Ohio BMV releases rejected vanity license plate names; MAGAs at it again

[Norbert]

MAGA idiots are now getting cute with renewed license plates.

CLEVELAND — Many Ohioans are getting new license plates and some of them are including creative names and catchphrases. However, not all the ideas for personal plates get accepted.

The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles sorts through hundreds of applications for vanity plates every year. The agency just released its list of the requests that didn’t make the cut.

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By: Jon RudderPosted at 4:27 PM, Jan 07, 2022 and last updated 5:26 PM, Jan 07, 2022
CLEVELAND — Many Ohioans are getting new license plates and some of them are including creative names and catchphrases. However, not all the ideas for personal plates get accepted.

The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles sorts through hundreds of applications for vanity plates every year. The agency just released its list of the requests that didn’t make the cut.

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“We have over a half million vanity plates in the state of Ohio. So, we're really talking about, you know, a fraction of a percent that get rejected,” said Charlie Norman, deputy registrar for the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. “The criteria for approval or denial are, really, they're set forth in a consent decree.

In 2021, the BMV rejected more than 800 submissions for vanity plates. That number is up 79% compared to 2020, which had roughly 400 rejections.

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The BMV has four employees who are dedicated to sorting through all of the applications looking for certain violations. Last year, nearly 50 denied requests included swear words involving President Joe Biden.

“I often look at this report that I get, and I wonder, ‘would I want my grandma to see me driving with that on my license plate?’ But that's not my role, you know, and that's not one of the criteria we use,” Norman said.

The BMV also started keeping an eye out for the phrase “Let’s Go Brandon,” which is another insult phrase that has become popular in recent months.

Biden isn’t the only target. Other denied plate submissions have taken aim at Vice President Kamala Harris, Dr. Anthony Fauci and even Carole Baskin from the Netflix series “Tiger King.”

https://www.wcpo.com/news/state/list-ohio-bmv-releases-rejected-vanity-license-plate-names?fbclid=IwAR08Wdjgfawha93lWZVLQHIcq94PC5QyV5WgLDG5GhaCvtxxXSmwWruHpCg

[rurallib]

1. the list is here

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/21173242/vanity-license-plates-denied-by-ohio-bmv-in-2021.pdf

[nolabear]

4. I wouldn't do it but some made me laugh.

BP BP BCH

[rurallib]

5. There was a lot I could not figure out, but didn't want to waste time on them

[Initech]

6. I had to laugh at "AUDZNTZ" and "LARJASS"

[11 Bravo]

7. Didn't I see the last one in Trump's final motorcade?

[samplegirl]

2. Thank Goodness

for a few sensible people!

[DavidDvorkin]

3. A lot of the rejected plates aren't political

Someone found them offensive, just too naughty to allow the public's eyes to be offended.

I'm offended that anyone has the power to censor license plates.

[sarcasmo]

8. FLACCID was my favorite, LMFAO.

[KentuckyWoman]

9. Bengals plate with

"oobies"

That one slipped through and the car lives somewhere near me. I see it fairly often.