Exhibit 32.3

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

In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company
for the three months ended June 30, 2004, 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:

      5)    such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the three
            months ended June 30, 2004, fully complies with the requirements of
            section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      6)    the information contained in such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of
            the Company for the three months ended June 30, 2004, fairly
            presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and
            results of operations of Plumas Bancorp.

Date: August 11, 2004                              /s/ W. E. Elliott
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                                         William E. Elliott, President and Chief
                                                    Executive Officer