# New Mexico license plate: Special plate index

> The New Mexico special plate index license plate: format LLL999, for example AWU990, documented since 2026, car, van, truck, and motorcycle.

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Part of [New Mexico license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--new-mexico) (8 registration series).

![New Mexico (United States) license plate, Special plate index (documented since 2026)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-nm/us-nm-special-plate-index/new-mexico-license-plate-special-plate-index.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLL999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~2026 → today (documented from 2026; the format is likely older) |
| Class | specialty |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, motorcycle |
| 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-nm-special-plate-index` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--new-mexico/special-plate-index) |

Sources:

- [New Mexico MVD's plate catalogue: the category structure, the ten collegiate institutions, the per-plate NMSA 1978 citations counted above, the Amateur Radio call-letter rule and its civil-defence purpose, and the discontinued Santa Fe 400th Anniversary plate](https://www.mvd.newmexico.gov/vehicles/license-plates/)

## About this plate

Colorado and Nevada have the same structural advantage; New Mexico is the one where the agency has already done the cross-referencing.

## Use it

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

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