# New York license plate: Excelsior

> The New York excelsior license plate: format LLL-9999, for example ABC-1234, documented since 2020, car, van, truck, and bus.

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Part of [New York license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--new-york) (11 registration series).

![New York (United States) license plate, Excelsior (documented since 2020)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-ny/us-ny-excelsior/new-york-license-plate-excelsior.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLL-9999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~2020 → today (documented from 2020; the format is likely older) |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #003087 |
| Rear plate differs from the front | no |
| 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-ny-excelsior` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--new-york/excelsior) |

Sources:

- [NYSDMV: 'DMV now offers Excelsior license plates featuring New York State landmarks' — the official evidence that this design is the current offering (agency-page-in-force)](https://dmv.ny.gov/plates)
- [§ 401(3)(a): the distinctive number, two plates, reflectorized material to the commissioner's specifications — the whole of New York's statutory design law](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/VAT/401)
- [nysenate.gov](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/VAT/402)
- [None of the three is asserted as sourced.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_New_York)

## About this plate

PARALLEL ISSUANCE IS REAL HERE: New York has no replacement cycle, so Empire Gold plates from 2010 remain lawfully on the road indefinitely alongside Excelsior plates, which is why the two series overlap at 2020 and why this note and the Empire Gold note differ.

## Replacement

note: NEW YORK LEGISLATES NO REPLACEMENT CYCLE. Neither VAT § 401 nor § 402 states a plate age limit or a reissuance duty. NYSDMV runs a 'Peeling and Damaged License Plates' remedy instead, i.e. condition-triggered rather than age-triggered. This is the opposite pole from Florida's statutory 10 years and from Pennsylvania's statutory reissuance PROGRAM.

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| It replaced | [Empire gold](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--new-york/empire-gold) | documented 2010 to 2020 |

## Other standard plates here

- [Empire gold](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--new-york/empire-gold) (documented 2010 to 2020)
- [Empire state](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--new-york/empire-state-2001) (documented 2001 to 2010)

## Use it

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

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