Can police randomly run a license plate without probable/obvious cause?

Spanaway, WA Viewed 58 times. Posted 28 days ago in Speeding / Traffic Ticket

My brother was pulled over in Bothell, WA. Reason given, vehicle showed sold but it had not yet been registered.

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Howard Woodley Bailey

This attorney is licensed in New Jersey. Posted 28 days ago.

Given your few facts, I can only answer in general terms. Yes the police can run random checks, so long as they are random. In essence, they cannot select a car based on the driver, but they can run every 3rd, 5th, etc car. Good luck.

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