# North Carolina license plate: Standard national state mottos

> The North Carolina standard national state mottos license plate: format LLL-9999, for example MFR-2219, documented since 2019, 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 national state mottos (documented since 2019)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-nc/us-nc-standard-national-state-mottos/north-carolina-license-plate-standard-national-state-mottos.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLL-9999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~2019 → today (documented from 2019; 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-national-state-mottos` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--north-carolina/standard-national-state-mottos) |

Sources:

- [§ 20-63(b) via FindLaw; ncleg.gov 403: 'National/State Mottos' as statutory election (iii)](https://codes.findlaw.com/nc/chapter-20-motor-vehicles/nc-gen-st-sect-20-63.html)
- [NCDMV: 'National/State Motto: Includes both the United States motto (In God We Trust) and North Carolina motto (To Be Rather Than to Seem)'](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 NATIONAL/STATE MOTTOS, the third and newest statutory election, from 1 July 2019. Two details worth carrying. Second, this design pairs a NATIONAL motto with a STATE motto on the same plate, which is a different move from Florida's "In God We Trust" variant (where the state motto simply replaces the county legend) and worth distinguishing when the encyclopedia section compares them.

## How numbers are issued

reported: TAA-1001 onwards from 1 July 2019, reaching approximately VFT-7102 by May 2025, with TMZ followed by VAA and VMZ to be followed by WAA.

## Other standard plates here

- [Standard first in freedom](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--north-carolina/standard-first-in-freedom) (documented since 2015)
- [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-national-state-mottos.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/north-carolina?series=us-nc-standard-national-state-mottos
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/us-nc` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "us-nc-standard-national-state-mottos"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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