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Vehicle Registration Question & Opinion
My registration expired on 1/2 and I paid it on DMV's website on 12/31. I've printed out the receipt and have it in my center console (along with my insurance paperwork so that is easily accessible in the event I were to be pulled over). I'm expecting to receive the registration and the sticker in the mail by this week. So until then, I'm guessing that my license plate could give an officer a legit reason to pull me over.
If that were to happen and everything checks out fine (license and registration is up to par and I didn't commit any traffic violations), could I still be subject to a violation, fine, or some kind of "fix it" ticket such as expired tags since I haven't applied the new ones? I'm also taking a guess that your database is going to show that my registration is good to go, well before I'm pulled over. I know that all of this could've been avoided had I paid it sooner, so I take full responsibility for what may happen and not make an excuse. I just want to know what to should expect. As usual, I'll be professional/respectful and allow him/her to do their job. Thanks in advanced. Edit: I'm good. I got the paperwork yesterday 1/13. Thank you for everyone's input. Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk Last edited by spyde12; 01-14-2016 at 7:06 PM.. |
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There is usually a grace period. As I understand it.. You have paid and have proof. You are just waiting for the DMV to process and send you your registration and sticker. As long as you have the receipt showing the dates paid. You should be good.
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You're good. You paid it before it expired and have proof.
I wouldn't take the time to stop you, unless of course I was fishing.
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Officer can see the current DMV status when he runs plates.
I got stopped on the way home from Bishop for expired tags. He came up to the window and apologized, saying that he ran my plate and it came back expired, so he lit me up, then got a followup that I did show paid as I was pulling over.
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Guess it depends how bored you are and what the driver looks like.. but aren't POs professional fishermen that are always trying to hone their skills?
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In my case, they were out of date by 3 months. I regularly pay at the last minute (this year, 12/31 happened to be payday and the day they were due), and I've only been stopped that one time.
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Too many real crooks out there to waste my time on an average Joe went I was out hunting. Fishing was too hit and miss, hunting on the other hand requires a knowledge of the bad guys habits, habitat, etc. with hunting, you know when you've tracked the right game.
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Many years ago I was stopped because the tags were not in my car. I had no idea, I had put them there months before and not given it another thought. Turns out they were stolen and ended up on another car (neighbor's kid, another story for another time). The officer found my reg to be in order and I had committed any other infractions, so he told me to get them replaced and let me go.
Cost me $10 for the replacement stickers! But I didn't get any kind of ticket. I suggest you get an AAA membership and when you play your reg there, they give you the new tags immediately. It's great for those of us who procrastinate when it comes to paying extortion fees. Edit: And AAA is fast, courteous, and beats the heck out of waiting for the DMV zombies to get around to you.
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If your displaying expired tabs you can get stopped and you can get cited for not displaying proper tabs. Cvc 5024a or something like that. It's correctable, meaning you correct it have cop sign it off then pay the court process fee, it's probably 25bucks. Also your receipt is not acceptable as proof of registration. Minor stuff like this will fall on the discretion of the officer. SoftballNut831 |
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I almost forgot to register for my car, and I did it on line at 1100 pm. I still paid in time by 1 hour. I don't drive that car much as it is my pleasure mobil. I guess I will be okay.
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Also, I understand that my receipt isn't proof of registration Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk |
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5204 CVC.
What I see a lot is someone will pay their registration, but still have a smog requirement or other DMV issue which has not been satisfied. They believe because they paid their DMV fees the vehicle is registered. Nope! |
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Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk Last edited by spyde12; 01-10-2016 at 4:37 PM.. Reason: Typo |
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Little isht took something, probably a razor blade and scraped underneath the current sticker (through the layers of old ones) on my plate and transferred it to his ride. A few weeks after I got mine replaced, the dad (with the a-hole in tow) knocks on my door. Tells me his little isht stain (my words not his) got pulled over for speeding and the LEO found out the reg was expired, and cited him for that too. Dad intercepted the citation in the mail, came unglued and forced the waste of egg and sperm to tell him where he got the sticker. Kids apology was lackluster at best. But I got 6 months of free weekly yard work (supervised by dad), clean gutters and Windows washed. My yard never looked better. He was a taskmaster. Worked that kid like a Las Vegas escort works a whales wallet. Nothing left at the end of the day. Same kid (and one of his friends) got busted later for stealing the "licensed" pot farmers crop from the backyard next door to their house. Got them both on video. Had to pay restitution, got probation and more yard work...I think that's what he does for a living now, but not in my neighborhood. Nobody around here would hire him.
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Once they see it's going to come off in more than one 1/8" square, they move on. Haven't lost one since the early 80s (when $10 represented 3 hours of work.)
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Then again, one time these punks swapped plates with my mom's car while it was parked overnight in Kaiser. She didn't notice until some time later. She had to pay for new ones. I hope those thieves rot. Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk Last edited by spyde12; 01-10-2016 at 6:07 PM.. |
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I wouldn't be worried about being stopped by an officer for expired tags (less than a month) unless he really wants to pull you over.
What you need to worry about is Parking Enforcement. They'll write you a ticket for expired tags if you're one day expired. So avoid areas frequented by meter maids |
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Once I get back to my place tomorrow, I'll be driving my girl's ride until it's delivered, or just work from home. That 6 minute commute is a pain Quote:
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That has been a big concern of mine for a long time with my wife having DP plates.
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Live hookers and blow are OK then?
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Depends on the agency and their policy..usually there is a grace period of 2 months (expired month, then game on),
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I had something similar to me. 99/100 times you will not get pulled over for it, my problem was I got pulled over for speeding and they tacked it on there as a fix it ticket. You need to have your registration on there. You can go to the DMV and show them you paid and they will give you the tags there. Once it is on your plates, score it in a criss cross pattern with a knife, I have had people steal my tags if they are not scored (this is the world we live in now)
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It is a primary, but like a missing front plate or tint on the front that the officer can still see through, it's not going to do anything more than give an officer a convenient reason to pull you over if he suspects something. It might mean that you're the unlucky guy who gets written up for 35 in a 30 when the flow of traffic is 45.
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I pay within a day of getting the bill to avoid a reason to be pulled over. Learned that long ago. I do what I can to avoid these type problems or draw attention to myself. I don't hang crap off my rearview mirror or heavily tint windows either. And check the lights and turn signals fairly regularly.
I got hit with the why tags were late thing once, I got let go. I was supposedly swerving and a bit over speed limit too. Late at night in the mountains, two bored San Bernardino sheriffs. What was even funnier was I had like 16-17 guns in the trunk. They didn't ask to search nor would I have consented. Once I looked boring and nothing came up I guess they decided to look for a better fish. |
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That's kinda what proactive police work is about...
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