I know its normal to get asked for license, registration, and proof of insurance. But why ask for the registration? When I register every year, the county sends me a sticker with the plate number and expiration date to stick on the lic plate. The cops van see the plate and date right? Plus I’m sure they run the plate when they pull you over anyway. Seems to me they already know the registration status.
So why do they still ask for the registration paper?
Nah. The plate either matches the vehicle or it doesn’t. Sure, you can steal one from a very similar car, but then that tag is in the db for being stolen. Not having that piece of paper is one more angle for getting probable cause to fuck with you, and deliver a ticket.
And just how do you think the plate is matched to the vehicle if not through registration?
Not if you put the plates from the stolen car onto that car and that car’s owner doesn’t notice…
Fair point! I’d guess one can go quite some time like that.
Most plates that are stolen are used right away, before they’re even called in.
Some cases they don’t need your license either, they can see an image of your license by entering your name and birthdate into their cars computer.
I’ve been pulled over because they saw my license was suspended. Later I learned that case law prohibits that from being used as probable cause.
Right. I would think all this was readily available from a police DB