North Carolina license plate: Motorcycle
Issued today Documented since 2026. Motorcycle plates, issued by North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV). One of 10 North Carolina license plates.
Format, years and the law
- Format
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LLLLLLL, for exampleIKRZPCS(L is any letter)The format above is broad: a registration that fits it has the right shape, which does not show that this series issued it.
- Years issued
- Documented since 2026; the format is likely older than the first year documented. Still issued.
- Vehicle class
- Motorcycle: reduced-size series for motorcycles where format/design differs. Issued for motorcycle.
- About this plate
- NORTH CAROLINA MOTORCYCLE. Modelled separately because the statute names motorcycles as their own issuance case in § 20-63(a) and because NCDMV publishes a different character capacity for them.
Legal basis and sources
- § 20-63(a) [via FindLaw; ncleg.gov 403]: one registration plate for a motorcycle; (d): single plate goes on the rear https://codes.findlaw.com/nc/chapter-20-motor-vehicles/nc-gen-st-sect-20-63.html
- NCDMV character-limit table: private motorcycle 7 spaces against 8 for a personal vehicle; the half-space character rule specific to motorcycle plates https://www.ncdot.gov/dmv/title-registration/license-plates/Pages/default.aspx
This plate in your app
The series id is us-nc-motorcycle. The API returns its format, validation, colours and designs with the rest of North Carolina's series:
curl -s https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/us-nc \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $VEHICLESDB_API_KEY" \ | jq '.series[] | select(.id == "us-nc-motorcycle")'
- Plate image (SVG, sample serial): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-nc/us-nc-motorcycle.svg
- Blank template, filled on your side: https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-nc/us-nc-motorcycle/template.svg
