STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES

BEFORE THE
DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FILED
DEPT. OF MOTOR VEHICLES
APR 14 2000
BY (signed) M. Harrison

In the Matter Of the Cancellation of:

GEORGE F. CORREA                                                              CASE NO.   ELP-99-1028
Environmental License Plates                                                       OAH NO. L-1999120480
REDSKIN,                                                                                 DECISION
                     Respondent.

The Proposed Decision of the Administrative Law Judge, a copy of which is

herewith served upon you and which has heretofore been filed as a public record as

provided in Government Code, section 11517, subdivision (b), is hereby adopted by

the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles of the State of California as the

Decision in the above matter.

This Decision shall become effective APR 14 2000

DATED: APR 13 2000

(signed) Ed Snyder
for STEVEN GOURLEY
Director

PROPOSED DECISION

On March 8, 2000, in Oakland, California, Perry 0. Johnson, Administrative Law Judge, Office of Administrative Hearings, State of California, heard this matter.

Craig Stevenson, Staff Counsel, represented the complainant.

Respondent George F. Correa appeared at the hearing to represent his own interests.

On March 8, 2000, the parties submitted the matter and the record was closed.

FACTUAL FINDINGS

Ed Snyder made the Order Canceling Environmental License Plates and the Order for the Return of Plates in his official capacity as Acting Director, Department of Motor Vehicles ("Department").

The Department on a date before August 15, 1996, issued to respondent George F. Correa, with Susan L. Correa, ("respondent") an environmental license plate with the lettering: "RDSKINS."

On August 15, 1996, the Department granted respondent's application to remove the subject license plates from a Volvo automobile so as to reassign the license plates to a GMC Yukon vehicle. Since that time the license plates have been attached to respondent's GMC Yukon truck.

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