I am not familiar with the policies associated with including county names on Iowa license plates.
Is it possible for identical license plate alphanumeric sequences to be issued by more than one county?
If so, I see their point. However, if each license plate has a unique alphanumeric sequence, then I think this rule is just petty bureaucracy.
In theory I agree it is helpful. However, I wonder how many individuals will get ticketed just for having something obscure some part of the plate. Furthermore, if they are looking for a particular vehicle, say a 2010 White Camry, what would be more specific, one from “Sample County” or one with an obstruction over part of the plate. I submit it would be the latter.
I recall a story where the police asked for surplus night vision equipment under the homeland security financing. What did they use them for? To ensure individuals were wearing seatbelts. Yeah, it made sense they might need the vision enhancements to spot terrorists at night (assuming they knew what they looked like) but of course that became secondary to raising money.
not all plates have the county.
particularly specialty plates.