Kentucky license plate: Temporary
Issued today Documented since 2026. Temporary plates for car, van, truck, and motorcycle, issued by Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC), Division of Motor Vehicle Licensing. One of 8 Kentucky license plates.
Format, years and the law
- Format
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999999, for example336944(9 any digit)The format above is broad: a registration that fits it has the right shape, which does not show that this series issued it.
- Years issued
- Documented since 2026; the format is likely older than the first year documented. Still issued.
- Vehicle class
- Temporary: short-validity plates (transit, awaiting registration). Issued for car, van, truck, and motorcycle.
- Size
- 12 × 6 in (305 × 152 mm) · every country's size
- How long it is valid
- SIXTY DAYS. 601 KAR 9:140 Section 3, implementing KRS 186A.100(1): a county clerk shall not issue more than one 60-day temporary registration plate to a motor vehicle, motorcycle or owner; a dealer shall not issue more than one per sale; and 'A temporary registration plate shall not be renewed.'
Legal basis and sources
- 601 KAR 9:140 'Temporary registration plates', relating to KRS 186.070, 186A.100, 186A.105(2) and 190.030: the panographic definition, the dealer-representative application and authorisation check, AVIS receipts and... https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/601/009/140/
This plate in your app
The series id is us-ky-temporary. The API returns its format, validation, colours and designs with the rest of Kentucky's series:
curl -s https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/us-ky \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $VEHICLESDB_API_KEY" \ | jq '.series[] | select(.id == "us-ky-temporary")'
- Plate image (SVG, sample serial): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-ky/us-ky-temporary.svg
- Blank template, filled on your side: https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-ky/us-ky-temporary/template.svg
