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Virginia license plate: Motorcycle

Issued today Documented since 2026. Motorcycle plates for motorcycle and moped, issued by Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). One of 8 Virginia license plates.

Virginia (United States) license plate, Motorcycle (documented since 2026), sample DLMDIGX
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Format, years and the law

Format
LLLLLLL, for example DLMDIGX (L is any letter)

The format above is broad: a registration that fits it has the right shape, which does not show that this series issued it.

Years issued
Documented since 2026; the format is likely older than the first year documented. Still issued.
Vehicle class
Motorcycle: reduced-size series for motorcycles where format/design differs. Issued for motorcycle and moped.
About this plate
VIRGINIA MOTORCYCLE AND MOPED. Modelled as its own series because Virginia issues ONE plate here against two for the standard class, a statutory difference, not a design preference.

Legal basis and sources

  1. § 46.2-711(A): one plate for every registered moped, motorcycle or autocycle https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter6/section46.2-711/
  2. § 46.2-715: the moped/motorcycle/autocycle plate is attached to the rear https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/chapter6/section46.2-715/

This plate in your app

The series id is us-va-motorcycle. The API returns its format, validation, colours and designs with the rest of Virginia's series:

curl -s https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/us-va \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VEHICLESDB_API_KEY" \
  | jq '.series[] | select(.id == "us-va-motorcycle")'
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