# Northern Mariana Islands license plate: Standard

> The Northern Mariana Islands standard license plate: format LLL 999, for example XKA 690, 2004 to today, car, van, truck, bus, and motorcycle.

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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, Standard (2004 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-mp/us-mp-standard/northern-mariana-islands-license-plate-standard.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLL 999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2004 → today |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle |
| Plate size | 12 × 6 in |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF |
| 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-mp-standard` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--northern-mariana-islands/standard) |

Sources:

- [§ 2106: the plate shows the registration number AND YEAR; front and rear at the factory-designated position; legible at 50 feet; no unofficial plates. Plus the PL 14-18 (July 12, 2004) legislative findings recording that BMV already issued TWO plates before 2004](https://cnmilaw.org/pdf/cmc_section/T9/2106.pdf)
- [§ 2116(c)(1): 'Below the line HAFA ADAI...' — the statutory confirmation of the standard plate's slogan line; and § 2116(c) 'the same standard size and shape as regular passenger vehicle license plates'](https://cnmilaw.org/pdf/cmc_section/T9/2116.pdf)
- [§ 2101: the registration application, the lawful-ownership and FMVSS-compliance evidence, and the § 2101(d) requirement that liability insurance expire in the same month as the registration](https://cnmilaw.org/pdf/cmc_section/T9/2101.pdf)
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands)
- [No licence statement; no image or text copied](http://www.plateshack.com/y2k/Northern_Marianas/cnmiy2k.html)
- [CORROBORATION + GAP-FINDER: an independent CNMI page noting historical variants — plates 'with 19 embossed after the registration', the embossed 19 removed for five-digit registrations, and one plate 'Originally a government plate, repurposed and reissued as general issue DUE TO SHORTAGE'. The shortage note is the useful one: it is direct evidence that CNMI government and general serial namespaces are not hermetically separated](http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/PA_NMAR.html)

## About this plate

CNMI STANDARD ISSUE. THE ENTRY'S REAL VALUE is the HAFA ADAI legend sourced to an edict, and the worldlicenseplates shortage finding, which tells any future decode effort that CNMI government plates have at least once been recycled into general issue.

## About the format

THE THREE-LETTER / THREE-NUMERAL ARRANGEMENT IS NOT STATUTORY.

## Use it

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

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