# Virginia license plate: Government

> The Virginia government license plate: format LLLLLLL, for example FNJNTMJ, documented since 2026, car, van, truck, and bus.

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Part of [Virginia license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--virginia) (8 registration series).

![Virginia (United States) license plate, Government (documented since 2026)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-va/us-va-government/virginia-license-plate-government.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLLLLLL` (L is any letter) |
| Years | ~2026 → today (documented from 2026; the format is likely older) |
| Class | government |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus |
| 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-va-government` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--virginia/government) |

Sources:

- [§ 46.2-750(A): eligibility, the cost-only fee, the 'official state use only' legend, the four exceptions to it, and the Commissioner's duty to reserve a unique series of numbers](https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter6/section46.2-750/)

## About this plate

VIRGINIA GOVERNMENT PLATES, AND THE FOUR CARVE-OUTS THAT MATTER TO A CLASSIFIER. The rule is not "state vehicles are marked", it is "state vehicles are marked UNLESS they are police, economic-development, university research, or the Governor's and Attorney General's cars."

## Who can have one

motor vehicles, trailers and semitrailers owned by the Commonwealth, by political subdivisions of the Commonwealth, and by regional jail authorities created under Article 3.1 (§ 53.1-95.2 et seq.) of Chapter 3 of Title 53.1, and used SOLELY for governmental purposes (§ 46.2-750(A))

## Fee

equal to the Department's cost of purchasing or manufacturing the plates; receipts go to a special fund for Department expenses (§ 46.2-750(A))

## Use it

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

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