Rejected Michigan license plates from 2022 and earlier [NSFW]

By on Tue, Jan 24, 2023 at 2:17 pm

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Metro Times submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to the Michigan Department of State for all rejected custom license plates in 2022. Instead, the state sent us its full list of plates banned over the past decade or so because the system can’t sort by date.

We mocked up some of our favorite rejected vanity plates on Michigan license plates to see what the state doesn’t want you to see. Enjoy.

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