What is the name of your state? Massachusetts
I was followed into a mobile home park by a police officer. He followed me around the park until I pulled into the driveway of a friend. He pulled in behind me and eventually gave me a citation. I was not pulled over for any moving violation. He said he performed a random Dept of motor vehicle check on my vehicle and discovered some insurance problems. My license plates were confiscated. He said when I got the issue settled with my insurance company I could get my plates back. The next day the same officer came back to get the VIN number off of my vehicle. He said that his boss wanted to make sure it was not stolen (it wasn't). Six days later I received another citation in the mail for driving an unregistered vehicle. After contacting the police dept I was told that the ticket was a continuation of the other. My question is - Can a police officer do a random check on your vehicle for no probable cause or no suspicious reason??? Why should I have to pay the citation that was given to me six days later because the police officer forgot to perform his duties at the time of the first citation?? By the way - the second citation I received in the mail was dated the same as the first one. Your help would be greatly appreciated before I have to go to court. Thanks
I was followed into a mobile home park by a police officer. He followed me around the park until I pulled into the driveway of a friend. He pulled in behind me and eventually gave me a citation. I was not pulled over for any moving violation. He said he performed a random Dept of motor vehicle check on my vehicle and discovered some insurance problems. My license plates were confiscated. He said when I got the issue settled with my insurance company I could get my plates back. The next day the same officer came back to get the VIN number off of my vehicle. He said that his boss wanted to make sure it was not stolen (it wasn't). Six days later I received another citation in the mail for driving an unregistered vehicle. After contacting the police dept I was told that the ticket was a continuation of the other. My question is - Can a police officer do a random check on your vehicle for no probable cause or no suspicious reason??? Why should I have to pay the citation that was given to me six days later because the police officer forgot to perform his duties at the time of the first citation?? By the way - the second citation I received in the mail was dated the same as the first one. Your help would be greatly appreciated before I have to go to court. Thanks