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		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			administrative appeals of withdrawn personalized plates, if 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. 
        
        
          |  | Access the 
      			files through the following links.  The files are made available 
      			individually as PDF files and all 			files in a single PDF 
      file. All in one PDF: AllStatesBannedPlates_2012.pdf    87 
            MB
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