# Montana license plate: Government exempt

> The Montana government exempt license plate: format 999, for example 327, 1989 to today, car, van, truck, bus, and trailer.

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Part of [Montana license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--montana) (5 registration series).

![Montana (United States) license plate, Government exempt (1989 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-mt/us-mt-government-exempt/montana-license-plate-government-exempt.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `999` (9 any digit) |
| Years | 1989 → today |
| Class | government |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, trailer |
| 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-mt-government-exempt` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--montana/government-exempt) |

Sources:

- [MCA 61-3-332(6)(a): the 'State Owned' legend, department prefix numbers, permanent nature and no year number; (6)(b): the 'X' or 'EXEMPT' marking, the per-county consecutive numbering from one, the civil air patrol case, and permanence](https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0610/chapter_0030/part_0030/section_0320/0610-0030-0030-0320.html)

## About this plate

GOVERNMENT / EXEMPT. Among the best-specified government plate rules found in any US state at this gate: Montana legislates the legend, the numbering origin, the numbering scope (per county), the prohibition on a year number, and the replacement trigger (physical condition only).

## How numbers are issued

strictly sequential from 1, restarting within each county

## Use it

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

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