Plate Number

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Plate Number

Source of Definition: D20/79

Source of Data: MVA, Crash report.

Synonyms: License Number; Trailer License Plate Number; Vehicle License Plate Number.

The characters assigned to a registration plate or tag affixed to the vehicle, assigned by the jurisdiction.

Each jurisdiction defines the patterns of the alphanumeric characters on their plates. This field normally includes numbers and letters. Some jurisdictions also allow other keyboard characters (such as a hash tag "#").

Spaces and hyphens may be used as separators on the plate, but they are not included in this field. Symbols (like a heart) which may appear on a plate, are not included in this field.

Usage Note: For combination trucks and trailers, the number is obtained from the power unit or tractor.

Logical Format (Type/Max Length): AN/10

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Registration Plate Number Usage

The following examples illustrate unusual characters on license plates and how they are represented in the element.

	The face of a license plate may show a symbol (like a hand). In an electronic exchange only the alphanumeric characters are exchanged, i.e. "SAM123" for the plate shown.
	When one character appears stacked above the other, the top character is entered first, immediately followed by the bottom character, in sequence, with the other characters on the plate. i.e. "EM0000".