“Rule-making will delay the process of active removal of plates from the road but will help us balance the free speech rights of citizens and the public interest of removing inappropriate license plates.”

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, regarding the process to recall license plates with obscene language. A law that bans profanities on state license plates went into effect on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. (Associated Press — October 16, 2021)