Texas rejected 1,951 personalized license plates in 2025 for violating state decency standards, including references to sexual acts, vulgarity, and aggressive messaging. Common rejection themes ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Your personalized license plate is a form of “government speech” and therefore can be censored, according to a 3-judge panel of the Tennessee Supreme Court. In late February, ...

California rejected more than 12,000 custom license plates between summer 2024 and 2025. Image courtesy of California Department of Motor Vehicles If you’ve traveled on California roads, you’ve likely ...

If you’ve ever noticed a custom license plate while driving in Washington state, you might have felt inspired. Seeing a particularly creative plate can leave you itching to order your own. Washington ...

WASHINGTON − The Supreme Court won’t get involved in states’ regulation of vanity license plates, rejecting an appeal from a Tennessee woman challenging the rejection of her controversial '69PWNDU’ ...

A couple of weeks ago, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias issued a news release detailing that the office rejected more than 300 vanity and personalized license plate applications in 2023 ...

It’s not uncommon for state officials across the US to reject or revoke personalized license plates that they deem offensive. However, a woman in Tennessee is so upset that her personalized plate was ...

Kentucky rejected 444 personalized plate requests in 2024 for obscene text. Cabinet cites KRS 186.174 bans on obscenity, discrimination and trademarks. Applicants must follow character limits, ...

New Jersey residents are sarcastic — some may say caustic — and opinionated and can be in your face on almost any topic. That extends to the license plates that adorn vehicles cruising the Garden ...