Today, I was running a few minutes late for a dentist appointment. So I was speeding on a not-so-busy highway.
The county police pulled me over and gave me the third degree almost right away. I wasn’t rude, or anything with him but very cooperative. Anyways, he treated me like a hardened criminal. My plates had expired less then a month ago but I neglected to renew them right away due to family medical problems with my dad and I am temp. living out of state. I was unable to find my incurrence which is current. The cop gave me a ticket for speeding, plates, insurance and claimed I passed someone in an intersection which I didn’t do, but I was so shaken up at the time, I didn’t even realize he was charging and ticketing me with that. He impounded my car due to the tags being expired and also hounded me if I had drugs in the car and was going to search it. I don’t have any contraband in the car and didn’t care for the accusations. Can he impound my car like that in the state of Indiana for expired tags?
Also what’s the laws as far as search and seizures go? I never gave him permission to search it, he just said he was. And what constitutes harassment? I have never been treated this way by a cop in my life.
2007-12-06 09:13:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Not only can he impound your car for expired tags, he can't let you drive away in it. The tags are expired.
Since he was taking possession of the car he is required to inventory the contents.
You broke at least four laws, speeding, expired tags, proof of insurance and passing in an intersection. If you can bring a copy of your current insurance card, it is likely the court will dismiss the insurance ticket.
If you want to keep the impound fees low, pay to register the car and pay the impound fees. They charge by the day.
2007-12-06 09:22:46 · answer #1 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
that doesnt recommend that they wont get thrown in penal complex for 5 years after the 2d offense does it? I dont think of maine facilitates an impound, however the effects in penal complex time may well be rather strict for driving without a valid license. of direction, impounding and scrapping would be a plenty greater valuable element to do, get some old clunkers off the line and make a pair dollars from scrap metallic or auctions, and not would desire to pay for imprisonment, yet what do you assume from government, performance?
2016-11-13 21:38:58 · answer #2 · answered by pedrosa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never heard of a car being impounded for bad tags. Thats not even a moving offense but just a fine. Sounds like you got a power hungry cop. If they suspected drugs, they might search and then impound the car as evidence. Call a lawyer before the impound fees start to pile up.
2007-12-06 09:22:25 · answer #3 · answered by Diane M 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
what if I have insurance on my car but, the insurance paper work was not in the car at the time.
2016-04-19 10:27:24 · answer #4 · answered by Earlene 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋