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Yes, a police officer can generally run a license plate without needing a specific cause or suspicion. Running a license plate check is considered a minimal intrusion and falls within the scope of an officer's duties to enforce laws and ensure public safety Read more... tinyurl. com/ep5f67nx

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There is no such thing as "just cause" when a police officer runs a license tag. It's part of his job to do so. Depending on how busy they may be doing other work police officers may randomly run dozens of license tags a day.

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