# Puerto Rico license plate: Standard

> The Puerto Rico standard license plate: format LLL 999, for example MZA 203, 2000 to today, car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, and trailer.

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Part of [Puerto Rico license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--puerto-rico) (7 registration series).

![Puerto Rico (United States) license plate, Standard (2000 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-pr/us-pr-standard/puerto-rico-license-plate-standard.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLL 999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2000 → today |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer |
| Plate size | 12 × 6 in |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #000000 |
| 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-pr-standard` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--puerto-rico/standard) |

Sources:

- [Art. 1.94: the serial alphabet ('números o letras o combinación de ambos') and the ABSENCE of any length cap; Art. 2.05: the register keys each vehicle by VIN plus 'aquel otro número que entienda apropiado el Secretario' and records the 'Identificación o tablilla concedida al vehículo'; Art. 2.17: the Secretary issues plates on registration, renewal, change of authorised use, and transfer where the acquirer holds no plate, and sets design/characteristics/issuance/renewal/use by reglamento against a $10 fee to the DISCO special account; Art. 2.18: content, delegation of design/size/colours, rear-only horizontal display including motorcycles, colourless illumination](https://bvirtual.ogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/leyesreferencia/PDF/2/0022-2000.pdf)
- [the issuing authority; DISCO/CESCO is the plate-issuing directorate named throughout Ley 22-2000](https://www.dtop.pr.gov/)
- [NONE of these is asserted as sourced here; the rear-only rule is instead cited to Art. 2.18, which states it in law and needs no folklore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Puerto_Rico)
- [AAMVA Ed.3 geometry, recorded as voluntary recommendation with no evidence of PR adoption](https://www.aamva.org/getmedia/646bcc8a-219b-47d8-b5cd-726240473163/License-Plate-Standard-Edition-3_September-2025-Update.pdf)

## Other standard plates here

- [Euro optional](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--puerto-rico/euro-optional) (2012 to today)

## Use it

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

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