Maryland license plates

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Type any Maryland registration — valid plates render below, on their real designs.

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Everything on this page — formats, validity, colours, the renders themselves — is one request away.

GET /v1/plates/us-md/match?plate=…

GET /v1/plates/us-md/match?plate=2KO8545

{ "plate": "2KO8545",
  "valid": true, "exact": true,
  "matches": [{ "id": "us-md-maryland-proud",
    "render_url": "…svg?serial=2KO8545" }] }

the default series issued to private road vehicles

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

~2010–2016 documented from 2010 — the format is likely older issued for: car, van, truck, bus

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

~2016 → today documented from 2016 — the format is likely older issued for: car, van, truck, bus

reduced-size series for motorcycles where format/design differs

In the sample, 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.

~2016 → today documented from 2016 — the format is likely older issued for: motorcycle

vintage/oldtimer regimes (German H, ES historico)

In the sample, 9 for any digit.

2016 → today issued for: car, truck, motorcycle

optional-design programs on standard serials (US state programs)

In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.

2016 → today issued for: car, truck, motorcycle

civil government fleets with distinct series

In the sample, 9 for any digit.

~2014 → today documented from 2014 — the format is likely older issued for: car, van, truck, bus

In the sample, 9 for any digit.

~2014 → today documented from 2014 — the format is likely older issued for: car, van, truck, bus