After pulling over, why do cops not ask the driver for insurance and registration anymore?
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Egao No Genki
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They certainly should, and still do. If an officer didn't ask for these things, it may have been an oversight. I don't know the details of the stop.
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that info is available to them on their onboard computer.
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They're supposed to.
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I wasn't aware of that. I thought they had to.
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In Virginia they ask for license and registration, but not insurance. They are able to look up your insurance with your license. I don't know why they can't just look up your registration as well... I really wish they could since I can never seem to find my registration card.
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I'm not sure where you live, but in Tennessee, a traffic violator is asked for proof of insurance and registration, each time a traffic stop is iniated. Believe it or not, some states still do not require a driver to have auto insurance. This may be one of the states you live.
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Sounds like you have plenty of experience being pulled over. What you are asked for depends upon the situation and the officer involved.
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Here you are asked for proof of insurance and license. License obviously because you are required to have it when you operate a motor vehicle and proof of insurance because the system may not have you insurance information even though you have current coverage.
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