- Ohio may introduce optional blackout plates with new fees.
- The design removes the state slogan but keeps validation tags.
- Indiana’s version generated over $1.3 million in two months.
Ohio could become the latest US state to introduce blacked-out license plates for local motorists. The design is proving popular elsewhere in the country, and it also happens to be rather effective at quietly topping up DMV coffers, which may or may not explain the sudden enthusiasm.
Ohio State Sen. Nathan Manning recently introduced a bill proposing blackout license plates. Like similar designs offered elsewhere, they would feature a solid black background with white letters and numbers.
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