These License Plates Are Now Banned in Minnesota

Some Minnesota drivers might need to pump the brakes on their creativity, as the state has said no way to the following list of personalized license plates. From cheeky wordplay to not-so-subtle innuendos, these plates won't make it onto your car here in the Bold North!

If you own a motor vehicle here in Minnesota, you have several choices when it comes to choosing license plates. According to the state of Minnesota Department of Public Safety (MDPS) Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS) website, there are 15 different classes of license plates available, from commercial to motorcycle, dealer to limousine, and more.

Then, there are nearly 15 different license plate options under the specialized plate category, including special plates for Collector, Critical Habitat, State Parks and Trails, and more. You can also choose the new-in-2024 blackout license plates, as well as specialty plates for the Vikings, Twins, Wild, Timberwolves, and Lynx. And, of course, you can also personalize your OWN license plates here in the Land of 10,000 Lakes too.

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But, you CANNOT use the following 10 personalized plates. Because they're among dozens of requests that the MDPS-DVS said were too raunchy for the road in 2022, Axios Twin Cities reported. 

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Just what are the guidelines for getting your personalized plate request approved? This CBS-Minnesota story quoted Minnesota Department of Public Safety communications director Bruce Gordon, who explained what is off-limits:

“The law says that any license plate that would offend the public morals or decency is not acceptable,” Gordon noted in the story.

So, go ahead and take a look at some personalized plate requests that were turned down by the state of Minnesota recently, per Axios Twin Cities. And keep scrolling to check out a list of personalized plates that WERE issued by the MDPS-DVS but they were then revoked after the state did a comprehensive review.

But wait, there's more! According to CBS Minnesota, you can also forget about applying for a personalized license plate with the following phrases as well, as they've also been denied by the state of Minnesota:

• BDSM
• BEANER
• BEANER2
• BJFMLF
• BUSANUT
• CAMLTOE
• CUBTCHS
• DATASS
• DATA55
• DEZNUTS
• DZNUTS
• EFNGONE
• EFN7PIN
• ESTLTFU
• FNA
• FNMUSLE
• FNRODD
• FUBP
• FUDEER
• FUGGLY
• FUGNA
• GETBENT
• GOTNUTZ
• NONUTS
• NONUTZ
• OHSHEET
• PNTYWGN
• REDSKIN
• STFU
• SUMBCH
• TARBABY
• TARBBY
• TBAGGR
• T1H5TA3
• URBTCH
• URGSPOT
• WTRASH
• WYTRSH
• SHEEIT

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