# Oregon license plate: Government exempt

> The Oregon government exempt license plate: format L999999, for example N949496, documented since 2026, car, van, truck, and bus.

Page: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--oregon/government-exempt · Markdown version of the HTML page, which is canonical. Site map: https://vehiclesdb.com/llms.txt · Terms of use: https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/terms

Part of [Oregon license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--oregon) (5 registration series).

![Oregon (United States) license plate, Government exempt (documented since 2026)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-or/us-or-government-exempt/oregon-license-plate-government-exempt.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `L999999` (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 |
| Plate size | 12 × 6 in |
| 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-or-government-exempt` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--oregon/government-exempt) |

Sources:

- [ORS 803.535: the design, reflectorization and legend rules apply to registration plates generally](https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors803.html)
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Oregon)

## About this plate

GOVERNMENT / EXEMPT. Modelled because Oregon separately serializes it and because the reported colourway is the pre-1989 scheme, a live example of a superseded base surviving inside a non-standard class.

## Use it

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

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