Maryland license plate: State 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.

Maryland (United States) license plate, State government (documented since 2014), sample 48581

Format, years and the law

Format
99999, for example 48581 (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
Characters #1A1A1A

Legal basis and sources

  1. § 13-903: the registration-fee exemption list and the special identification marker requirement https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gtr&section=13-903&enactments=false
  2. en.wikipedia.org https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Maryland

This plate in your app

The series id is us-md-state-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-state-government")'