The move wouldn’t be unprecedented, either. Drivers registering a car in the Australian state of Queensland can pay about $340 for the right to put one of five emojis on their custom plates.

While driving around Vermont, Whaples says people notice the car, but admire the plate. Recently, she said, a young woman lightly rear-ended the car when they were pulling off an interstate exit ...

The automated license-plate reader mounted on the vehicle’s roof had just recorded a “hit.” An alert on Cram’s computer indicated the driver of a red Cadillac heading in the other ...

MONTPELIER — Effective Nov. 1, registration stickers are no longer needed on Vermont license plates. According to the state Agency of Transportation Department of Motor Vehicles Law Enforcement ...

Vermont charges a $48 annual fee for vanity plates, though its unclear how much plates with emoji would cost. Dots, dashes or "other special characters or symbols cannot be used" on custom license ...

Vermont is one of 31 states that require both front and rear license plates. And there probably wouldn’t be much talk of changing Vermont’s law if not for the state’s perennial budget struggles.

State Representative Rebecca White introduced the bill, which would allow drivers to add one of six available emojis to their license plate when registering a vehicle in Vermont.

The cost of the Champ license plate is not set yet, but the the Building Bright Future vanity plate currently costs $24 annually in addition to regular vehicle registration fees and the ...