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Taking license with license plates

The state Department of Licensing is making some big changes in auto license plates in Washington. Currently, license plates have six characters (three numbers followed by three letters). But DOL is changing to a system (similar to one used in California) that features seven characters -- a number, a letter, two more numbers and ending with three letters. (Something like this: 1A11AAA).

Holiday Giving Tip No. 7

Today’s Holiday Giving Tip: Know where to file your complaints. While we here at the Secretary of State’s Office help provide consumers with lots of information about charities, we aren’t the place to go if you want to report a charity scam or bad practices. But we can tell you where to go! If you feel a charity or commercial fundraiser is operating in a deceptive or illegal manner, contact the Consumer and Business Fair Practice Division of the State Attorney General's Office at 1-800-551-4636 (TDD: 1-800-276-9883).