State law allows the MVA to deny vanity tags that have scatological or sexual meaning; use curse words, epithets or obscenities; carry a "fraudulent or deceptive purpose"; refer to illegal acts; or convey messages about a group's race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or disability. The included list was provided to The Baltimore Sun in Dec. 2016 through a records request.

See a selection of banned license plate phrase in our online presentation: http://data.baltimoresun.com/banned-license-plates/