# Kentucky license plate: Standard 2020

> The Kentucky standard 2020 license plate: format L9L999, for example D5T354, 2020 to today, car, van, and truck.

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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, Standard 2020 (2020 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-ky/us-ky-standard-2020/kentucky-license-plate-standard-2020.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `L9L999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2020 → today |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck |
| Plate size | 12 × 6 in |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #00205B |
| 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-ky-standard-2020` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--kentucky/standard-2020) |

Sources:

- [KRS 186.240(1)(d) effective July 15, 2026: the registration identifier, the jurisdiction indication, the cabinet's slogan discretion ('Bluegrass State' / 'United We Stand, Divided We Fall'), the county requirement for noncommercial standard plates, and the registrant's In God We Trust discretion; (2)-(3) the reflectorization mandate, the fifty-cent fee, the non-reverting program fund and the cabinet's discretionary replacement schedule](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=58177)
- [KYTC: 'Standard-issue passenger plates (Bluegrass State and In God We Trust)'; the July 19, 2023 elimination of I, Q and U and the statement that this matches the visibility rules ALREADY IN PLACE FOR STANDARD PLATES](https://drive.ky.gov/Vehicles/Pages/License-Plates.aspx)
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Kentucky)

## About this plate

KENTUCKY STANDARD ISSUE, CURRENT BASE. WHY ONE SERIES ACROSS TWO ARRANGEMENTS: ABC123 ran until the three-letter space neared exhaustion around CBZ999 and A1B234 took over in August 2021 on the same base with the same design and the same alphabet.

## How numbers are issued

reported ranges: ATF000 to AZZ999 and BCE000 to approximately CBZ999 in the three-letter arrangement; A0A000 to W1C050 as of March 2026 in the current arrangement.

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| It replaced | [Standard 2008](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--kentucky/standard-2008) | 2008 to 2020 |

## Other standard plates here

- [Standard igwt](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--kentucky/standard-igwt-2020) (2020 to today)
- [Standard 2008](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--kentucky/standard-2008) (2008 to 2020)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-ky/us-ky-standard-2020.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/kentucky?series=us-ky-standard-2020
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/us-ky` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "us-ky-standard-2020"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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