Under current North Dakota law, if you buy a “vanity plate” for your car, you can use an “ampersand” symbol for one of the characters.
The “ampersand” is also known as the “and” sign.
But a bill in the Legislature would end that practice.
That bill was requested by the North Dakota Department of Transportation.
"We received some complaints from out of state law enforcement agencies, who were unable to run North Dakota license plates that have the ampersand included in the plate," said DOT motor vehicle division director Lindi Michlitsch. "In addition, North Dakota law enforcement also cannot run those personalized plates with an ampersand."
The ampersand is the only character North Dakota allows.
Michlitsch said North Dakota drivers that have an ampersand on their plate will have to request something different when their plates come due for renewal.
The bill has already passed the House, and is pending in the Senate.