Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON – Texas wouldn’t let a critic of President Donald Trump have a custom license plate reading “JAIL 45.” College football ...

A rejected Tennessee vanity plate case shows why states, not drivers, usually have the final say over personalized license ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias reported more than 550 vanity and personalized license plate requests were rejected in 2025, compared to 335 the previous year. Andrew Adams Capitol News ...

Personalized license plates can be a dicey subject that get drivers into trouble. Often they're used to say things that state DMVs don't really think is appropriate, be it speaking out against a ...

Sorry, B00KL0VR, you can’t get that personal license plate past the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, even if it is for your BATMOBI1. Those two proposed ...

PennDOT's 2025 list of rejected personalized license plates includes plenty of references to body parts, bodily functions and illicit drugs.

The "humble" vanity plate is one of the easiest ways to customize a vehicle. Tons of people have used them to put things like their names and jobs, or other short seven-character messages, on the back ...

The Illinois Secretary of State’s office maintains a list of more than 8,015 rejected requests for personalized and vanity license plates. Provided If you’re opting to pay extra for a personalized or ...

WASHINGTON – Texas wouldn’t let a critic of President Donald Trump have a custom license plate reading “JAIL 45.” College football fans in Michigan can’t request a vanity plate that says “OSUSUCKS.” ...