Illinois reveals rejected license plates for 2024

Illinois reveals rejected license plates for 2024: "JAGWEED," "MUNCH," "BADARSE."
Every year, the Illinois Secretary of State's office rejects personalized license plates because they're too profane, inflammatory, or simply too difficult to read.
Illinois Secretary of State denies more than 300 ‘FREAKY’ license plate requests in 2024
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Last year, Illinois rejected 335 vanity license plates - here's what they said
They tried, and they failed. In 2024, the Illinois Secretary of State's Office received 60,537 requests for vanity license plates, and hundreds were not approved.
‘Inflammatory or offensive': These Illinois license plate requests were rejected in 2024
Drivers got points for creativity with some unique vanity license plate requests in 2024, but those efforts didn't pass the scrutiny of the Secretary of State's office.
Illinois reveals 2024’s most rejected license plates
The Illinois Secretary of State’s Office received more than 60,000 requests for vanity or personalized license plates in 2024. Of those, 335 (or 0.0055%) requests were denied for profanity or other reasons for ineligibility.
Here's a look at the personalized Illinois license plates that were rejected in 2024
Over 300 personalized plate requests were rejected in 2024 due to their offensive nature or because they were difficult to read, the Secretary of State said.
Rejected Illinois license plate requests revealed by Secretary of State
More than 300 personalized and vanity license plate requests in Illinois were rejected in 2024. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said out of the 60,537 requests, 335 were denied because of their inflammatory or offensive nature,
'MUNCH,' 'BICHIN,' 'JAGWEED' are among the 335 vanity plates rejected by Illinois Secretary of State last year
The Illinois Secretary of State's office also denied vanity plates that were deemed difficult to read and could pose a problem for law enforcement. Some of those included "MWMWMWM" or "OOQQOO."
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