STATE FORBIDDEN personalized license plates

The Departments of Motor Vehicles (DMV) of each US state and the District of Columbia were queried under the appropriate Open Records laws, requesting the following:

list of prohibited or banned personalized license plates

internal instructions of DMV employees on procedures for screening personalized license plate applications for offensive or objectionable words, phrases, or messages

copies of administrative appeals of withdrawn personalized plates, if accessible.

The material received from those states which responded is available through the links provided below.

This material from state Motor Vehicle Departments contains references to language and material that some people may find offensive and may not be suitable for all ages.