Regular License Plates

Enter the letters and numbers as they appear on your license plate by following a left to right, top to bottom rule. No spaces or special characters are allowed. 

License Plates with Stacked Letters

Some license plates have letters arranged vertically in addition to horizontally. These stacked letters are part of the license plate number. Enter the vertical numbers in order as they appear on your license plate by following a left to right, top to bottom rule. No spaces or special characters are allowed. 

See examples of plates with stacked letters below such as ‘Other – Specialty’.

License Plates Types with Examples and Exceptions

Plate Type	Plate Description and Examples	Example Image	Enter Plate As
Passenger	Includes Standard, Vanity and Personalized Plates		AAA000
Apportioned - Truck	International Registration Plan (IRP) Plates for Trucks and Tow Trucks		P000000
Apportioned - Truck	Exception: Tow Trucks – Do not enter the phrase TOW TRUCK		W50000
Apportioned - Trailer	IRP Plates for Trailers		T0000
Temporary	Short term plate used prior to receiving a permanent plate		292T955
Other - B Truck	Pick-ups, SUVs and Vans weighing 8,000 lbs. or less – Do not enter the phrase B TRUCK		000000
Other - B Truck	Pick-ups, SUVs and Vans weighing 8,000 lbs. or less - Do not enter the letter "B" that appears at the end of the plate. Select the plate type "Other-B Truck"		TRUCK
Other - Specialty	Sororities/Fraternities, Sports Teams, Sporting Series, Collegiate, Environmental, Chicago Police Memorial, Commemorative Police and Firefighter Plates, Organ Donor, Prevent Violence, Special Interest Groups, Support Our Troops		AA00AK
Other - Public Transportation	Buses, Taxis, Limos, Funeral, Driver’s Ed, Charity		0000CV
Other - Public Transportation	Exception: Livery – Do not enter the word LIVERY		0000LY
Other - Public Transportation	Exception: Ambulance - Enter AM instead of the word AMBULANCE		000000AM
Other - Truck/Trailer, Commercial	Flat Weight Truck/Trailer, Mileage Tax Truck/Trailer, Semitrailer, Tow Truck		000000D
Other - Truck/Trailer, Commercial	Exception: Do not enter small T		00000K
Other - Military	Active and Retired Air Force, Army, Marines, Navy, National Guard, Veterans, Ex POW, Distinguished Service Cross "Motorcycle", Paratrooper (Cars Or Motorcycles)		00000XP
Other - Person with disabilities	Disability Non-Specialized Plate Type		000000
Other - Motorcycle	Above or Below 150cc, Chicago Sports Teams, Universal Veteran, IL Heritage, Government		A00US
Other - Government, Official	Cars/Trucks/Trailers/Government Including Elected Officials, Police, State, Municipal, Local, Conservation, Commerce Commission, IL State Police Motorcycle		000SN
Other - None of the above	Electric Vehicles, Antique, Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Recreational Vehicle/Trailer, TA Trailer, Tinted Window, Low Speed Vehicle		1000EL
Other - None of the above	Exception: Amateur Radio – Enter only the word HAM before Plate Number		HAM000000
Dealer/Manufacturer - Passenger	Cars, Trucks, Vans		DL5172T
Dealer/Manufacturer - Motorcycle	Motorcycles		DL137F
Dealer/Manufacturer - Trailer	Exception: Trailer – Do not enter the word TRAILER		DL148B
Dealer/Manufacturer - None of the above	IL Transporter		IT1985A
Dealer/Manufacturer - None of the above	Exception: Repossessor – Do not enter the word REPOSSESSOR		420RE