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The Aleut Community license plate shown here was briefly available at a cost of $5 and was used for a three-wheeler according to a St. Paul, Alaska, resident. However, St. Paul, an island in the Bering Sea, is off the road system, has no highway connection and receives no state money for roads. Vehicles on the island are not registered. Drivers licenses of St. Paul residents have their own "off system" classification.
The Broken Rock Confederated Tribes are an imaginary tribal confederation in the TV series "Yellowstone", located near Bozeman, Montana.
The license plate pictured above is a screen capture of the prop used in the series.
Chickaloon Village "license plates" are not officially issued or recognized by the state of Alaska.
They should be considered Souvenir License Plates.
The Embassy of Heaven is a Christian-based religious movement based in Stayton, Oregon that seeks to separate from secular government. Its members profess themselves to be literal citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven and reject any ties to what they refer to as "worldly governments". Federal authorities have asserted that the organization is set up to avoid paying taxes.
The organization issues its own identity documents, business licenses, motor vehicle title certificates and license plates. Several members have been arrested for driving cars with "Kingdom of Heaven" license plates and showing similar driver's licenses to law enforcement officers.
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Gold Creek Susitna "license plates" are not officially issued or recognized by the state of Alaska.
They should be considered Souvenir License Plates.
Led by David Keanu Sai, self-proclaimed "Chairman of the Council of Regency and Acting Minister of the Interior" and leading a group of members that call themselves "Hawaiian Kingdom Government" demand sovereignty for Hawaii and the restoration of the monarchy.
License plates are not officially issued or recognized by the state of Hawaii.
The "Kingdom of Hawaii, Sovereign Nation of God" is led by James Akahi Nui who claims to be king based on direct lineage from Kamehameha the First Akahi.
License plates are not officially issued or recognized by the state of Hawaii.
Knik Tribe "license plates" are not officially issued or recognized by the state of Alaska.
Therefore, they should be considered Souvenir License Plates.
Little Shell Pembina Band
The Little Shell Pembina Band (and their license plates) are not officially recognized by North Dakota or Minnesota.
Republic of Molossia
The Republic of Molossia is a micronation claiming sovereignty over 11.3 acres (4.6 ha or 46,000 m2) of land near Dayton, Nevada.
It was founded by Kevin Baugh but is not recognized by the state of Nevada, the United States if America or any country of the world.
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Northern Cherokee Nation
The Northern Cherokee Nation in Missouri cannot issue their own plates because they are not a federally recognized tribe.
The only legal way to have license plates, was to have the state issue them as organizational plates.
An organizational plate requires at least 100 applications by a certain deadline. The tribe could not come up with enough tribal members applying by the deadline so license plate collectors stepped in and ordered enough plates to put them over the minimum.
License plates are not officially recognized and their issuance has been discontinued.
Note, that plate colors are green on white, not black on white as it appears in the picture of the sample on the right.
This movement is led by Henry Noa, prime minister, since 1999.
Republic of Slowjamastan
The Republic of Slowjamastan (officially the United Territories of the Sovereign Nation of The People's Republic of Slowjamastan), is a micronation within Imperial County, Southern California.
It covers 11.07 acres of land between the towns of Ocotillo Wells and Westmorland.
It is not recognized by the state of California, the United States of America or any country of the world.
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There are at least three groups claiming to be the "Southern Cherokee Nation" one of which is in Oklahoma.
About 100 license plates were manufactured and a portion of them was issued. However, they are not recognized and their issuance has been discontinued.
A portion was sold to collectors. The "RM" prefix stood for "Registered Member".
Sovereign Citizen license plates refer to unauthorized or unofficial license plates used by individuals claiming sovereign status. These plates often look homemade and may include phrases like "Private", "Sovereign Citizen”, "Non-US Citizen", "Diplomat", "Not for Commerce", "Exempt" and others.Some plates display affiliations with fictional governments, such as the “Republic of Texas,” or reference fringe beliefs, such as maritime or admiralty law. Others may carry tribal or religious identifiers, like “Moorish National” or “Yahweh Nation.”
Some may even include US Department of Transportation (USDOT) numbers on their plates.
They are often used as a form of protest or attempt to evade traffic laws, registration fees or tolls. Their use is illegal and they have no legal standing in any U.S. jurisdiction and driving with one can result in citations, arrest or vehicle impoundment.
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Turtle Island is a name for the Earth or for North America, used by some Native American and First Nations people and by some indigenous rights activists. The name is based on a common North American indigenous creation story. (7)
Plates are not officially issued or recognized by any U.S. state.
The Washitaw (or "Ouachita") is a group of black Americans that claim to be a sovereign Native American nation within the boundaries of the United States of America.
Various U.S. courts have ruled that the "Washitaw Nation" is fictional and that it is not officially recognized.
Issuance of this license plate has been discontinued.
Souvenir, Booster and Commemorative License Plates - American Indian "Fantasy" License Plates
Unrecognized Entities (World)
(1) Eric Bos
(2) Helmut Stoker
(3) Mark Goodwin
(4) Kingdom of Hawaii Department of Transportation
(5) Wikipedia: Embassy of Heaven
(6) Gus Oliver
(7) Wikipedia: Turtle Island (Native American folklore)
(8) Jim Fox/Greg Gibson
(9) MicroWiki: Republic of Molossia
(10) Official Website of the Republic of Molossia
(11) MicroWiki: Republic of Slowjamastan
(12) Official Website of the Republic of Slowjamastan
(13) What is a sovereign citizen? Definitions, license plates, arrests and more
