48 License Plates Banned by New York State DMV
With the ability to customize your license plate, there is inevitably going to be some wiseguy trying to sneak a bad word or two through. Here's a look at some of the more outrageous license plates banned by the New York state DMV.
Using the Freedom of Information Act, a full list of license plates was released to an organization called Government Attic, who then turned around and shared the info with the public. According to a press release from Government Attic, the commissioner determines which license plates will and won't make the cut: "it is, in the discretion of the commissioner, obscene, lewd, lascivious, derogatory to a particular ethnic or other group, or patently offensive."
So while our life long goal of obtaining a license plate with the vanity plate "Beer" will never be realized, I'm sure you can think of something that isn't even on the list yet.
Check out the video above and see for yourself.
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