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(Memphis - 7/1/2010) From specialized plates to government tags, Steve Bierbrodt with the Shelby County Clerk's Office sees them all.
"Just a regular tag can range from $76 to $106 for just your normal, State of Tennessee tag," Bierbrodt said.
Then, there are plates like the ones on Joreal DeVante's SUV. DeVante says he's with the "Moorish American National Government" and he doesn't need Tennessee tags because he's a diplomat.
"We are Moorish-Americans, the original aboriginal people here on this continent before you Europeans arrived," DeVante said.
DeVante says he's not a United States citizen, even though he lives in government housing. He claims what's attached to his vehicle isn't a "license plate" or a "motor vehicle."
"That's not a tag, that's a conveyer's information card attached to my conveyance. And if you read that book, I have no more conversation. If you read this, you'll learn the law," DeVante said.
The On Your Side Investigators read the book. It states that if a car "is not registered, it's not 'motor vehicle', and there are no motor vehicle statutes to break."
The rest of the book is filled with "Common Law" arguments that seem to be copied and pasted from various Internet sites. We caught up with DeVante a second time to ask if he'd give us a better understanding of his book.
He wasn't very cooperative, so we took the book to Judge Joe Brown.
"Have you ever heard about anything like that?" On Your Side Investigator Keli Rabon asked Judge Brown.
"No such garbage," Judge Brown said.
Judge Brown says the book is filled with age-old arguments that don't fly.
- One group in Memphis says they don't have to get state-licensed car plates.
- Judge Joe Brown calls the practice "garbage."
- Officials with the Shelby County Clerk's office also say the tags are illegal.
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keli.rabon@wreg.com
(Memphis - 7/1/2010) From specialized plates to government tags, Steve Bierbrodt with the Shelby County Clerk's Office sees them all.
"Just a regular tag can range from $76 to $106 for just your normal, State of Tennessee tag," Bierbrodt said.
Then, there are plates like the ones on Joreal DeVante's SUV. DeVante says he's with the "Moorish American National Government" and he doesn't need Tennessee tags because he's a diplomat.
"We are Moorish-Americans, the original aboriginal people here on this continent before you Europeans arrived," DeVante said.
DeVante says he's not a United States citizen, even though he lives in government housing. He claims what's attached to his vehicle isn't a "license plate" or a "motor vehicle."
"That's not a tag, that's a conveyer's information card attached to my conveyance. And if you read that book, I have no more conversation. If you read this, you'll learn the law," DeVante said.
The On Your Side Investigators read the book. It states that if a car "is not registered, it's not 'motor vehicle', and there are no motor vehicle statutes to break."
The rest of the book is filled with "Common Law" arguments that seem to be copied and pasted from various Internet sites. We caught up with DeVante a second time to ask if he'd give us a better understanding of his book.
He wasn't very cooperative, so we took the book to Judge Joe Brown.
"Have you ever heard about anything like that?" On Your Side Investigator Keli Rabon asked Judge Brown.
"No such garbage," Judge Brown said.
Judge Brown says the book is filled with age-old arguments that don't fly.
