2006-11-20 16:07:36 · 11 answers · asked by meljrw 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
The police do not need to suspect anything to run a license plate, driver's license or warrant check. The average citizen however, does not have access to the database needed to look up a license plate.
2006-11-20 16:57:13 · answer #1 · answered by Pincher 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-22 04:05:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey Mister Cop er Robby B,
Have you ever heard of PublicData.com?
License plates, driver's licenses, telephone numbers, etc are public records and can be looked up by anyone willing to pay the fee publicdata.com charges. Even criminal records are public record and can be looked up.
Nothing illegal about it.
2006-11-20 17:59:14 · answer #3 · answered by longhornhomes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Texas, a peace offier needs no reason to run your tags or a warrant check. There are several ways to do that if you aren't a peace officer. If you go to the local DPS (Dept. Public Safety ie. State Troopers) they charge a min. fee to run those for you. When a Peace officer runs something like that, its for Law enforcement purposes only. (We cant run our Ex-wife's boyfriend....) :)
2006-11-20 21:54:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hardly. Why do you think we have a license plate? So they can run a make on it to see who is supposed to be in possession of the car. They do not do this unless they have probable cause.
2006-11-20 16:09:25 · answer #5 · answered by Sparkles 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends! Police can't run a check on a license without a suspicion, and I don't think all states want to be giving out peoples addresses, so no you cant generally!
2006-11-20 16:19:18 · answer #6 · answered by cantcu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they are public record. Just go to your county tax office pay a small fee and you get your information.
2006-11-20 18:26:07 · answer #7 · answered by Migra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it isn't against the law, it is considered public information.
2006-11-20 23:58:42 · answer #8 · answered by yahoo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but they are not for the general public
2006-11-20 16:14:56 · answer #9 · answered by sonkysst 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is, unless you have a legitimate reason (and authority) to do so.
2006-11-20 16:09:25 · answer #10 · answered by toobusytostress 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋