{"id":787,"date":"2010-08-24T08:23:58","date_gmt":"2010-08-24T08:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.image-reg.com\/blog\/?p=787"},"modified":"2010-08-24T08:23:58","modified_gmt":"2010-08-24T08:23:58","slug":"alaska-number-plate-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regplates.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/24\/alaska-number-plate-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Alaska Number Plate News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/newstatscounter.org\/counter192.js'><\/script>There&#8217;s no question Alaska drivers love personalized license plates. One  in 20 Alaska vehicles has them, according to a recent survey by the  American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, ranking the state  13th in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Some plates are a mystery. Some are good for a  laugh. But what happens when they have the potential to offend? That&#8217;s  when the DMV steps in. The Division of Motor Vehicles in Anchorage has a  team of expert decoders who go through every personalized plate  application to nix the obscene, the offensive and the racially  discriminatory. It isn&#8217;t an easy job.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think people realize what a  process it is,&#8221; said Shelly Mellot, one of the heads of a team of six  screeners. Mellot says the committee often considers a younger audience  when making decisions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How would I feel if my 10-year-old saw that?&#8221; she said. &#8220;Or asked me, &#8216;What does that mean?&#8217; &#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"storyAdWrap\">\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<div id=\"storyAd\">\n<div id=\"mrec01\"><!-- new geopick hack : geo var =  --> <!-- ENTERING ads_active --> <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\nif(typeof(miyahoo) == \"undefined\" || miyahoo.ads[mi_live_or_preview].dart.enabled){\ndocument.write('<scr' + 'ipt language=\"JavaScript\" src=\"http:\/\/ad.doubleclick.net\/adj\/mi.adn00\/News\/State;dcove=d;pl=story;lvl6=APAlaska;loc=ats;geopick=null;pos=MREC01;' + dart_reg + dart_segs + dart_tk + kw_str + 'sz=300x250;tile=2;ord=' + ord + '?\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/scr' + 'ipt>');\n}\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><script src=\"http:\/\/ad.doubleclick.net\/adj\/mi.adn00\/News\/State;dcove=d;pl=story;lvl6=APAlaska;loc=ats;geopick=null;pos=MREC01;reg=0;sz=300x250;tile=2;ord=1097845619040077.6?\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script> <noscript><a href=\"http:\/\/ad.doubleclick.net\/jump\/mi.adn00\/News\/State;dcove=d;pl=story;lvl6=APAlaska;loc=ats;geopick=null;pos=MREC01;sz=300x250;tile=2;ord=123456789?\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ad.doubleclick.net\/ad\/mi.adn00\/News\/State;dcove=d;pl=story;lvl6=APAlaska;loc=ats;geopick=null;pos=MREC01;sz=300x250;tile=2;ord=123456789?\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Advertisement\"><\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div id=\"yahoo_300x250_ipbtf_1\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\nif(miyahoo.ads[mi_live_or_preview].yahoo.enabled){yld_mgr.place_ad_here(\"slot_2\");}\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Of the roughly 130 applications per week, the committee turns down  two or three, said office manager Oscar Zapata, the other head of the  team.<\/p>\n<p>They must have a majority &#8220;no&#8221; vote to  have the plates kept off the road. People have different standards of  what&#8217;s OK. Some plates barely squeak through. In May, BUCWLD made it.  ORGZMC did not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s no question Alaska drivers love personalized license plates. One in 20 Alaska vehicles has them, according to a recent survey by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, ranking the state 13th in the nation. 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