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| License Plate Decorum act of 2009; xfer from previous topic | |
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| DynamoJax | Oct 5 2009, 02:39 AM Post #1 |
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17th and 20th PM of Ostentia.
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I, the Right Honourable Kay "DynamoJax" Jackson, the MP for the Uplands of Enchiridion and the Twentieth Prime Minister of Ostentia, do hereby introduce to the Ostentian House of Commons thereof: [start text] AN ACT to allow the States of the Federal Republic of Ostentia the creation of designer plates. §1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be referred to as the License Plate Decorum act of 2009. §2. PROVISIONS. Upon approval, this legislation shall achieve the following: 1: All States are permitted to create their own license plate designs following that all the requirements below are met: 1a: The current approved licensing system is not altered. 1b: The plates are easily readable, and the paint colour of the text is in clear contrast with the colour(s) of the plate. 1c: The plates are mindful of all cultures and are devoid of obscenities or other vulgar language or imagery. 2: Each state may choose to offer plates with state decorum, but must always offer the Ostentian plate standard as an option. 3:In addition, a state is NOT required to offer any such "designer" plates, and may only offer the Ostentian Standard. In addition, a state is NOT required to offer any such "designer" plates, and may choose to only offer the Ostentian Standard. 4: States may charge a small fee for the designer plate, on top of the regular fee for an standard Ostentian License Plate. 5: Any designer plate by any state shall be entered into the federal database and shall hold equal rights and privileges in all other states, thus having validity in all other states as well as its state of origin. §3. ADDITIONAL COST. The Federal Republic of Ostentia will not, under any circumstances, allot any funding under this bill. The decision of whom funds the decorum plates, either the state or by the consumer (via a nominal fee on top of the standard plate fee) is solely determined by the state in question. However, the Federal Government reserves the right to install a cap on such fees should they become unacceptably abusive. [/end text] Reasoning: This does not alter the system of current licensing, but instead offers each state a chance to create a plate that uniquely identifies them. For example, Valaxia could offer a Blue background plate with a Green border with white Text saying "Valaxia" on top or bottom with the licensing information in center. This meets all the criteria (unless say, the blue was rather light). But, the state cannot just replace the "Ostentian Standard" plate design with their design alone. In addition, Valaxia's designer plates are just as valid as any other state plates, so one person can ship their car to the mainland, and drive the car with the Valaxia plate in say, Enchiridion and still be in possession of a legal plate. In essence, no one state's plate is any more or less legal than another's, or the Ostentian Standard. Since designer plates do cost a little extra, the states can either bear the cost, or allow the consumer to elect to spend the additional fee or not. But if such fee becomes excessive (i.e., a fee going above and way beyond the amount needed to make up the difference), we can step in and cap it, but that's the only potential interference this bill will allow. |
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