Auto dealers propose generic license plates with no county name listed

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Radio Iowa: A Senate committee may soon debate the concept of leaving the county name off the bottom of some Iowa license plates. Iowa is one of five states that have county names listed on the standard state license plate. Brad Epperly, a lobbyist for the Iowa Automobile Dealers Association, said the proposal would create the option for a generic plate that doesn’t list the county where the vehicle’s owner lives. “We have a number of plates already, specialty plates that don’t have county names on them,” Epperly said. The Iowa State Sheriffs and Deputies Association is opposed to the bill. An association representative said a survey of county sheriffs in Iowa found 77% were opposed to the idea.