Vehicle class
- Standard: the default series issued to private road vehicles. Issued for car, van, and truck.
- About the format
- The optional separator reflects that § 321.166 prescribes no spacing.
Legal basis and sources
- Iowa Code § 321.166(6): the mandatory 'DV' prefix on disabled-veteran plates issued under § 321.105, and the optional persons-with-disabilities parking sticker under § 321L.2 https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/321.166.pdf
This plate in your app
The series id is us-ia-disabled-veteran. The API returns its format, validation, colours and designs with the rest of Iowa's series:
curl -s https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/us-ia \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $VEHICLESDB_API_KEY" \ | jq '.series[] | select(.id == "us-ia-disabled-veteran")'
- Plate image (SVG, sample serial): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-ia/us-ia-disabled-veteran.svg
- Blank template, filled on your side: https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-ia/us-ia-disabled-veteran/template.svg
