The state concluded the license plate “LUVTOFU” could’ve been seen as a reference to sex instead of admiration for bean curd.
Peter Starostecki and his kids Sadie, center, and Jo Jo, pose behind their car with the vanity license plate that the state of Maine has deemed in appropriate, Wednesday, March 8, 2023, in Poland, Maine. The vegan family's car will soon have a randomly selected plate.AUGUSTA, Maine — A Maine vegan whose custom license plate contains the word “tofu” is one of the motorists caught in a state crackdown on vulgar tags.
The motorist insisted there was no mistaking his intent because the back of his car had several tofu-related stickers. “People are so sensitive nowadays,” said Libby, of Jonesport, after a hearing examiner rejected her appeal. “I just think it’s foolish.” After license plate freedoms spiraled out of control, the Maine Legislature directed the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to reestablish a system for vetting the state’s roughly 120,000 vanity license plates.
In 2020, a federal judge ruled that California’s ban on plates that are “offensive to good taste and decency” was overly broad, and She said she’s happy that most motorists have relinquished their objectionable license plates without a fight. So far, there have been only 13 appeals, but there could be more.
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