The Seperation of Church & Plate
Every “specialty” license plate in Indiana costs a little more than than standard plate, with the extra cash going towards the cause of your choice (the environment, D.A.R.E., cancer awareness, whatever), except one. This one:
When Mark Studler was renewing his specialty license plate recently, which touts his support of environmental issues, he expected to pay the annual premium of $40 to the state.
After all, he wanted to express his love of the great outdoors every time he hit the highways — and liked that $25 of the fee was donated to the Indiana Heritage Trust, a state conservation group.
But he objected to a new license plate that he felt also qualified as a specialty plate — one with the motto “In God We Trust” — but didn’t require a premium. Not even the $15 extra fee that usually goes to the state for administrative costs.