Katz v. Department of Motor Vehicles

Opinion

TAYLOR, P. J.

The appeal from a judgment denying appellant Katz' petition for a writ of mandate to compel respondents, Department of Motor Vehicles, et al. (Department), to issue a personalized license plate bearing the letters EZ LAY, presents questions of first impression as to the constitutionality of Vehicle Code section 5105. Katz contends that the statute, first, is vague on its face; second, is overbroad as it lacks a sufficiently definite? standard for administrative action; third, the Department’s denial of the personalized license plate requested constituted an abridgement of…