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

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

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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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