Judge Rules Against Indiana Bureau Of Motor Vehicles On “0INK” License Plate Rejection

In the latest battle against seemingly arbitrary rules employed by many states when it comes to whether a personalized license plate is acceptable or not, a judge has ruled against the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles in a case involving an ex-police officer who was rejected when he tried to renew his “0INK” plate.

There doesn’t seem to be much rhyme or reason at the BMV, as it denied a request for “HATER” but was fine with “HATERS,” notes the Indianapolis Star, and it sounds like the judge agreed.

In a ruling that mentions our First Amendment rights, a superior court judge sided with the man who’d filed a lawsuit last year over the license plate. He wanted the plate with the verbal pig snort as “an ironic statement of pride in his profession.”

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