COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — If you want a custom license plate in Ohio, you have to get it approved by the BMV. It’s an NBC4 Investigates tradition: digging into the hundreds of custom license plate ...

The Ohio BMV agreed to loosen its grip on what people can and can't say on their specialty license plates, federal court documents show. Just days after facing a second lawsuit over rejecting requests ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles has agreed to relax its restrictions on what can go on personalized license plates after facing a federal lawsuit for rejecting the terms “GAY ...

Ohio’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) violated free speech rights by denying a driver a license plate reading “GAY,” a federal judge ruled last Thursday. While ...

“I notice people pointing and taking photos when I drive by – it puts a smile on my face,” William Saki said. Ohio resident William Saki recently attached a license plate reading “GAY” to his Honda ...

Unsurprisingly, Ohioans were still persistently trying to bypass the BMV's profanity filters in 2025. Driving the news: Every ...

The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles has agreed to relax its restrictions on what can go on personalized license plates, after facing a federal lawsuit for rejecting the terms “GAY” and “MUSLIM.” ...