These are the Illinois vanity license plates denied by Secretary of State in 2022
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Everyone loves a vanity plate that means something special, but sometimes that clever wit goes too far and is deemed offensive.
That's where the Illinois Secretary of State's office steps in.
Illinois received 54,236 requests for personalized vanity plates in 2022, according to a news release from the state office. Of those submissions, 383 were denied based on "their tawdry, lewd or offensive nature, or because they were difficult to read."
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The office's Vehicle Services Department has a small panel review license plate requests to prevent offensive language from hitting the streets.
Some of the banned license plates for 2022 included:
PEEPEE
GOTPOOP
SUCKER
KISSASH
SUKIT
BITEU
DUCKYOU
COKAIN
HAIILNO
WHTHFUK
WMWWWMW
"We love the creativity and pride Illinoisans take in choosing their personalized license plates," said Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias.
"Most plate requests are approved, but a small percentage fail to meet the standards of good taste and decency and are rejected because they violate the state's vehicle code."
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According to the release, the ever-growing list of banned Illinois vanity license plates stands at more than 7,000 submissions.
How much is a custom vanity license plate in Illinois?
The Pick-a-Plate feature allows applicants to search different combinations of letters — or letters and numbers — to see if they are available to buy.
The cost of a standard passenger random license plate is $151, according to the release. A standard passenger vanity license plate at initial purchase runs $245 with subsequent annual renewals at $164, and a standard passenger personalized license plate is $198 at initial purchase with subsequent annual renewals at $158.
For more information, visit www.ilsos.gov.
Chris Sims is a digital producer for the Journal Star. Follow him on Twitter: @ChrisFSims.
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