Colorado DMV shares 2022’s rejected personalized license plates
LAKEWOOD, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Colorado Department of Motor Vehicles says they rejected more than 140 personalized license plate requests in 2022 because the sequence was determined to be lewd, crude, and or rude.
Some of the tamer requests on the rejected list include AYFKM, SHIKAKA, SOBERAF, SHAGWEL, INVALID, BULL, SIZZ, SNAILAF, AND BSTRD.
The list of rejected requests can be found here.
"We love the creativity and personal pride Coloradoans take in picking their personalized plate,” DMV Senior Director Electra Bustle said. “While most personalized plates are approved, there are a small percentage that do not meet DMV standards and are rejected."
According to the DMV, the requests on the list were rejected automatically by a processing system called DRIVES. The system rejects the request if they "run afoul" of the DMV's offensive and omit list, which has been built over a number of years by using the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators recommendations, known offensive words and terms, and comparing what other states do not allow.
The DMV says these terms and alphanumeric combinations are reviewed periodically by a committee of DMV staff members and can be removed from the list by committee vote, or through a hearing or courts.
An appeal of a rejected request can be made through the Colorado Department of Revenue’s Hearings Division.
Coloradans can personalize many of the state’s 212 license plates at an additional cost of $60 on top of regular fees. Personalized license plate renewal can cost between $25 and $75 and can be completed online, in-office or at an MV Express Kiosk for Coloradans who live in participating counties.
