I mean really. This is outright theft. http://news.yahoo.com/ap-exclusive-calif-9-11-fund-raided-deficits-070528674.html
The California DMV has become completely dysfunctional since the budget cuts. People commonly drive a new car with no plates for 6-8 months before they receive their license plates. When I renewed my drivers license it took 6 months before I received it. The good news is that they are very slow to enter traffic infractions into the system so the insurace companies can't determine if a person has received traffic tickets or not. People tell their insurance company anything that they want nowdays. The biggest violator of this 9/11 license plate program appears to be Arnold Schwarznegger who raided the fund to close the state budget. He was a republican.