# South Dakota license plate: Personalized

> The South Dakota personalized license plate: format LLLLLLL, for example RWDBKXZ, documented since 2025, car, van, truck, and motorcycle.

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Part of [South Dakota license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--south-dakota) (5 registration series).

![South Dakota (United States) license plate, Personalized (documented since 2025)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-sd/us-sd-personalized/south-dakota-license-plate-personalized.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLLLLLL` (L is any letter) |
| Years | ~2025 → today (documented from 2025; the format is likely older) |
| Class | personalized |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, motorcycle |
| 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-sd-personalized` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--south-dakota/personalized) |

Sources:

- [SD DOR: 'Personalized plates can consist of no more than seven letters, nor fewer than one'; the $25/$20 annual fees, the $12 mailing fee, form MV 1300, the 14 September 2023 policy update, and the Department's refusal and recall powers. Cites SDCL 32-5-89.2 and 32-5-89.3](https://dor.sd.gov/individuals/motor-vehicle/cars-trucks-vans/personalized-specialty-plates/)

## About this plate

PERSONALIZED PLATES. SDCL 32-5-89.2 and 32-5-89.3 themselves were not read (gap).

## Who can have one

an owner of a vehicle who is a resident of South Dakota (SD DOR)

## Fee

$25.00 annually for cars, trucks and motorhomes and $20.00 for motorcycles, plus the regular licence plate fee, plus a $12.00 mailing fee; application on form MV 1300

## Use it

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

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