What Would Jesus Drive?
Allan Doeksen
INDIANAPOLIS | Costs $15 less for religious plates
April 24, 2007
INDIANAPOLIS -- The ''In God We Trust'' license plates that have
quickly become a fixture on Indiana roads came under a legal attack
Monday claiming the law authorizing them is unconstitutional for
favoring that message over those on other plates.
A lawsuit claims the Bureau of Motor Vehicles gives preferential
treatment to motorists wanting the plates, which also feature the
American flag, because they don't have to pay the $15 administrative
fee that the agency collects on sales of most other specialty plates.
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of plaintiff Mark E. Studler by the
Indiana branch of the American Civil Liberties Union.
''It amounts to a promotion of the plate. The plate is a statement,''
said ACLU-Indiana attorney Ken Falk. ''There is a cost in Indiana to
obtain a general specialty plate and to express oneself in that
manner, but there is no cost for an 'In God We Trust' plate.''
BMV spokesman Greg Cook said he could not comment on pending litigation.
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