The Maine government has recalled 274 custom license plates that were deemed inappropriate. Derogatory references to age, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation are all banned.
rejected a license plate similar to Starostecki’s —"LVTOFU" — leading to rebuke from an animal rights group.Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said motorists have the freedom to express themselves, but she said that they should do it on a bumper sticker, not a state-issued license plate.
She said she’s happy that most motorists have relinquished their objectionable license plates without a fight. So far, there have been only 13 appeals, but there could be more.If a motorist loses an appeal to a hearing examiner, then they can sue in Superior Court. So far, no one has taken that step.
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