# Montana license plate: Specialty index

> The Montana specialty index license plate: format 999999, for example 432447, 1989 to today, car, van, truck, motorcycle, 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, Specialty index (1989 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-mt/us-mt-specialty-index/montana-license-plate-specialty-index.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `999999` (9 any digit) |
| Years | 1989 → today |
| Class | specialty |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, motorcycle, trailer |
| Plate size | 12 × 6 in |
| 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-mt-specialty-index` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--montana/specialty-index) |

Sources:

- [MCA 61-3-474: (1)(a) departmental design of background and general format; (1)(b) corrections-department consultation on manufacture; (1)(c) the distinctive numbering requirement; (2) prior approval of names, phrases and graphics; (4) the request-only sponsor list with initial distribution dates and donation fees; (5) the 400-set revocation thresholds; (6) the run-until-renewal grace and the replacement bar](https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0610/chapter_0030/part_0040/section_0740/0610-0030-0040-0740.html)
- [MCA 61-3-475: sponsor qualification gates, the content rules including the non-infringement requirement, the hold-harmless agreement, and the one-design-per-sponsor / four-year rule](https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0610/chapter_0030/part_0040/section_0750/0610-0030-0040-0750.html)
- [MCA 61-3-472: 'Sections 61-3-472 through 61-3-481 may be cited as the "Montana Generic Specialty License Plate Act"'](https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0610/chapter_0030/part_0040/section_0720/0610-0030-0040-0720.html)
- [MCA 61-3-332(8): each special plate series is separately numbered and the county number is replaced by a series-distinguishing design](https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0610/chapter_0030/part_0030/section_0320/0610-0030-0030-0320.html)

## About this plate

Three things worth carrying forward. First, the count is not merely unpublished; MCA 61-3-474(4) makes the list a RECORDS-REQUEST artefact by design, so the honest index value is "unstated and request-only" with the statute quoted. Second, that same statutory list carries INITIAL DISTRIBUTION DATES per programme, Montana would hand over per-programme period data on request, which no competitor has and which is worth a records request before L4. Third, the churn threshold is a hard number, 400 sets, with a stated grace period, so this index is a moving target in a precisely specified way.

## Use it

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

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