# West Virginia license plate: Standard

> The West Virginia standard license plate: format 999 999L, for example 439 901T, documented since 2023, car, van, and truck.

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

![West Virginia (United States) license plate, Standard (documented since 2023)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-wv/us-wv-standard-2023/west-virginia-license-plate-standard.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `999 999L` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~2023 → today (documented from 2023; the format is likely older) |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck |
| Plate size | 12 × 6 in |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #1F3160; band #1F3160 on the top |
| Rear plate differs from the front | no |
| 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-wv-standard-2023` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--west-virginia/standard-2023) |

Sources:

- [§17A-3-14(a): one plate, registration number 'consisting of a combination of letters, numerals, symbols, or characters in a configuration determined by the commissioner' — the statutory basis for there being no statutory format; (b)(1) reflectorized; (b)(2) 100-foot legibility](https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17A-3-14/)
- [WV DMV: Class A = passenger cars and trucks of 10,000 lb or less, the class this base serves](https://transportation.wv.gov/DMV/Vehicle-Services/Pages/Classifications.aspx)
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_West_Virginia)

## About this plate

WEST VIRGINIA CURRENT STANDARD ISSUE (CLASS A). Everything structural here, one plate, commissioner-set configuration, reflectorization, 100-foot legibility, is statutory and cited.

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| It replaced | [Standard wildwonderful](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--west-virginia/standard-wildwonderful-2006) | documented 2006 to 2023 |

## Other standard plates here

- [Standard wildwonderful](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--west-virginia/standard-wildwonderful-2006) (documented 2006 to 2023)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-wv/us-wv-standard-2023.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/west-virginia?series=us-wv-standard-2023
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/us-wv` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "us-wv-standard-2023"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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