North Carolina: Denied Personalized License Plates
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646279672939 646279672939 |
| Submitted | March 2, 2022 |
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From: Adam Steinbaugh
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the North Carolina Public Records Law, 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 If any vanity or personalized license plates have been revoked since January 1, 2021, any records related to the revocation.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.
8. A copy of any directions, guidelines, or training materials concerning review of vanity or personalized plates provided to staff members responsible for reviewing such applications.
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 10 business days.
Sincerely,
Adam Steinbaugh
From: Division of Motor Vehicles
NCDOT Public Records Request Received
Thank you for your public records request. Please save or print this email, as it contains important information, including the details of your request, which are listed below.
Your request has been logged as Number 646279672939. Please refer to this number in any future correspondence with the N.C. Department of Transportation.
Once we have reviewed your request, it will be assigned to a custodian of records, who will work to fulfill it as soon as possible in accordance with N.C. General Statute 132 (https://www.ncdot.gov/news/public-records/Documents/nc-general-statute.aspx)
Sincerely,
NCDOT Public Records
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Request Number: 646279672939
First Name: Adam
Last Name: Steinbaugh
Organization: N/A
Mailing Address:
MuckRock News DEPT MR 125664, 411A Highland Ave
City: Somerville
State: MA
ZIP: 02144-2516
Phone Number: 6172991832
Email Address: requests@muckrock.com
Request Type: Citizen
How Do You Want to Receive the Requested Records? Email
What Is Your Public Records Request?
To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the North Carolina Public Records Law, 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, 2018.8. A copy of any directions, guidelines, or training materials concerning review of vanity or personalized plates provided to staff members responsible for reviewing such applications.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 10 business days.Sincerely,Adam SteinbaughUpload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/
Date Requested: 3/2/2022 10:56 PM
From: Division of Motor Vehicles
NCDOT Public Records Request Update
This email is to inform you that your Public Records Request 646279672939 has been assigned to the proper custodian, who will gather the documents you requested. The details of your request are listed below.
Once all documents have been collected, they will then go through a legal review, in accordance with , to ensure any confidential or non-public information is not shared. N.C. General Statute 132 (https://www.ncdot.gov/news/public-records/Documents/nc-general-statute.aspx)
We will work to send the documents to you as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
NCDOT Public Records
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Request Number: 646279672939
First Name: Adam
Last Name: Steinbaugh
Organization: N/A
Mailing Address:
MuckRock News DEPT MR 125664, 411A Highland Ave
City: Somerville
State: MA
ZIP: 02144-2516
Phone Number: 6172991832
Email Address: requests@muckrock.com
Request Type: Citizen
How Do You Want to Receive the Requested Records/ Email
What Is Your Public Records Request?
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the North Carolina Public Records Law, 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.
8. A copy of any directions, guidelines, or training materials concerning review of vanity or personalized plates provided to staff members responsible for reviewing such applications.
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 10 business days.
Sincerely,
Adam Steinbaugh
Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/
Date Requested: 3/2/2022 10:56 PM
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following North Carolina Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 2, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #646279672939.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Division of Motor Vehicles
Good morning, Adam. Regarding your public records request, please see the comments below in green and the records attached.
1. If one is kept, a copy of the current list of prohibited or automatically denied vanity or personalized license plates.
The attached "Bad Plate Text List as of March 24.pdf"
2. A copy of any list of requested vanity or personalized plates denied in 2021 or 2022.
We do not track by year. The current running list (as of March 24, 2022) is provided in response to #1. Also attached is the "Bad Plate Text List as of Jan 1, 2022.xls". You could cross-reference the two lists to see the texts that have been added from Jan 1-March 24, 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.
Applications are not retained. As referenced in response to #2, you can cross reference the two bad plate text lists to see the texts added between Jan 1-March 24, 2022. The attached "Example Rejected Plate Text letters_Redacted.pdf" provides examples of our template responses.
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.
Redacted copies of the five complaints received in 2021 and 2022 (as of March 3rd) are attached (FTHELEFT, K11KEF, QANON, 0001SHP, FARTSM).
5. If any vanity or personalized license plates have been revoked since January 1, 2021, any records related to the revocation.
This would involve a data request. The estimate to provide this info is $540.
6. A copy of any statute or regulations concerning what combinations of vanity or personalized license plates are permitted or prohibited.
Personalized Plate Policy attached.
7. A list of all personalized or vanity license plates now in circulation. Alternatively, a list of such plates issued since January 1, 2018.
This would involve another data request. The estimate to provide this info is $540.
8. A copy of any directions, guidelines, or training materials concerning review of vanity or personalized plates provided to staff members responsible for reviewing such applications.
Refer to Plate Policy in #6. Also attached is the "Personalized Plates Special Characters Guide.pdf"
Let me know if you have any questions. Thankyou.
Marty R. Homan
Communications Manager
N.C. Department of Transportation
Office: 919-707-2665
Cell: 919-210-0470
mrhoman@ncdot.gov<mailto:mrhoman@ncdot.gov>
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Bad Plate Text List as of Jan 1, 2022
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