These are Some of the Best License Plates Rejected by Indiana BMV in 2024

Since the start of the year, nearly 1,000 personalized license plate requests have been denied in Indiana. You might get a good laugh at some of the best ones.

We all have driven down the roadway in Indiana and spotted a personalized or vanity license plate. Sometimes they're easy to decipher, other times it takes saying out loud and trying to pronounce it a few different ways to figure out what exactly the message the person behind the wheel is trying to convey. My family and I always turn license plates like that into a fun little game on road trips.  Some can be clever, others can simply state what they do for a living or their general attitude toward life. However, the best personal license plates are ones that make you laugh out loud. That being said, there are a lot of personal license plate ideas that never see the light of day. Why? Because they were rejected by the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

Why the BMV Might Deny a License Plate Application

The Indiana BMV can deny a personalized license plate for a number of reasons. Here's what the website says:

The BMV may refuse to issue a PLP containing a combination of letters or numbers, or both, if the following apply:

• Carries a meaning or connotation offensive to good taste and decency;
• Would be misleading; or
• The BMV otherwise considers improper for issuance.

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Indiana BMV Rejected License Plates in 2024

The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles released its comprehensive list of rejected personalized license plates that were submitted between Dec. 10, 2023, and Dec. 10, 2024. Ranging from online slang and political statements to outright slurs and profanity, the list includes humorous and ridiculous requests for custom plates. According to Eyewitness News, the most requested (and rejected) phrase was some variation of “Hawk Tuah” – the viral video that we all have seen at least a million times on social media. However, there were a lot of other rejected license plates that stood out. Let's take a look at some of those!

You can take a look at the full list of rejected license plates in 2024 by clicking here. For more laughs, take a look at last year's best-rejected plates!