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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A cop ran our plates this last week because we were parked in front of a fire hydrant for 5 mins (bagel run, rain). And told us that dh's license was suspended for failure to answer a ticket that we don't remember receiving from a town that we have not driven through in 2 years. We can't reach the town. How is this a thing? We are in 2023 - how is it possible to have your license suspended over a ticket you never even knew you had and a town you cannot reach.

This is the kind of thing that makes life not actually work. [/quote]

I can run your plates for investigatory purposes any time I want if I see you 1) committing a moving violation, 2) engaged in suspicious behavior (ie appearing to be cruising a block for drug sales, prostitution, casing, etc), 3) possible indicators of driving under the influence, 4) mechanical defect with vehicle (broken lights, windshield damage, excessive smoke etc), 5) reasonable suspicion the vehicle is stolen or any other visible evidence of felony activity. I will typically run plates before I make a stop. It’s not a certainty for identifying the driver before they hand me their ID, since people sometimes do drive other people’s cars, but it’s probably the owner 90% of the time.

Standing at fire hydrant for 5 minutes is sufficient to have me run your plates. Drop your passenger off and go park somewhere or circle the block until they call you and say they’re ready to be picked up again.  Don’t be a jerk. [/quote]

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