Washington license plate: Motorcycle

Issued today Documented since 2026. Motorcycle plates, issued by Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL). One of 5 Washington license plates.

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Format, years and the law

Format: 9L9999, for example 1R9560 (L is any letter, 9 any digit)
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.

Legal basis and sources

(4)(a)(ii): one plate for a motorcycle; (1)(e): size determined by the director https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.16A.200
en.wikipedia.org https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Washington_(state)

This plate in your app

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

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

Plate image (SVG, sample serial): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-wa/us-wa-motorcycle.svg
Blank template, filled on your side: https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-wa/us-wa-motorcycle/template.svg

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