Maine: Denied Personalized License Plates
| Submitted | March 2, 2022 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Adam Steinbaugh
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Maine Freedom of Access 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 If any vanity or personalized license plates have been revoked since January 1, 2021, any records related to the revocation.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.
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by 1 M.R.S.A. § 408(6). The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
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: Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Thank you for taking the time to contact me; this message is to confirm that I have received your e-mail and am taking the appropriate steps to follow-up.
Your questions, concerns and suggestions are important and depending on the nature of the issue, I may ask one of my colleagues to contact you directly in order to ensure that you receive a timely and informed response.
In the meantime, for news and information on issues directly related to the Department of the Secretary of State, please visit our website at http://www.maine.gov/sos/.
Best Wishes,
Shenna Bellows
Secretary of State
From: Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Hello Mr. Steinbaugh,
We have received your Freedom of Access Act request. I am reviewing your request with staff and will be in touch soon with further details regarding responsive documents as well as estimates of the time it will take to fulfill the request and any costs associated with the response.
Best,
Emily
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Maine Freedom of Access 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Maine Freedom of Access 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: Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Hello Adam,
Thanks for emailing. Are you looking for requests that were denied after the passage of LD 130 last year? If so, no responsive documents exist.
As we haven’t yet released the rule about vanity plates, none have yet been denied under LD 130. We expect to release the rule in the coming weeks, and will open the public comment period at that time.
Emily
From: Adam Steinbaugh
Thanks, Emily -- yes, I was looking for plates denied after passage of LD 130, so I think we can close this request.
Thanks again!