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This week’s FOIA roundup: Big month for email releases and even vanity plate accountability
The weekly roundup of what is or should be public record. Something we missed? Let us know!
The rejected vanity plates of Massachusetts, Montana, and New Jersey
Starting last month, Muckrock launched its Vanity Plate Rejection Project by putting out FOIA requests on rejected vanity license plate applications to DMVs across the country. Several agencies have since responded with long lists of all the weird, embarrassing, confusing, and perverted things people have actually tried—and failed—to display on their cars. Hopefully these selections will give you pause the next time you consider having anything but random letters and numbers stamped on your license plate.
25 states covered in vanity plate rejection project
Earlier this month, MuckRock kicked off a vanity plate rejection project to figure out which plates are too hot for the highway. Thanks to your help, we’ve now covered half of our fifty united states.
6 Requests
No Responsive Documents
Custom Plate Banned Words (Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles)
Jordan Lassiter sent this request to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles of Florida
Completed
Custom Plate Banned Words (Department of Motor Vehicles)
Jordan Lassiter sent this request to the Department of Motor Vehicles of Texas
Completed
Custom Plate Banned Words (Department of Motor Vehicles)
Jordan Lassiter sent this request to the Department of Motor Vehicles of Illinois
Completed
Custom Plate Banned Words (Division of Motor Vehicles)
Jordan Lassiter sent this request to the Division of Motor Vehicles of North Carolina
Completed
Custom Plate Banned Words (New York DMV)
Jordan Lassiter sent this request to the New York DMV of New York