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Maine is finally clamped on obscene license plates


Unlike most states, which have a department or committee that approves custom number plates, Maine does not have an approval process. The drivers took advantage, printing out plates with any and all obscene things you could think of. That’s about to change, according to Related press.

Maine has begun issuing recall notices to people with obscene or offensive signage in an effort to clean up the streets, OneP report. The announcements will be made to enforce a new set of rules established by the state’s DMV last year.

The rules prohibit derogatory references to age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, religion or disability. They also forbid language deemed obscene or obscene and language that could incite violence. To give you an idea of ​​how obscene some of these license plates can be, there’s currently a car license plate in Maine that simply reads “F*** Y0U,” except on the license plate it’s written in its entirety. set, based on Automatic log.

A committee has been formed at the Maine DMV to review any future custom number plate requests. The Commission will also be responsible for dealing with complaints from the public about current signs.

AP reports that there are about 124,000 custom number plates on the road in Maine right now, though only about 400 of those could be recalled by the state. So if you live in Maine and have a nasty license plate, don’t be surprised if you see a letter in the mail asking to give it up.

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