18-02-2025
'MOOVEIT': Over 2,300 Texas license plates were rejected in 2024. Did yours make the list?
A license plate can highlight a person's occupation, personality, and sense of humor. However, "DRG LORD" and "NAWTE" are probably not ideal license plate names.
In fact, those were among many license plate requests filed and swiftly rejected by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles in 2024.
The Texas DMV rejects thousands of personalized license plate names each year. Here's a list of all the rejected license plates between January and November 2024.
Vulgarity, lewdness and profanity are legal factors that lead to rejections from the Texas DMV. In 2024, over 2,341 license plate names sent for review were denied. June and July were tied for months with the most rejections, at 255 each.
Here are some of the top license plates for each month.
(Warning: This list may contain explicit language — or acronyms for them.)
The Texas DMV certainly has a busy job on its hands, carefully reviewing hundreds of creative plate names every month. While the committee doesn't provide reasons for their rejections, it does make you wonder about names like "DESNUTS." Could it be a fun nod to someone's love for pecans, or perhaps a playful reference to that memorable 1992 Snoop Dogg skit from the album "The Chronic?" It ended up being turned down, likely due to its explicitness.
Here are 10 license plates rejected in January:
DESNUTS
PLZZZ GO
NASDBOY
TOPLUSS
WITE PWR
PLBYBNY
PHTA55
FREEYSL
MAY69
O MY 69
There were plenty of innuendos for the month of February. Also, the DMV did not seem to be fond of the "guess what chicken butt" joke.
Here are 10 license plates rejected in February:
SNEK69
BGDDY 69
QWKLICK
CHKNBTT
CHOK3 U
BUCCOFF
THCKAF
F@T BTY
PAID-KLR
HIT NSUE
The DMV really emphasizes staying calm on the road, and they don't allow Texas license plates that might suggest you're a police officer. These were just some of the plate names proposed for March!
Here are 10 rejected license plate names for March:
DRV*AGRY
BI*FLCIA
HLA SLOW
DS*NU7S
ON1YFNS
SOMBECH
HO35M4D
GO AHRND
FAKE ID
POLICE
Insinuating that you're driving under the influence, claiming instability and explicitly saying that you don't care will not get you a specialized license plate in Texas.
Here are 10 rejected license plate names for April:
BDAS69
BUBLBUT
MILFJK
NASTE
XERO*FX
TOP1ESS
NCE RACK
FUKELON
TIPSY
KRZYMAN
Innuendos and playful jabs at former President Joe Biden, as well as clever remarks about financial struggles, were all set aside for May.
Here are 10 rejected license plate names for May:
NOT4H0S
WTFJOE
LFG*DUDE
U PEASNT
BMW LMAO
HARYBNS*
2FUGLY
MRS RAG3
MOVEMF
HAL YES
In 2024, many sought to capitalize on the "hawk tuah" viral moment. Despite their creative attempts, the Texas DMV still said no.
Here are 10 rejected license plate names for June:
GDAMNT
ZOOOTED
H4WKTUH
HAK2WA
HAUK@TUH
HAW TUAH
HOCK2AH
HUC TUAH
HWK 2A
HWKTUA
July's rejected list had several slang terms and clever acronyms. "SIZZRUP" is slang for over-the-counter cough syrup that substance abusers combine with a carbonated drink for recreational purposes.
"SCQMMER" is short for scammer, which is an illegal occupation, while "MYSDCHC" is short for "my side chick," a pun on infidelity in a relationship.
These were real license plate submissions that were denied.
Here are 10 rejected license plate names for July:
PZZZ*OFF
CRM&PAYS
SCQMMER
N0RUBBR
SIZZRUP
ROLL1UP
PMOBILE
VIBRTR
WTFBRUH
MYSDCHC
Could "2DOPBYZ" be an ode to Outkast's song "Two Dope Boyz (in a Cadillac)?" It's possible, but it was denied.
"50 SH8DS" sounds like someone was a fan of the romance novel Fifty Shades of Grey. That was also denied.
Here are 10 rejected license plate names for August:
BUCKYEA
0NLE*FNZ
FATGRL
THC*77
50 SH8DS
PLZ BTCH
BADBECH
COKA1N
2DOPBYZ
MFIAMOM
Curse words in another language will get you a denied license plate.
Here are 10 rejected license plate names for September.
NAWTE
FAH KOFF
FREKOFF
GO2H3LL
F KAMALA
MADVILN
GENXAF
URUGLY2
P3NDEJO
KWICKAF
It seems that the Texas DMV has not taken kindly to insults directed at the Texas Longhorns since "UTXSUX" was rejected. Additionally, "QANON," referring to the conspiracy group "QAnon," was also denied.
Here are 10 rejected license plate names for October.
UGLY MFR
UTXSUX
FTKDS
GRINGOO
PUR XTC
LFGDAL
WHO GAF
QANON
CHINGQN
BOLLOKS
The Texas DMV does not want you to exceed the speed limit, which is why "BLU UAWY" may have been denied.
Here are 10 rejected license plate names for November.
DUCK NO
Y RU SLO
X RATD
AGRESVE
GODIAM
2DAMBAD
TOYTA AF
EXTOSEE
CUGR&UBR
BLU UAWY
Would the Texas DMV reject your license plate idea? Search 2024 submissions to find out.
The Texas DMV doesn't exactly say what they do and don't allow on Texas license plates.
According to the Tex. Admin. Code. §217.27 rule for vehicle registration insignia, the department can cancel a personalized license plate if they find out later that it didn't meet the rules when it was issued. The department can also cancel it if the meaning or interpretation of the plate changes over time and no longer follows the rules.
When reviewing a plate, the department doesn't have to consider what the applicant meant or intended by it. They also won't issue any personalized plates that fall under certain criteria. Here are the criteria according to state law:
The license plate number conflicts with the department's current or proposed general issue license plate numbering system.
The director or the director's designee finds that the personalized license plate number may be considered objectionable.
An objectionable license plate number may include words, phrases, or slang in any language; phonetic, numeric, or reverse spelling; acronyms; patterns viewed in mirror image; or code that only a small segment of the community may be able to decipher readily. An objectionable pattern may be viewed as:
Indecent (defined as including a direct reference or connotation to a sexual act, sexual body parts, excreta, or sexual bodily fluids or functions. Additionally, the license plate number "69" is prohibited unless used with the full year (1969) or in combination with a reference to a vehicle;
Vulgar, directly or indirectly (defined as profane, swear, or curse words);
Derogatory, directly or indirectly (defined as an expression that is demeaning to, belittles, or disparages any person, group, race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, or sexual orientation. "Derogatory" may also include a reference to an organization that advocates the expressions described in this subparagraph);
A direct or indirect negative instruction or command directed at another individual related to the operation of a motor vehicle;
A direct or indirect reference to gangs, illegal activities, implied threats of harm, or expressions that describe, advertise, advocate, promote, encourage, glorify, or condone violence, crime, or unlawful conduct;
A direct or indirect reference to controlled substances or the physiological state produced by such substances, intoxicated states, or a direct or indirect reference that may express, describe, advertise, advocate, promote, encourage, or glorify such substances or states;
A direct representation of law enforcement or other governmental entities, including any reference to a public office or position exclusive to government;
A pattern that could be misread by law enforcement.
The license plate number is currently on a license plate issued to another owner.
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: More than 2,300 Texas license plates were rejected in 2024. See list
