Well, Arizona was in the news today because of a stupid statute on the books that allows anything and everything to be put on a license plate as long as it meets a very small list of requirements. Not only does it allow for crazy law suits like the one listed in the story linked below but it also allows for a plethora of crazy looking license plates to be created and used throughout Arizona. I think it’s pretty dumb, but what do I know?
Except follows from the 9th Circuit Appeals Court:
The License Plate Commission “clearly denied the application based on the nature of the message,” Judge Richard Tallman said in the court opinion.
He said the commission’s job was limited to deciding whether groups meet the legal guidelines for specialty plates. That means deciding whether the sponsoring organization serves the community, is not “offensive or discriminatory in its purpose,” and does not promote a religious message, Tallman said.
The Life Coalition met those criteria by providing evidence of its community and charitable work, Tallman said.
Full story here.
Image of the new plate:
What ever happened to having a standard license plate for everyone in the state to use? At least this one looks more like the standard plate than some of the crazy ones we have here in AZ. Let’s just hope the commission learned their lesson. AZ doesn’t have the $$ to spend on lawyers!
ugh.
See, I get the ones with the little blue fluffy clouds for the environmental vehicles, but really, how many more do we need?!