The Commonwealth of Virginia allows you to create a customized license plate for an annual fee. The fee is small, so lots of Virginians have vanity plates. Most of them are really dumb, like “08 VETTE” on a
2008 Chevrolet Corvette, or “1HOTQT” on a Saturn sedan with a she-beast inside.
There is an automated process that checks plates for obvious swear words like “FUQ U” or other hostile terms. Supposedly, supposedly, there is a human that follows along behind to double-check plates before they are approved. I am not entirely sure this actually happens. ;)