# Ohio license plate: Standard 2021

> The Ohio standard 2021 license plate: format LLL 9999, for example KAB 2026, 2021 to today, car, van, truck, and bus.

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Part of [Ohio license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--ohio) (7 registration series).

![Ohio (United States) license plate, Standard 2021 (2021 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-oh/us-oh-standard-2021/ohio-license-plate-standard-2021.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLL 9999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2021 → today |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus |
| 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-oh-standard-2021` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--ohio/standard-2021) |

Sources:

- [ORC 4503.19: the county identification sticker attached to the plate; rear display; the absence of any serial grammar](https://codes.findlaw.com/oh/title-xlv-motor-vehicles-aeronautics-watercraft/oh-rev-code-sect-4503-19.html)
- [codes.ohio.gov](https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4503.19)
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Ohio)

## About this plate

OHIO STANDARD ISSUE, CURRENT BASE ("Sunrise in Ohio"). The FORMAT is on the same footing. What IS statute-grade here is only the county sticker and the display rules.

## How numbers are issued

sequential three-letter blocks with a four-digit counter; observed range JDA 1000 -> JDZ 9999, then JRQ 1000 -> KRA 6695 as of 2025-05-23 (secondary)

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| It replaced | [Standard 2013](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--ohio/standard-2013) | 2013 to 2021 |

## Other standard plates here

- [Standard 2013](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--ohio/standard-2013) (2013 to 2021)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-oh/us-oh-standard-2021.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/ohio?series=us-oh-standard-2021
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/us-oh` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "us-oh-standard-2021"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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