# Northern Mariana Islands license plate: Government

> The Northern Mariana Islands government license plate: format LLL 999, for example QQQ 929, documented since 2026, car, van, truck, and bus.

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Part of [Northern Mariana Islands license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--northern-mariana-islands) (4 registration series).

![Northern Mariana Islands (United States) license plate, Government (documented since 2026)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-mp/us-mp-government/northern-mariana-islands-license-plate-government.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLL 999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~2026 → today (documented from 2026; the format is likely older) |
| Class | government |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus |
| Checking a registration | The format above is broad: a registration that fits it has the right shape, which does not show that this series issued it. |
| Series id | `us-mp-government` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--northern-mariana-islands/government) |

Sources:

- [§ 2109 (PL 3-61 § 1(§ 209), amended PL 6-5 § 303): the government-plate provisions in full, including the anomalous (a)(1) quoted above, permanent non-renewing registration, surrender and re-registration on transfer, the bureau's reissue power, and the (b) purchased-from-Commonwealth-revenue test](https://cnmilaw.org/pdf/cmc_section/T9/2109.pdf)
- [Guam 16 GCA § 7136(a), cited ONLY as the comparator that makes the CNMI text's anomaly visible — the two provisions are structurally parallel and read oppositely on the same point](https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/16gc007_0.pdf)
- [CORROBORATION: a photographed 1978-series CNMI GOVERNMENT VEHICLE plate, and the note that a government plate was once repurposed and reissued as general issue during a shortage](http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/PA_NMAR.html)

## How long it is valid

PERMANENT. § 2109(a)(2): the registration and registration card for a Commonwealth-owned vehicle "need not be renewed annually but remains valid until the certificate of ownership for the vehicle is suspended, revoked or canceled by the bureau for cause or upon transfer of any interest in the certificate of ownership." On a change of ownership the vehicle is re-registered as a private vehicle and the special plates are surrendered. § 2109(a)(3) reserves the bureau's power to suspend, cancel, revoke or renew such a registration when reissue is advisable.

## Use it

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

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