Arkansas: Denied Personalized License Plates

Nicole Kanu filed this request on behalf of Adam Steinbaugh with the Department of Finance and Administration of Arkansas.

It is a clone of this request.

Est. Completion April 11, 2022
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Partially Completed

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From: Adam Steinbaugh

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

With respect to motor vehicle license plates:

1. If one is kept, a copy of the current list of prohibited or automatically denied vanity or personalized license plates.

2. A copy of any list of requested vanity or personalized plates denied in 2021 or 2022.

3. Any correspondence sent to any person whose vanity or personalized plates were denied. This request is limited to correspondence sent after January 1, 2022.

4. If a system is maintained for soliciting or receiving complaints concerning vanity or personalized license plates, a copy of any complaint received in 2021 or 2022.

5. If any vanity or personalized license plates have been revoked since January 1, 2021, any records related to the revocation.

6. A copy of any statute or regulations concerning what combinations of vanity or personalized license plates are permitted or prohibited.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 3 business days, as the statute requires.

This request is filed by Nicole Kanu, a citizen of Arkansas, in coordination with Adam Steinbaugh.

From: Department of Finance and Administration

Thank you for your FOIA request regarding vanity/personalized plates. Below please find a link to download several PDFs containing all of the plates that are prohibited and automatically denied.

https://arkansasdfa.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/sea/foi/EvjoPyu87FRLjgMiqn9J6NMBJnWDeNLvmjJn1uieafnYpw

Our Department does not maintain any list of rejected plates by year. Most plates are rejected automatically online before the application is formally submitted to us. We do not maintain a record of those rejections. Additionally, a rejection may be made verbally at one of our Revenue Offices (DMVs).

Although rare, there are sometimes plates that are recalled. However, any communication with the vehicle's owner would fall under the privacy requirements and exemption provided by the Driver's Privacy Protection Act.

I will follow up with the remaining responsive items.... statutes and rules for vanity/personalized plates.

Let me know how I can help.

Thank you.

Scott Hardin
DFA

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