# Maine license plate: Chickadee

> The Maine chickadee license plate: format 9999 LL, for example 9232 TF, 1999 to 2025, car, van, truck, and bus.

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Part of [Maine license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--maine) (7 registration series).

![Maine (United States) license plate, Chickadee (1999 to 2025)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-me/us-me-chickadee-1999/maine-license-plate-chickadee.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `9999 LL` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 1999–2025 |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus |
| Plate size | 12 × 6 in |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #000000 |
| 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-me-chickadee-1999` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--maine/chickadee-1999) |

Sources:

- [§451(4) — the design subsection that governed this base before PL 2023 c.421 replaced it for the new general issue: 'Maine' >= 3/4 in at top with the year, numbers not substantially less than 3 in, 'Vacationland' centred at the bottom for private use](https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/29-A/title29-Asec451.html)
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Maine)
- [enthusiast corroboration, cited because used: the reported serial high-water marks. No text or image copied](https://licenseplates.cc/ME)

## About this plate

THE CHICKADEE BASE, 26 years, two grammars, one design, and still lawfully on the road during the 2025-2026 rollout window that §451(1-A) leaves open until 31 July 2026.

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Replaced by | [Standard 2025 pine](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--maine/standard-2025-pine) | 2025 to today |

## Other standard plates here

- [Standard 2025 pine](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--maine/standard-2025-pine) (2025 to today)
- [Standard 2025 plain](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--maine/standard-2025-plain) (2025 to today)
- [Commercial](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--maine/commercial) (2007 to today)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-me/us-me-chickadee-1999.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/maine?series=us-me-chickadee-1999
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/us-me` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "us-me-chickadee-1999"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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