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MARTIN v. STATE, DEPT. OF MOTOR VEHICLES

No. 01-214.

819 A.2d 742 (2003)

2003 VT 14

Carol Ann MARTIN v. STATE of Vermont, AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

February 7, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Bloomer, Jr. of McClallen & Bloomer, P.C., Rutland, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

William H. Sorrell, Attorney General, William E. Griffin, Chief Assistant Attorney General, and Bridget C. Asay, Assistant Attorney General, Montpelier, for Defendant-Appellee.

Present: AMESTOY, C.J., DOOLEY, MORSE, JOHNSON and SKOGLUND, JJ.

AMESTOY, C.J.

¶ 1. Plaintiff Carol Ann Martin appeals the superior court's decision upholding the Department of Motor Vehicles' (DMV) refusal to issue her a special motor vehicle license plate displaying the letters "IRISH." We conclude that the administrative regulation upon which DMV based its ruling is inconsistent with, and thus unauthorized by, the governing statute. Accordingly, we reverse the superior court's decision.

¶ 2. This case is an...

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