Gay Youth Group Appeals Indiana Plate Revocation
ACLU Helps Indiana Youth Group In Fight With State
Posted: 06/13/2012
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The gay youth group that had its specialty license plates revoked by the state earlier this year is looking to overturn that decision with help from the American Civil Liberties Union.The Indiana Youth Group is appealing the state's decision to end its specialty plates and expects to have a December hearing on the issue.Executive Director Mary Byrne said Tuesday she thinks the hearing will give them a chance to show that selling low-numbered plates to supporters is common practice among groups with specialty plates.BMV spokesman Dennis Rosebrough said the Indiana 4-H Foundation is also appealing the termination of its specialty plates by the state. Rosebrough said the groups broke their contract with the state when they sold their plates for more than the $40 standard fee.Indiana Youth Group maintains it is a common practice among Indiana's some 100 organizations with specialty plates to give out low-numbered plates as thank-you gifts.The group sued the state in 2010 after the BMV turned down its request for a specialty plate in 2008 and 2009.
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