# Kentucky license plate: Personalized

> The Kentucky personalized license plate: format LLLLLL, for example DNAKCL, 1977 to today, car, van, truck, and motorcycle.

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

![Kentucky (United States) license plate, Personalized (1977 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-ky/us-ky-personalized/kentucky-license-plate-personalized.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLLLLL` (L is any letter) |
| Years | 1977 → today |
| Class | personalized |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, motorcycle |
| Plate size | 12 × 6 in |
| Other sizes | 7 × 4 in: size is a regional convention and is NOT sourced for Kentucky; the FIVE-character motorcycle cap, however, IS agency-stated |
| 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-ky-personalized` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--kentucky/personalized) |

Sources:

- [KRS 186.174 effective January 1, 2025 (created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 153 sec. 3, effective January 1, 1977): the definition by provenance, online application, birth-month expiry, replacement on the regular schedule, the $25 special-plate combination fee and its $20/$5 split, the uniqueness rule, the three refusal criteria, and the renewal priority](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=55748)
- [601 KAR 9:012 'Personalized license plates' (3 Ky.R. 186, eff. 9-1-1976; certified eff. 1-9-2026): the time-stamp first-come rule, the county-clerk issuance and inter-county forwarding procedure, the post-issuance recall for combinations offensive to good taste and decency with refund, and the one-year lapse embargo](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/601/009/012/)
- [KYTC: six characters for passenger and five for motorcycle, each 'in addition to a space or dash'; the July 19, 2023 elimination of I, Q and U; the $25 fee; the Personalized Plate Review Committee pre-approval and the monthly Appeal Committee](https://drive.ky.gov/Vehicles/Pages/License-Plates.aspx)

## About this plate

KENTUCKY PERSONALIZED PLATES. Acts ch. 153, sec. 3, effective January 1, 1977"), not an upper bound.

## About the format

The six-character bound is the cabinet's, not the legislature's, and is labelled accordingly.

## Fee

$25 personalized-plate fee to the county clerk, in addition to registration (KYTC); KRS 186.174(4)(c) sets a further $25 state fee for combining a SPECIAL plate with personalization, split $20 cabinet / $5 county clerk

## Use it

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

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