Chickadee
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
1999–2025
issued for: car, van, truck, bus
Maine license plates
United States · 7 registration series, sourced from Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV), Department of the Secretary of State.
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Type any Maine registration — valid plates render below, on their real designs.
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GET /v1/plates/us-me/match?plate=…
GET /v1/plates/us-me/match?plate=608%20HDX
{ "plate": "608 HDX",
"valid": true, "exact": true,
"matches": [{ "id": "us-me-standard-2025-pine",
"render_url": "…svg?serial=608%20HDX" }] }
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standard plates 4
the default series issued to private road vehicles
Commercial
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2007 → today
issued for: truck
Standard 2025 pine
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2025 → today
issued for: car, van, truck, bus
Standard 2025 plain
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2025 → today
issued for: car, van, truck, bus
motorcycle plates 1
reduced-size series for motorcycles where format/design differs
Motorcycle
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2012 → today
issued for: motorcycle
trailer plates 1
trailers and semi-trailers where separately serialized
Trailer longterm
In the sample, 9 for any digit.
2001 → today
issued for: trailer
specialty plates 1
optional-design programs on standard serials (US state programs)
Specialty index
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2003 → today
issued for: car, van, truck