Exhibit 32.3

                  CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the accompanying Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company
for the year ended December 31, 2003, I, William E. Elliott, President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that:

     1)   such Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended
          December 31, 2003, fully complies with the requirements of section
          13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     2)   the information contained in such Annual Report on Form 10-K of the
          Company for the year ended year ended December 31,2003, fairly
          presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and
          results of operations of Plumas Bancorp.

Date: March 23, 2003                               /s/ W. E. Elliott
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                                        William E. Elliott, President & CEO