Group sues NCDOT over decision to remove battle flag from license plates The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles says it will no longer issue specialty license plates featuring the Confederate battle flag. (Source: CNN) By CBS 17 Digital Desk | March 8, 2021 at 4:23 PM EST - Updated March 8 at 4:52 PM SANFORD, N.C. (WNCN) — The North Carolina Sons of Confederate Veterans is suing the North Carolina Department of Transportation amid its decision to stop production of the Confederate battle flag on state license plates. The complaint was filed in Lee County Superior Court on Monday. A statement from the Sons of Confederate Veterans says members have rights and “deserve equal treatment under North Carolina law.”