US states use various methods to screen personalized license plate requests, such as prisoner identification of offensive language in Georgia and algorithm checks in Maryland. Some states also allow citizens to complain about inadequate plates and have the ability to recall them. Prison labor is commonly used to make license plates, such as at Folsom State Prison in California. Some shoppers try to sneak inappropriate words onto their plates by using innocent-looking designs that reveal the hidden message when viewed upside down.
In the United States, states use several resources to evaluate requests for personalized license plates. In Georgia, for example, prisoners who make license plates are also responsible for identifying gang references or offensive words. In Maryland, a computer system uses an algorithm to check for questionable words or phrases. In Virginia and Washington, specially trained workers review requests for personalized license plates that have been flagged as possibly containing inappropriate language.
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The use of prison labor to make license plates is common in the United States. For example, in California, prisoners at Folsom State Prison have been making license plates since the 1930s.
In some places, citizens have been able to complain about inadequate license plates even after they had been issued. Auto agencies in such states often have the ability to recall license plates.
Some crafty vanity plate shoppers demand what look like innocent plates but reveal inappropriate words when viewed upside down.
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