Washington: Denied Personalized License Plates

Adam Steinbaugh filed this request with the Department of Licensing of Washington.

It is a clone of this request.

Tracking #

22-12361

Status
Completed

Communications

From: Adam Steinbaugh

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Washington Public Records 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 If any vanity or personalized license plates have been revoked since January 1, 2021, any records related to the revocation.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.

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 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Adam Steinbaugh

From: Muckrock Staff

Hi,

Please see the following request for records. Thank you for your help with this request.

Sincerely,
MuckRock

From: Department of Licensing

WA Department of Licensing

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Your first WA Department of Licensing record request (request number #22-12361) has been submitted.
It is currently unpublished and is not available for the general public to view.

Thank you for contacting the Washington State Department of Licensing. Your request for records has been received.

 

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From: Department of Licensing

Hello,

We have received your request for public records, made by emailing PublicDisclosure@dol.wa.gov<mailto:PublicDisclosure@dol.wa.gov>.

We have created your request for you in our public records request portal, NextRequest, the request number assigned to you is #22-12361. You will receive an email from NextRequest, inviting you to make an account so that you can receive updates and information about your request. Using this portal, you will be able to communicate with us, track the status of your request, and download your records when they are ready. Simply click on the "View Request" link in the email you will receive or use the below link to check on the progress of your request.

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Teresa Risken
Public Disclosure Coordinator
Records and Disclosure (RAD)
Washington State Department of Licensing
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From: Department of Licensing

WA Department of Licensing

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The due date for record request #22-12361 has been changed to:

August 16, 2022

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From: Department of Licensing

WA Department of Licensing

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A message was sent to you regarding record request #22-12361:

Hello,

We have received your recent request for records.  

We have begun researching your request and will need additional time to gather and review records. You can expect an update on or before August 16, 2022.

If you would like to modify your request, please let us know as soon as possible.

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Please let me know if you have any further concerns or any questions.

Thank you.

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From: Department of Licensing

WA Department of Licensing

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A message was sent to you regarding record request #22-12361:

Hello,

We have been researching your request and find that we need some additional information from you before we can proceed.

Please confirm the wording "in circulation". Does it mean

* issued to a customer since a certain date (if so, we need the date)

* issued and is currently licensed to be on the road

* issued but was not renewed, but not cancelled or replaced (these place are considered active but are not licensed to be on the road.

If there is something else you are looking for, please let me know as soon as possible so we can search for records that you are seeking.

Once clarification has been received we will proceed accordingly with that part of you request.

Sincerely, 

Teresa Risken

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From: Adam Steinbaugh

Hello Teresa --

How about plates issued since January 1, 2016 or renewed since January 1, 2020?

Thanks!

Adam Steinbaugh

From: Department of Licensing

WA Department of Licensing

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The due date for record request #22-12361 has been changed to:

August 31, 2022

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From: Department of Licensing

WA Department of Licensing

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Documents have been released for record request #22-12361 along with the following message:

Hello,

This email is an update regarding your records request. This request will be provided to you in installments due to the volume and complexity of the responsive records. We are currently working on data pulls for items 1 and 7.

We have prepared an installment for you and those records have been made available to you through NextRequest. To check the status of your request, or to view and download your records, simply log into your NextRequest account.

You may expect further correspondence regarding the status of your request on or before August 31, 2022.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Sincerely, 

Teresa R.

* Personalized Plate Questionable Configurations.docx

* PERSONAL PLATE COMPLAINT LOG (2).xlsx-redacted.pdf

* 22-12361 document.docx

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From: Department of Licensing

WA Department of Licensing

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A document has been released for record request #22-12361 along with the following message:

Hello,

I have made your responsive records available to you on this NextRequest portal. 

To preview or download your records, simply log into the portal and click on the document tab, found on the middle of the screen.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Teresa

* Ticket 7839.xlsx

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From: Department of Licensing

WA Department of Licensing

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Record request #22-12361 has been closed. The closure reason supplied was:

Hello,

After a thorough search and review, all responsive records have been provided. The request is now complete and closed.

Thank you.

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