# Wisconsin license plate: Dealer

> The Wisconsin dealer license plate: format MV 9999L, for example MV 2563X, 2018 to today, car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, and trailer.

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

![Wisconsin (United States) license plate, Dealer (2018 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-wi/us-wi-dealer-2018/wisconsin-license-plate-dealer.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `MV 9999L` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2018 → today |
| Class | dealer |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer |
| 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-wi-dealer-2018` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--wisconsin/dealer-2018) |

Sources:

- [Wis. Stat. 341.51: two plates issued to a dealer/distributor/manufacturer/transporter, additional plates at $5, replacements at $2; NO design or marking is specified](https://codes.findlaw.com/wi/vehicles-ch-340-to-351/wi-st-341-51.html)
- [Wis. Stat. 341.47: the registration exemption for vehicles displaying s. 341.51 plates, for sale, transit, testing or repossession](https://codes.findlaw.com/wi/vehicles-ch-340-to-351/wi-st-341-47.html)
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Wisconsin)

## About this plate

Two statutory facts sharpen the class: the plate COUNT is two, not one, and the statute that issues them (341.51) says nothing whatever about how they look, which is why the format here is entirely secondary while the count and the permitted use are primary. That split, sourced administration, unsourced appearance, is the normal shape of US plate law and is worth internalising.

## How numbers are issued

the predecessor series (2011-2018) used M/V 1234 without the trailing letter; the letter suffix arrives with the 2018 base (secondary)

## Permitted use

Wis. Stat. 341.47 exempts a dealer's, distributor's or manufacturer's vehicle from ordinary registration while it displays 'valid registration plates issued under s. 341.51 to the dealer, distributor or manufacturer', for sale, transit, testing or repossession; transporters likewise.

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-wi/us-wi-dealer-2018.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/wisconsin?series=us-wi-dealer-2018
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/us-wi` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "us-wi-dealer-2018"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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