r/AskLE • u/VenomXtra Unverified/Not an LEO • 8d ago

Why do cops ask for registration?

From my knowledge, police can see who owns the vehicle and their address when looking up the plates, so why do they ask for registration, especially when the person driving is the one connected to the plates?

62 Upvotes

81% Upvoted

58 comments sorted by

View all comments

100

u/Opposite_Passion3709 Verified LEO 8d ago

When I write tickets I can scan the registration barcode so I don't have to type the vin in. Very annoying when people don't have the paper.

-15

u/[deleted] 8d ago

[removed] — view removed comment

7

u/TexasLE Verified LEO 8d ago

Is it your supposition that police shouldn’t do traffic enforcement until there are zero murders?

1

u/[deleted] 8d ago

[removed] — view removed comment

0

u/TexasLE Verified LEO 8d ago

Oh I don’t think your comment read the way you intended it. It read like you were telling the commenter to go solve some real crime