# North Carolina license plate: Standard first in freedom

> The North Carolina standard first in freedom license plate: format LLL-9999, for example XEZ-4835, documented since 2015, car, van, and truck.

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Part of [North Carolina license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--north-carolina) (10 registration series).

![North Carolina (United States) license plate, Standard first in freedom (documented since 2015)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-nc/us-nc-standard-first-in-freedom/north-carolina-license-plate-standard-first-in-freedom.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLL-9999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~2015 → today (documented from 2015; the format is likely older) |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck |
| Plate size | 12 × 6 in |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #1F4E9C |
| 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-nc-standard-first-in-freedom` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--north-carolina/standard-first-in-freedom) |

Sources:

- [§ 20-63(b) via FindLaw; ncleg.gov 403: 'First in Freedom' as statutory election (ii), and the absence of any statutory description of its artwork](https://codes.findlaw.com/nc/chapter-20-motor-vehicles/nc-gen-st-sect-20-63.html)
- [NCDMV: 'First in Freedom: Recognizes two important North Carolina milestones in the American Revolution'](https://www.ncdot.gov/dmv/title-registration/license-plates/Pages/default.aspx)
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_North_Carolina)

## About this plate

NORTH CAROLINA FIRST IN FREEDOM, the second statutory election, added 1 July 2015. The instructive contrast with its sibling is the SOURCING ASYMMETRY inside a single statutory subsection: § 20-63(b) describes the First in Flight plate's background in law and says nothing at all about this one's. Note also the revived slogan: "FIRST IN FREEDOM" was North Carolina's plate slogan on the 1975-78 base, retired, and brought back forty years later as an optional design.

## Other standard plates here

- [Standard national state mottos](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--north-carolina/standard-national-state-mottos) (documented since 2019)
- [Standard first in flight](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--north-carolina/standard-first-in-flight) (documented since 2009)
- [Standard first in flight red](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--north-carolina/standard-first-in-flight-red-2007) (documented 2007 to 2009)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-nc/us-nc-standard-first-in-freedom.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/north-carolina?series=us-nc-standard-first-in-freedom
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/us-nc` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "us-nc-standard-first-in-freedom"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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