# Pennsylvania license plate: Temporary

> The Pennsylvania temporary license plate: format 9999-999, for example 1861-491, 2017 to today, car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, and trailer.

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Part of [Pennsylvania license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--pennsylvania) (9 registration series).

![Pennsylvania (United States) license plate, Temporary (2017 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-pa/us-pa-temporary/pennsylvania-license-plate-temporary.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `9999-999` (9 any digit) |
| Years | 2017 → today |
| Class | temporary |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer |
| 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-pa-temporary` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--pennsylvania/temporary) |

Sources:

- [§ 1331(c): 'The department shall provide temporary registration plates for use on vehicles which are to be removed from this Commonwealth or for use as necessary pending issuance of permanent registration plates'; § 1331(d) exempts temporary plates from reflectorisation](https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-75-pacsa-vehicles/pa-csa-sect-75-1331.html)
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Pennsylvania)

## About this plate

TEMPORARY. THE CLASS IS STATUTORY AND THE STATUTE IS UNUSUALLY EXPLICIT about what temporary plates are FOR - removal from the Commonwealth, or the gap pending permanent plates - and about their one physical distinction, the reflectorisation exemption.

## Use it

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

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