UPDATE: Department of Revenue parks controversy over new Tennessee license plates for now

The Tennessee Department of Revenue parked claims of a halt of motor vehicle license plate production.

The agency said in a statement that prior media reports of a stoppage due to potential problems with the letters on the new plates being ID’d by law enforcement scanners were incorrect.

The report also said that the Department of Homeland Security is evaluating the problem with plate readers and all manufacturing and renewals would proceed as normal.

NEW: The Department of Revenue and TRICOR have NOT stopped producing new license plates and any media reports indicating otherwise are incorrect. Drivers should continue to renew their registration and receive their new plate in the month of renewal. @TNDeptofSafety pic.twitter.com/gYXEs02GU8

— TN Dept of Revenue (@TNDeptofRevenue) February 14, 2022

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