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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowA plan overhauling Indiana's specialty auto license plate system and requiring all groups with plates to sell 500 a year has been signed into law by Gov. Mike Pence.
The bill approved by lawmakers creates an eight-member bipartisan commission to review requests from not-for-profit groups seeking specialty plates. The panel will check financial reports at least once a decade on how the groups are spending their plate proceeds.
The bill sets a limit of 150 specialty plates. A legislative report shows that 17 of the 92 specialty plates sold during the past two years fell short of selling the minimum 500 plates a year.
Supporters say the new rules are meant to keep a handle on the number of specialty plates and ensure the money is spent appropriately.
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