When the police stop you and run your driver lic and the car lic?

Question

When the police stop you and run your driver lic and the car lic from where do there computer obtain the information, in another words from where do they get this information is it only dmv

Answer 1

It's a combination of DMV and police files.

Answer 2

If they only run your license plate for registration, (a 10-28,) it comes from the DMV. If they run your plate for registration AND criminal activity involving the vehicle, i.e. whether or not it's been used in a crime or is 10-75, (stolen,) then it's a 10-29 and that code tells the dispatcher to put it into a different place in the computer which will access the National Crime Information Center to see if there are any "hits" on that plate.

Your driver's license is usually run through the computer to see if there are any warrants for your arrest, in the municipality where your license is being run or in any others. Then it will be searched through NCIC, the city database, the county database, the state database, the FBI and a whole bunch of other places.

But it's been so long since I've been a part of this law enforcement world that I could be totally wrong and mistaken.

Answer 3

I worked there. They get the info from multiple databases from each city and state where, license plates, drivers license, etc are registered. That information goes into a massive central database that is available for any law enforcement agency to use. The one I worked for is Texas Department of Public Safety in Austin, Texas.

Answer 4

First, your driver's license is run to see if it is valid. There are many people out there who knowingly or unknowingly drive with suspended licenses.

Your tag is run to see if your car is registered properly and also to see if it is properly insured.

Many states now have the Insurance Database. What this does is allow police to simply put in your tag number and insurance information is readily available. This was done in order to keep uninsured vehicles off the road (there are way too many vehicles out there on the road with no insurance...that is illegal).

Also, when your driver's license is put in, an officer can see if you have any outstanding warrants against you. Your driver's license is as personal as your social security number.

Does this answer your question?

EMT

Answer 5

The DHSMV or Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shows a listing of who license plates are registered to and each state's own Driver's License office is accessed for DL info.
As far as a warrant and/or criminal history is concerned, the LEO's respective county and state databases are checked and then the NCIC is checked. NCIC is the fed level but also has info put into it by some states.

Answer 6

The police computers are linked to the dmv database.

Answer 7

Info comes from the DVLA database, also from the insurance database and also from the nice peeps whom register the MOT. EVERYTHING is known Tax Test Ins expiries before driver is spoken to, fantastic system.

Answer 8

The DMV
Criminal database
Court database

Basically they are checking to see if you have any outstanding warrants, if you are currently on probation/parole, and if the car is stolen/reported stolen. They are also getting your driving record to see if they should issue you that ticket or allow you a second chance.

Answer 9

Well the computer they have is set/hooked up to their headquarters, the court system, and the registry of motor vehicles. So it is combined between all three.

Answer 10

they are tapping into several data bases. DMV, justice dept, FBI, homeland security, local law enforcement, sexual predators, missing persons, etc.