Maryland license plate: Local government
Issued today Documented since 2014. Government plates for car, van, truck, and bus, issued by Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA). One of 7 Maryland license plates.
Format, years and the law
- Format
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99999, for example58320(9 any digit)The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued.
- Years issued
- Documented since 2014; the format is likely older than the first year documented. Still issued.
- Vehicle class
- Government: civil government fleets with distinct series. Issued for car, van, truck, and bus.
- Colours
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Characters
#1A1A1A - About this plate
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT. Its own series because the legend differs and the issuing population differs (political subdivisions rather than the State), but sharing a serial shape with the state series, which is exactly the case that forces a parse API to return multiple candidates rather than one answer.
Legal basis and sources
- § 13-903 exempts vehicles of 'any political subdivision' and requires the special identification marker https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gtr§ion=13-903&enactments=false
- en.wikipedia.org https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Maryland
This plate in your app
The series id is us-md-local-government. The API returns its format, validation, colours and designs with the rest of Maryland's series:
curl -s https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/us-md \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $VEHICLESDB_API_KEY" \ | jq '.series[] | select(.id == "us-md-local-government")'
- Plate image (SVG, sample serial): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-md/us-md-local-government.svg
- Blank template, filled on your side: https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-md/us-md-local-government/template.svg
