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<\/p>\nA California driver was successful in obtaining a unique license plate that, when reflected in a mirror, spells out an illegal phrase.<\/p>\n
Personalized license plates cannot, in the words of the California Department of Motor Vehicles, \u201cbe offensive or slang in ANY language,\u201d \u201cinterchange letters and numbers to look like other plates,\u201d or \u201cresemble an existing license plate.\u201d According to Boing Boing, the driver of this truck sneaked past the laws.<\/p>\n
Personalization of license plates is possible \u201cwith your own combination of letters, numbers, and other characters,\u201d according to the state\u2019s DMV. \u201cPersonalized standard license plates can include between 2 and 7 characters. Depending on the type of plate you choose to personalize, other personalized license [plates] can have a range of characters.<\/p>\n
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Photo credit: Boing \u200bBoing<\/p>\n
In addition to personalized license plates, California also offers historical, military, and special interest plates.<\/p>\n
Various state initiatives and programs, including those pertaining to agriculture, the arts, coastal preservation, firemen, pets, child health and safety, preservation, conservation, recreation, and more, are apparently supported in part by special interest plates.<\/p>\n
Congressional Medal of Honor, Gold Star Family, Legion of Valor, Pearl Harbor Survivor, Ex-Prisoner of War, and Purple Heart are some of the military plates available. Also available are \u201cVeterans\u2019 Organization plates for anyone who wishes to order one to represent their pride in the nation\u2019s military.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Photo credit: Boing \u200bBoing<\/p>\n
Additionally, vintage license plates are offered \u201cfor motor vehicles that are of historical interest\u201d that were produced after 1922 and have attained the age of 24.<\/p>\n
When New York approved a legislation requiring motor vehicle owners to register with the state, the first license plate of any type was issued in 1901, according to Time magazine.<\/p>\n
In accordance with the law, license plates must have \u201cthe separate initials of the owner\u2019s name placed upon the back thereof in a conspicuous place, the letters forming such initials to be at least three inches in height.\u201d<\/p>\n
The first license plate was given to a man by the name of George F. Chamberlain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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