The above plate says: 12VSMKN Dodge
Ford
This one says: Papa 04 
I saw this one as I was leaving Kroger's and just had to get snap of it! DODGE
Not sure what this one is referring to... any guesses?
Here is another article I found while doing my research that I found very interesting. Enjoy! Answers to “BANNED BY THE DMV?” | |
 | The only plate that was issued -- and not later revoked -- by a DMV is the SATAN plate: the RI DMV issued that plate because it had lost a case involving a VNTY PL8 that said "GOD," and DMV officials reasoned that if they had to allow God on vanity plates, they must allow Satan; the motorist, however, never picked up the plate. |
Here's what happened with the other plates listed in Preface 2 (the legal citations to the court cases are listed below, if the motorists have sued DMVs over their VNTY PL8S): | |
 | The motorist is appealing the dismissal of his case challenging Vermont's regulations prohibiting vanity plates with religious messages: Byrne v. Lunderville, Case No. 1:05-CV-15 (U.S. District Court, Vt.) [appeal pending]. |
 | FL DMV officials revoked this plate after receiving 10 complaints about it, but they rescinded their revocation after the news media reported the story, and the motorist, Steven Miles, remains a proud vanitizer. |
 | A federal district court judge banned Virginia from banning God from vanity plates: Pruitt v. Wilder, 840 F.Supp. 414 (E.D. Va. 1994). |
 | After receiving one complaint, the SD DMV revoked this plate, but rescinded its revocation once it became clear that the First Amendment protects this vanitized political message. The motorist, however, moved to Pennsylvania. |
 | The motorist is suing the NY DMV, which issued, but then revoked, this VNTY PL8; DMV officials have agreed to allow the motorist keep the plate: Herwerth v. Swarts, Case No. 2:07-cv-04922-ADS-AKT (U.S. District Court E.D.N.Y) [case pending]. |
 | Missouri's DMV was ordered to issue this plate because its vanity plate regulations gave its DMV too much "unfettered discretion," violating the First Amendment: Lewis v. Wilson, 253 F.3d 1077 (8th Cir. 2001). |
 | The Vermont Supreme Court invalidated DMV regulations that prohibited vanity plates that refer to ethnicities, and ordered the DMV to issue this plate: Martin v. State, 175 Vt. 80, 819 A.2d 742 (2003) |
 | The Oregon Supreme Court upheld DMV regulations prohibiting any references to alcohol on vanity plates: Higgins v. Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Branch (DMV), 335 Or. 481, 72 P.2d 628 (2003) |
 | The Nevada DMV revoked this plate, which is a play on the first name of the motorist (Stacy Moore), after receiving complaints that it could refer to the illegal drug, known as extasy: Moore v. Peplowski, Case No. A547082 (Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County, Nevada) [case pending] |
 | The New Brunswick DMV has refused to issue this plate, which is the motorist's actual last name, because it's a slang reference to marijuana. But what about Cindy McCain's MS BUD AZ VNTY PL8 -- "bud" is a slang reference to pot? If Mrs. McCain were from Oregon, she would not have been issued this plate, because it's a reference to an alcoholic beverage. |
 | A federal appeals court upheld Vermont's refusal to issue this plate, which means, S#@T HAPPENS: Perry v. McDonald, 280 F.3d 159 (2d Cir. 2001) |
 | The RI DMV refused to issue this plate, which is the motorist's actual last name, because, on a moving vehicle, it could be misread as a common expletive. http://www.lcns2rom.com/bannedbythedmv.htm © 2009 LCNS2ROM, INC. |
Who's so Vain?Survey Reveals More than 9.7 Million Drivers Sport Vanity License PlatesARLINGTON, VA · November 12, 2007 /PRNewswire/ — More than 9.7 million American and Canadian motor vehicles are embellished with personalized vanity license plates, according to a recent survey1 conducted by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) and Stefan Lonce, author, LCNS2ROM – LICENSE TO ROAM: VANITY LICENSE PLATES AND THE STORIES THEY TELL,™ a forthcoming book about the vanity plate phenomenon. "Vehicle license plates are as common today as the vehicles on our roads," said Neil Schuster, president and CEO, AAMVA. "But what is uncommon is the great number of individuals who have chosen to use these plates as a form of personal expression. I invite Americans and Canadians to witness the examples of personal expression on vanity plates not only in LCNS2ROM, but also on the streets and highways. Each vanity plate tells a unique story, known only by the vehicle's owner, which remains a mystery for others to decode." The AAMVA-LCNS2ROM Vanity Plates Survey found that 9,292,843 American motor vehicles, and 440,148 Canadian vehicles, currently display vanity plates. "When I began working on LCNS2ROM, I was amazed to learn that no one knew how many Americans and Canadians have chosen to 'vanitize,' which means 'to embellish a motor vehicle with vanity license plates,'" said Lonce. "Vanity plates are minimalist poetry in motion. Vanity plates are powerful message platforms that allow motorists to tell compelling or funny stories in eight or fewer characters. And vanity plates are fun." The AAMVA-LCNS2ROM Vanity Plates Survey ranks jurisdictions by "vanity plate penetration rate," which is the percentage of registered motor vehicles that are vanitized. Virginia has the highest American vanity plate penetration rate (16.19%), followed by N.H. (13.99%), Ill. (13.41%), Nev. (12.73%), Mont. (9.8%), Maine (9.79%), Conn. (8.14%), N.J. (6.88%), N.D. (6.51%) and Vt. (6.11%). Texas has the lowest vanity plate penetration rate (.56%). According to the Federal Highway Administration, there were 242,991,747 privately owned and commercial registered automobiles, trucks and motorcycles in the U.S. in 2005, which means that 3.83% of eligible American vehicles are vanitized. Ontario has the highest Canadian vanity plate penetration rate (4.59%), followed by Saskatchewan (2.69%), Manitoba (1.96%), the Yukon (1.79%) and Northwest Territories (1.75%). British Columbia has the lowest vanity plate penetration rate (.59%). According to Statistics Canada, in 2006 there were 14,980,046 registered motor vehicles (excluding buses, trailers, and off-road, farm and construction vehicles) in the provinces and territories that issue vanity plates, which means that 2.94 % of eligible Canadian vehicles are vanitized. The AAMVA-LCNS2ROM Vanity Plates Survey also found that every state and the District of Columbia, and every province, except for Quebec, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador, issues vanity plates. The individual state and provincial survey results are available online at www.lcns2rom.com and www.aamva.org. Drivers interested in submitting their vanity plate story for consideration in LCNS2ROM, should visit www.lcns2rom.com. Founded in 1933, AAMVA is a non-profit voluntary educational association representing the chief motor vehicle administrators and law enforcement officials in the U.S. and Canada. AAMVA promotes uniformity among its members by developing best practices in driver's licensing and ID credentialing, vehicle tilting and registration and law enforcement, among others. 1The AAMVA-LCNS2ROM Vanity Plates Survey was initiated by AAMVA and the LCNS2ROM author, and included questionnaires and interviews of American and Canadian motor vehicle officials. It was conducted between November 2006 and April 2007. Contact Information
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