QUESTION
If you have applied for a personalized tag, can you get stopped and be searched for an improper tag or the temporary tag?
Asked on Feb 27th, 2013 on Litigation - New York
6 ANSWERS
John J. Carney
You can be stopped for any reason the police choose to use, even if it is a lie. People who are stooped should not answer question or consent to a search, but they must show their license, registration, and insurance card.
Answered on Mar 04th, 2013 at 7:29 PM
Ronald A. Steinberg
The cops can stop you only if they witness you violating the law, or if they have a good faith suspicion that there is a warrant for you. Otherwise, it is bogus.
Answered on Mar 01st, 2013 at 11:06 PM
Geoffrey MacLaren Yaryan
You can only be stopped by the police if they have a reasonable suspicion that that you have, or are committing a criminal or traffic offense. To search your car they must have your consent or probable cause to believe evidence of a crime is in the car.
Answered on Mar 01st, 2013 at 6:49 AM
Michael J. Breczinski
If the tag is legal then you can't be searched for it.
Answered on Mar 01st, 2013 at 6:47 AM
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You can get stopped for just about anything. Why are you fighting the system?
Answered on Feb 28th, 2013 at 8:44 PM
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Sounds like a pretext stop & search. They'll do this for hanging something from the rear-view mirror or windows they think are tinted too much. They usually get away with it.
Answered on Feb 28th, 2013 at 8:30 PM