Pennsylvania license plate: Government

Issued today Documented since 2017. Government plates for car, van, truck, and bus, issued by Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Motor Vehicles (PennDOT). One of 9 Pennsylvania license plates.

Pennsylvania (United States) license plate, Government (documented since 2017), sample PA-89921

Format, years and the law

Format
PA-99999, for example PA-89921 (9 any digit)

The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued.

Years issued
Documented since 2017; the format is likely older than the first year documented. Still issued.
Vehicle class
Government: civil government fleets with distinct series. Issued for car, van, truck, and bus.

Legal basis and sources

  1. en.wikipedia.org https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Pennsylvania

This plate in your app

The series id is us-pa-government. The API returns its format, validation, colours and designs with the rest of Pennsylvania's series:

curl -s https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/us-pa \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VEHICLESDB_API_KEY" \
  | jq '.series[] | select(.id == "us-pa-government")'