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Washington license plate: Specialty index

Issued today Documented since 2026. Specialty plates for car, van, truck, and motorcycle, issued by Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL). One of 5 Washington license plates.

Washington (United States) license plate, Specialty index (documented since 2026), sample TOC2683
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Format, years and the law

Format
LLL9999, for example TOC2683 (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
Specialty: optional-design programs on standard serials (US state programs). Issued for car, van, truck, and motorcycle.
Size
12 × 6 in (305 × 152 mm) · every country's size
About this plate
Two things worth carrying forward. First, Washington is the rare state whose specialty catalogue is a STATUTORY TABLE rather than an agency list, which means the index is citable to an edict of government and is therefore public domain even though the state's posture is adverse. Second, the RCW 46.18.200(6) moratorium is a hard, dated freeze to 1 January 2029, a fact with real product value (the catalogue will not churn) and a natural audit date.

Legal basis and sources

  1. the full statutory special-plate table (49 entries, armed forces = six designs); (3)-(4) eligibility and surrender rules; (5) the NHL signature-sheet gate; (6) the moratorium to 1 January 2029 and the chapter-385... https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.18.200
  2. dol.wa.gov https://dol.wa.gov/vehicles-and-boats/vehicles/license-plates/get-custom-plates/special-design-plates
  3. (1)(f): special series may display a symbol or artwork approved by the department https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.16A.200

This plate in your app

The series id is us-wa-specialty-index. 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-specialty-index")'
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