# Massachusetts license plate: Apportioned

> The Massachusetts apportioned license plate: format 9LL99L, for example 5NB20T, 2021 to today, truck and bus. What each character means, its sizes and sources.

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Part of [Massachusetts license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--massachusetts) (6 registration series).

![Massachusetts (United States) license plate, Apportioned (2021 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-ma/us-ma-apportioned/massachusetts-license-plate-apportioned.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `9LL99L` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2021 → today |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | truck, bus |
| 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-ma-apportioned` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--massachusetts/apportioned) |

Sources:

- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Massachusetts)

## About this plate

APPORTIONED (International Registration Plan). Included because it is separately serialized with its own grammar and its own fixed expiry, and because the three fixed-expiry non-passenger classes together are the clearest evidence for the file's central claim: Massachusetts encodes expiry in the SERIAL only where expiry VARIES per registrant. Where the whole class expires on one day, the month code disappears and the character budget goes to sequence instead.

## Other standard plates here

- [Commercial](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--massachusetts/commercial) (2019 to today)
- [Standard spirit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--massachusetts/standard-spirit) (1993 to today)
- [Standard green](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--massachusetts/standard-green-1977) (1977 to 1993)

## Use it

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

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