# Puerto Rico license plate: Temporary

> The Puerto Rico temporary license plate: format LLL 999, for example EOP 279, 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, Temporary (2000 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-pr/us-pr-temporary/puerto-rico-license-plate-temporary.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLL 999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2000 → today |
| Class | temporary |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer |
| 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-pr-temporary` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--puerto-rico/temporary) |

Sources:

- [Art. 2.12: the 30-day provisional permit and its accompanying tablillas, the sale-date marking duty, the importer/dealer-only eligibility, the Public Service Commission route, and the delegation of characteristics/duration/use to a reglamento adopted jointly with the Secretary of the Treasury](https://bvirtual.ogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/leyesreferencia/PDF/2/0022-2000.pdf)

## Who can have one

Art. 2.12: provisional permits go ONLY to new or used motor vehicles or trailers imported or destined for sale that have NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN REGISTERED IN PUERTO RICO, sold by persons in the business of selling vehicles. A separate route exists for vehicles bought by a Public Service Commission concessionaire for public service, where the Commission's substitution authorisation itself serves as the provisional permit until the Department finalises the substitution.

## How long it is valid

Art. 2.12: the provisional permit is valid for a term NOT EXCEEDING THIRTY (30) DAYS from the date the vehicle was sold, must be carried in the vehicle continuously, and the seller must mark the sale date in the space provided and register the vehicle with the Department within those thirty days. After the term expires the vehicle may not use public roads until registered.

## Use it

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

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