Connecticut: Denied Personalized License Plates
| Submitted | March 1, 2022 |
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From: Adam Steinbaugh
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
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 If any vanity or personalized license plates have been revoked since January 1, 2021, any records related to the revocation.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.
I also request that, if possible and pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-212(d), fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest and not made for commercial gain. The requested documents will be processed by a representative of the news media/press and made available to the public at MuckRock.com.
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 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Adam Steinbaugh
From: Department of Motor Vehicles
Good Morning!
This is to acknowledge receipt of your request under the Freedom of Information Act. The Department of Motor Vehicles will determine whether the requested documents exist in its records and provide you with copies of all non-exempt documents within a reasonable period of time. If there are fees in excess of $10.00 associated with this request, the Department will contact you with the payment amount prior to releasing the documents.
Thank you,
Janice Silva
Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles
Legal Services Division
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Connecticut Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 1, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Motor Vehicles
Good Morning!
Please be advised that your request has been assigned to one of the attorneys and you'll receive a response from the attorney once they have reviewed your request.
Thanks,
Janice Silva
Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles
Legal Services Division
From: Department of Motor Vehicles
Dear Adam,
Please see attached 2021 Plate exclusion list. The answers to your questions are below:
1. If one is kept, a copy of the current list of prohibited or automatically denied vanity or personalized license plates. See attached 2021 plate exclusion list.
2. A copy of any list of requested vanity or personalized plates denied in 2021 or 2022. See attached 2021 plate exclusion list.
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. The information cannot be retrieved without customer identifying information.
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. Generally, a letter is sent to the Commissioner’s Office by a customer.
5. If any vanity or personalized license plates have been revoked since January 1, 2021, any records related to the revocation. See attached 2021 plate exclusion list. (See attached Banned plate)
6. A copy of any statute or regulations concerning what combinations of vanity or personalized license plates are permitted or prohibited.
Connecticut General Statutes (CGS) section 14-12(e ) indicates the commissioner may assign a distinguishing registration number as the Commissioner determines. Additionally, the plate request form contains the statement “the DMV reserves the right to deny issuance of certain requests” on our applications. Finally, CGS 14-18(d), states all plates shall be property of the state and no title therein passes to the person registering the vehicle.
Thank you,
Michaela Rosenberger
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Copy of Exclusion list.122721media request
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