There is an audit trail kept but law dictates that license inquires are purged every 90 days I think. The audit only shows the plate number ran and which terminal ran it on what day. There is no location. It's been like that since the 70's.
PRIVACY!!!!
It's like the the cops are leafing through state maintained records to look for open warrants....how dare they. Once the information is in their files, no peeking! (without a warrant)
So we can only track Snafu's PTs attendance every 3 months.
So, I will say fine, your in public driving down a public road and a police care comes up behind you and runs your plates, no harm no foul. BUT what about this, if you are so concerned about having your plate ran in a parking lot, why not park your car, remove the plate, ensure that your VIN number is not visible from outside the car, and lock the plates in the trunk. I would THINK, that by just not having a plate on a car it not illegal, now you will have to reaffix the plate to the car before you leave, but we are talking about random license plate reading in a parking lot.
So, I will say fine, your in public driving down a public road and a police care comes up behind you and runs your plates, no harm no foul. BUT what about this, if you are so concerned about having your plate ran in a parking lot, why not park your car, remove the plate, ensure that your VIN number is not visible from outside the car, and lock the plates in the trunk. I would THINK, that by just not having a plate on a car it not illegal, now you will have to reaffix the plate to the car before you leave, but we are talking about random license plate reading in a parking lot.
Until the property owner has it towed (at your expense) as an abandoned vehicle since it has no plate.
There are ordinances concerning none plated vehicles. I have had the city gestapo ordinance/code enforcement agent come up many times when I was building a car and it was not currently plated. It is (or was) a $128 ticket. Thing is, every vehicle we own in registered and current just do not always put the plate on them if they are in stasis. I have owned a few trailer-ed drag cars that were not street driven (much....) that would be in the drive in front of the shop and the limp wienie nit-wits would try to fine us for those as well.
You will have your prized ride impounded if you do this.
I seriously doubt that a car sitting for an hour while someone shops, is going to be towed due to no plate. Yea I can see that happening if the car sits overnight... but for a hour... doubtful
OK.......you are concerned about random plate checks. What do you think will happen if LEO rolls up on your ride with no plates and VIN covered. In about 60 seconds there will be a flat bed dispatched to snatch it up. Not a knock on how you feel just a statement of fact. Out in the big nasty (real world) you will not get around the rules.
Oh not saying I would do anything that dumb, just a thought for someone who was so paranoid they didnt want their tag read... And what would give a LEO the authority to tow a vehichle off of private property without the property owners consent?
Oh not saying I would do anything that dumb, just a thought for someone who was so paranoid they didnt want their tag read... And what would give a LEO the authority to tow a vehichle off of private property without the property owners consent?
There is a thread somewhere here on INGO about the police trying
to tow a car from the driveway of a home.
The car didn't have current plates on it. I can't remember all
the details or the resolution .........
I'm too lazy to look for it, it was probably about 2 yrs ago +/-.