# Rhode Island license plate: Dealer

> The Rhode Island dealer license plate: format L9999, for example E8004, 2018 to today, car, van, truck, bus, and motorcycle.

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Part of [Rhode Island license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--rhode-island) (6 registration series).

![Rhode Island (United States) license plate, Dealer (2018 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-ri/us-ri-dealer/rhode-island-license-plate-dealer.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `L9999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2018 → today |
| Class | dealer |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle |
| 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-ri-dealer` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--rhode-island/dealer) |

Sources:

- [§ 31-3-25(a): the general distinguishing number, the per-plate discriminating number or symbol, the three-year issuance cycle, and the three mandated category colours (new dealers / used dealers / transporter and bailee); (b) the deferral of the 1 January 2017 issuance to 1 January 2018](https://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE31/31-3/31-3-25.HTM)
- [§ 31-3-10: one fully reflective plate for a dealer vehicle, a transporter and a bailee vehicle](https://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE31/31-3/31-3-10.HTM)

## Replacement

years: 3. statutory text: § 31-3-25(a): dealer plates issued 'every three (3) years in clearly distinguishable colors'; § 31-3-25(b): 'The dealer plate issuance scheduled for January 1, 2017, shall be deferred until January 1, 2018 to coincide with the dealer license renewal cycle.'. note: THE ONLY LEGISLATED PLATE REPLACEMENT CYCLE FOUND ANYWHERE IN THE NORTHEAST GROUP, and it sits well inside AAMVA §1.1's 7-to-10-year recommendation because its purpose is not retroreflectivity but ENFORCEMENT, a colour that changes every three years makes an expired dealer plate visible at a glance.

## Use it

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

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