What is the name of your state? Indiana
Background:
Was pulled over Monday. Was informed that my license was suspended for not filing a Certificate of Compliance (proof of insurance at the time) for an accident in '03. Fine. I'm acquiring the information (again) and will be able to clear up the suspension. That's taken care (soon).
Problem:
The reason given for pulling me over was that the officer ran the plate of my vehicle and it returned the suspended license information. A ticket was issued for "Operating without a valid license". No other reason or ticket was given.
Question:
I thought you could only be pulled over if you committed a moving violation or had expired/missing plates? What if someone else had been driving the vehicle (meaning they pulled someone over for nothing)?
I want to know if I can fight this. It seems odd that they can just run plates and pull people over because the operator might be the suspended owner.
Background:
Was pulled over Monday. Was informed that my license was suspended for not filing a Certificate of Compliance (proof of insurance at the time) for an accident in '03. Fine. I'm acquiring the information (again) and will be able to clear up the suspension. That's taken care (soon).
Problem:
The reason given for pulling me over was that the officer ran the plate of my vehicle and it returned the suspended license information. A ticket was issued for "Operating without a valid license". No other reason or ticket was given.
Question:
I thought you could only be pulled over if you committed a moving violation or had expired/missing plates? What if someone else had been driving the vehicle (meaning they pulled someone over for nothing)?
I want to know if I can fight this. It seems odd that they can just run plates and pull people over because the operator might be the suspended owner.