South Carolina: 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 South 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 If any vanity or personalized license plates have been revoked since January 1, 2021, any records related to the revocation.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 15 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Adam Steinbaugh
From: Department of Motor Vehicles
Good morning,
The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV) has received your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
Regarding Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 5 of your requests, the SCDMV does not keep records of those items.
For No. 3, if an application for personalized license plates (form MV-96) is submitted and the plate text requested is unavailable, the customer will receive a letter stating that the plate text requested is unavailable and ask him or her to choose another plate text. Customers have the option to submit three choices for personalized license plates.
I can provide an example of the letter if you would like.
For No. 6 of your request, you may refer to the South Carolina Code of Laws Section 56-3-2010 — https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t56c003.php
For No. 8 of your request, we have electronic documents to satisfy this bullet. I can provide these documents electronically at no cost.
To fulfill No. 7 of your request, our IT team will have to pull the information from our system with custom programming. Please note that requests requiring IT programming incurs a fee of $65/hour with a one-hour minimum. You can see the agency’s fee structure online at http://scdmvonline.com/About/Freedom-of-Information-Act.
To begin obtaining an accurate estimated cost, we need clarification on what you are requesting. Could you specify what data you would like to be included in this list?
Once the data elements are confirmed, our IT team will provide a final cost estimate. The agency must receive payment before custom IT reports are released.
I will gather the example letter for No. 3 and procedure documents for No. 8. I will wait on your clarification before proceeding with No. 7.
Many Thanks,
Michael Christopher
Public Information Coordinator
Strategic Communications & Community Affairs
(803) 896-8198 office | (803) 896-5612 direct line
@SC_DMV — Twitter
@SCDMV — Facebook
South Carolina
Department of Motor Vehicles
P.O. Box 1498
Blythewood, SC 29016
From: Adam Steinbaugh
Hello Michael,
Thanks for the quick response. I think we can hold off on No. 7 for the time being.
With respect to No. 3, are any records of denied personalized plates kept, even if there's not a specific list? If so, could I see, for example, the records relating to one recently denied plate as an exemplar?
Thanks!
From: Department of Motor Vehicles
Good afternoon,
For No. 3, the example letter I referenced is an actual letter that has personally identifiable information redacted.
Please see attached for requested records regarding No. 8 of your request.
Many Thanks,
Michael Christopher
Public Information Coordinator
Strategic Communications & Community Affairs
(803) 896-8198 office | (803) 896-5612 direct line
@SC_DMV — Twitter
@SCDMV — Facebook
South Carolina
Department of Motor Vehicles
P.O. Box 1498
Blythewood, SC 29016
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