# North Dakota license plate: Standard

> The North Dakota standard license plate: format 999 LLL, for example 917 AFA, 2016 to today, car, van, truck, and bus.

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Part of [North Dakota license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--north-dakota) (6 registration series).

![North Dakota (United States) license plate, Standard (2016 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-nd/us-nd-standard-2016/north-dakota-license-plate-standard.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `999 LLL` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2016 → today |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus |
| 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-nd-standard-2016` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--north-dakota/standard-2016) |

Sources:

- [NDDOT, verbatim: 'Introduced in November 2016'; the Badlands/gradient-sky/bison/three-wheat-stalks design; the slogans 'Legendary' above the state name and 'Peace Garden State' at the bottom left; 'The serial format follows a "123 ABC" pattern'; 'reflective aluminum'](https://www.dot.nd.gov/motor-vehicle/license-plates)
- [NDCC § 39-04-12(1): state name, year number, the MANDATED slogan 'Peace Garden State', the distinctive number in figures or figures-and-letters, the 100-foot legibility rule, reflectorized material, annual year plate/tab/sticker; § 39-04-12(2) the 100-vehicle fleet six-year plate](https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t39c04.pdf)
- [AAMVA Ed.3 §1.1, the 7-10 year replacement recommendation North Dakota has no counterpart to](https://www.aamva.org/getmedia/646bcc8a-219b-47d8-b5cd-726240473163/License-Plate-Standard-Edition-3_September-2025-Update.pdf)

## About this plate

NORTH DAKOTA STANDARD ISSUE, THE 2016 BADLANDS BASE.

## Replacement

note: NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATES NO REPLACEMENT CYCLE. Chapter 39-04 contains no counterpart to Florida's 10-year rule, South Dakota's seven-year redesign duty or Kansas's five-year reissue cycle. § 39-04-12(1) instead provides for an annual 'year plate, tab, or sticker'. The 2016 base has therefore run for a decade with no statutory expiry, against AAMVA §1.1's recommended 7-10 year ceiling.

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-nd/us-nd-standard-2016.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/north-dakota?series=us-nd-standard-2016
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/us-nd` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "us-nd-standard-2016"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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