County clerk started refusing to accept those certifications of non-residence
and the gendarmes continued to harrass GIs over that until the state DMV
finally told the county clerk to obey the law and issue the plates.

Had I been running the state DMV I'd've asked the base to give me the use
of a broom closet someplace and set up a state DMV office to issue non-resident
plates - and cut Sarpy and Douglas (and to a lesser extent Cass) counties out
of the loop completely (the counties get to keep most of the registration fees).
Since a couple of thousand plates are involved the state would most likely have
made a little money on the deal - and, of course, the respective counties would
have lost a lot.

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