# Kentucky license plate: Temporary

> The Kentucky temporary license plate: format 999999, for example 336944, documented since 2026, 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, Temporary (documented since 2026)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-ky/us-ky-temporary/kentucky-license-plate-temporary.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `999999` (9 any digit) |
| Years | ~2026 → today (documented from 2026; the format is likely older) |
| Class | temporary |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, motorcycle |
| Plate size | 12 × 6 in |
| Checking a registration | The format above is broad: a registration that fits it has the right shape, which does not show that this series issued it. |
| Series id | `us-ky-temporary` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--kentucky/temporary) |

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 control numbers, the one-plate-per-sale and sixty-day non-renewable limits, and the TC 96-210 Temporary Tag Log contents](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/601/009/140/)

## 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.'

## Use it

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

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