# Maine license plate: Commercial

> The Maine commercial license plate: format 9L-9999, for example 7R-5226, 2007 to today, truck. What each character means, its sizes and sources.

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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, Commercial (2007 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-me/us-me-commercial/maine-license-plate-commercial.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `9L-9999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2007 → today |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | truck |
| Plate size | 12 × 6 in |
| 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-me-commercial` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--maine/commercial) |

Sources:

- [§451(4-A)(C): the statutory authority to replace the bottom slogan with class codes on non-passenger plates — the legal basis for this series' legend](https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/29-A/title29-Asec451.html)
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Maine)

## About this plate

COMMERCIAL. What makes Maine's case worth recording is that the legend swap is STATUTORILY AUTHORISED rather than merely departmental, §451(4-A)(C) anticipates exactly this substitution.

## 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)
- [Chickadee](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--maine/chickadee-1999) (1999 to 2025)

## Use it

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

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