PIERRE, S. D. (KELO.com) — Vanity license plates are free speech.
So says the South Dakota State Supreme Court.
This past week the Court ruled that South Dakota officials will no longer deny applications for personalized license plates based on whether the plate’s message is deemed to be “offensive to good taste and decency.”
A case was brought forth by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of Lyndon Hart.
His 2022 application to the Motor Vehicle Division for a vanity plate reading “REZWEED” was denied after state officials called it “in bad taste.”
