# Minnesota license plate: Collector

> The Minnesota collector license plate: format LLL999, for example JBG761, documented since 2024, car and truck.

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Part of [Minnesota license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--minnesota) (4 registration series).

![Minnesota (United States) license plate, Collector (documented since 2024)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-mn/us-mn-collector/minnesota-license-plate-collector.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLL999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~2024 → today (documented from 2024; the format is likely older) |
| Class | historic |
| Issued for | car, truck |
| Checking a registration | The format above is broad: a registration that fits it has the right shape, which does not show that this series issued it. |
| Series id | `us-mn-collector` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--minnesota/collector) |

Sources:

- [Minn. Stat. § 168.10: the 'Pioneer', 'Classic Car', 'Collector' and 'Street Rod' inscriptions, each with 'Minnesota' and the registration number or a § 168.12 subd. 2a character combination but NO DATE; single-plate issuance; validity without renewal as long as the vehicle exists in Minnesota; the commissioner's revocation power](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/168.10)
- [revisor.mn.gov](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/168.12)

## About this plate

Here only the inscription word differs. THE FACT WORTH CARRYING FORWARD is the interaction of two provisions: these plates bear NO DATE and are valid FOREVER without renewal. A Minnesota collector plate therefore carries no temporal information whatsoever, cannot be aged from its own face, and may have been issued at any point since the regime began, which, together with the year-of-manufacture regimes in North Dakota and Kansas, means every state in this group has at least one class of plate that defeats era inference.

## How long it is valid

PERMANENT AND UNRENEWED: 'The number plate is valid without renewal as long as the vehicle is in existence in Minnesota' (§ 168.10, repeated for each sub-regime). The commissioner may revoke for failure to comply with the subdivision.

## Use it

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

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