Michigan: Denied Personalized License Plates
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| Submitted | March 2, 2022 |
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From: Adam Steinbaugh
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Michigan 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. For any denied application for vanity or personalized plates, a copy of the application and any correspondence sent to the applicant. This request is limited to denials 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 If any vanity or personalized license plates have been revoked since January 1, 2021, any records related to the revocation.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.
7. A list of all personalized or vanity license plates now in circulation. Alternatively, a list of such plates issued since January 1, 2018.
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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Adam Steinbaugh
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Michigan Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 2, 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 State, Bureau of Driver & Vehicle Programs
Dear Mr. Steinbaugh:
The Department of State (Department) acknowledges receipt of your request for records and has processed it under the provisions of the Michigan Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 1976 PA 442, MC 15.231 et seq. Your request was considered received by the Department on March 10, 2022.
In order to determine whether the Department possesses existing, non-exempt public records responsive to your request, we are extending the time for responding to your request by 10 business days (in addition to the standard 5 days), as permitted by FOIA MCL 15.235. A written notice will be issued to you on or before March 31, 2022.
The Department's FOIA Procedures and Guidelines can be accessed at www.michigan.gov/sos<http://www.michigan.gov/sos>, under the "FOIA" tab at the bottom of the page.
Sincerely,
Office of Business & Internal Services
From: Department of State, Bureau of Driver & Vehicle Programs
Dear Mr. Steinbaugh,
Attached please find the response to your FOIA request dated March 10, 2022.
Sincerely,
Office of Business & Internal Services
From: Adam Steinbaugh
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $101.21 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
State of Michigan
Michigan Department of State
7064 Crowner Drive
Lansing, MI 48918
From: Department of State, Bureau of Driver & Vehicle Programs
Dear Mr. Steinbaugh,
The Department of State acknowledges receipt of your payment of $101.21 for items you requested in your Freedom of Information Act requested March 10, 2022. A copy of your request is attached.
The Department is granting your request with the information we have on file. Attached please find the documentation responsive to your request.
Sincerely,
Office of Business & Internal Services
From: Department of State, Bureau of Driver & Vehicle Programs
MDOS-OBIS would like to recall the message, "FOIA Request Response".
From: Department of State, Bureau of Driver & Vehicle Programs
Dear Mr. Steinbaugh,
The Department of State acknowledges receipt of your payment of $101.21 for items you requested in your Freedom of Information Act requested March 10, 2022. A copy of your request is attached.
The Department is granting your request with the information we have on file. Attached please find the documentation responsive to your request.
A number of responsive documents have information redacted. This may include signatures, private individuals' names, addresses, and phone numbers which are exempt under the Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.243, Section 13 (1)(a) - information of a personal nature where the public disclosure of the information would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of an individual's privacy. The basic FOIA policy of full agency disclosure, unless information is exempted, focuses on a requester's right to access official information that sheds light on an agency's performance of its statutory duties. That purpose; however, is not fostered by disclosure of information of a personal nature that is accumulated in various governmental files but that reveals little or nothing about an agency's conduct. In this instance, the personal information would constitute an unwarranted invasion of an individual's privacy by revealing personal information about a matter they have communicated with the Department on. Furthermore, a signature could be copied and used for fraudulent or other illegal purposes.
Sincerely,
Office of Business & Internal Services
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