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

Whether you recently purchased a car, moved to a different state, had a license plate stolen, or your current license plate expired, you’ll need to get a new license plate. There’s always the option ...

PennDOT denied thousands of personalized license plates in 2025, many of which included expletives, sexual innuendos or ...

Maryland’s Motor Vehicle Administration rejected over 3,700 custom tags in 2025. In D.C., the list of rejected license plates was much shorter.

Colorado drivers love their specialty and personalized license plates. Of the more than 6.3 million registered cars in the Centennial State, over two million of them possess a plate other than the ...