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Old 10-13-2003, 09:36 PM   #20
BillJC
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But what's the statute? If he pulls someone over because he or she "looks" suspicious then, that's borderline racial profiling. Why did this person look suspiscious? Were they driving too slow?

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actually they can pull u over without a front license plate...like say if the person looks suspicious, and the copper wants to pull him over, he can look and see theres a reason they can pull him over, the copper would go in front of the vehicle and check see if he has a front license plate or not, if not, the copper is gonna pull him over...i know this because my professor's done this before, and he says its perfectly legal...
You're professor wouldn't have probable cause then. So if this suspicious person did have his front plate on then, he would make up some other excuse to pull him over? Even though he is obeying all traffic laws and not driving recklessly?

It really depends on the officer. If he wants to pull you over, he will. And, if you start being a smarta$$ to him then he will probably call it resisting arrest and haul you away. Again, the only probable cause is the officers judgement.

It's just like back in the day when seatbelt laws started. Not wearing your seatbelt wasn't a moving violation. If you were pulled over for say, speeding, and the officer noticed you weren't wearing your seatbelt. Then, that would be added to your ticket.

It's recently changed to where not wearing your seatbelt is a moving violation and you can be pulled over for not wearing one.

So, again, I ask, where does it say in the california penal code, that you can be pulled over for nothing more than no front license plate?

Bill
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