Covered License Plate Results in Arrest

[GodFearinGunTotin]

OK...who was it?

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/INPOLICE/bulletins/19b8286

 

[littletommy]

Heh, trooper ORGAN......

 

[myhightechsec]

Indiana specifically states that obscuring the word, "Indiana" on the plate makes it an illegal plate cover. They even show this on the IN.gov website with this pic

Yet... if you go into the DMV office (at least, here in Merrillville, you'll find them selling license plates in the office that do just that. Never figured that out.

 

[hog slayer]

nearly 70 years old

 

[mom45]

I almost posted that link earlier today asking the same thing when I saw it in my email. I have also seen a lot of plate holders that cover the county ID, expiration date, etc. I never understood how those could be legal...guess they aren't.

 

[AngryRooster]

After reading the statement I'm missing where the Battery on Law Enforcement charge came from.

 

[mom45]

After reading the statement I'm missing where the Battery on Law Enforcement charge came from.

Maybe it happened when they attempted to pat him down?

 

[Kirk Freeman]

No doubt his one phone call was to the Elect Ron Paul headquarters.

 

[KellyinAvon]

After reading the statement I'm missing where the Battery on Law Enforcement charge came from.

I'm going with pushing a LEO = battery.

Trooper Organ noticed that the subject was attempting to hide his right side from him. When advised he was going to be patted down for safety reasons the subject refused, pushed Trooper Organ away and stated, “It’s none of your business”.

 

[WebSnyper]

Pushing the officer away gets him a felony it appears... Did he really think pushing the officer away to avoid the misdemeanor gun charge was going to end well?

 

[actaeon277]

That reminds me. I need to take my envelope with the sticker off the passenger seat, and actually put the sticker on the plate.

 

[Libertarian01]

So now under Pinner how does the handgun part fit in, if at all?

I would presume that since the officer determined ahead of time that the "handgun permit"(?) was suspended that this would be probable cause / RAS to determine if handguns are present, but I am not sure.

Regards,

Doug

 

[DRob]

No doubt his defense will include "I read it on the internet".

 

[Spear Dane]

nearly 70 years old

Yeah I saw he was 68 and I'm like...dude, you old enough to know better...smh.

 

[oldpink]

Am I being detained?
I'm not driving; I'm traveling.
Am I free to go?
I am the living representative of [INSERT OWN NAME HERE].
I do not wish to make joinder with you.
Where is the corpus delicti?

...after fifteen minutes of this douchebaggery...

*glass shatters*
*taser arcs*
I do not consent! I do noooooooooooooot conseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeent!

 

[dsol]

That reminds me. I need to take my envelope with the sticker off the passenger seat, and actually put the sticker on the plate.

About 7 or 8 years ago I went to renew our plates on our 4 cars and had to go to the DMV because I did not get the usual mailing. Went to pay and it was about $600. Wait a minute I said, that is way higher than it should be. The nice lady looked on the computer and said, it doesn't appear you renewed your plates last year. Wait a minute I said again, I will go grab my registration, went out to the car, came back in and said okay, lets pay this thing before someone realizes what happened....

The year before, we were in the process of shutting down our business, I was getting a real job again, trying to fend off bankruptcy, all sorts of fun. I forgot to renew out plates, so we were all driving around for a year on expired tags and nobody noticed. After I paid up, the nice lady said "see you next year... maybe" with a big smile.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

About 7 or 8 years ago I went to renew our plates on our 4 cars and had to go to the DMV because I did not get the usual mailing. Went to pay and it was about $600. Wait a minute I said, that is way higher than it should be. The nice lady looked on the computer and said, it doesn't appear you renewed your plates last year. Wait a minute I said again, I will go grab my registration, went out to the car, came back in and said okay, lets pay this thing before someone realizes what happened....

The year before, we were in the process of shutting down our business, I was getting a real job again, trying to fend off bankruptcy, all sorts of fun. I forgot to renew out plates, so we were all driving around for a year on expired tags and nobody noticed. After I paid up, the nice lady said "see you next year... maybe" with a big smile.

You and your whole family and fleet got lucky! If that had been me, all 4 would have been ticketed, all on the same day.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

So now under Pinner how does the handgun part fit in, if at all?

I would presume that since the officer determined ahead of time that the "handgun permit"(?) was suspended that this would be probable cause / RAS to determine if handguns are present, but I am not sure.

Regards,

Doug

I don't think so (Pinner). But if constitutional carry had passed and been effective by then, he would have been in the clear on that charge, I think. More shade-tree lawyering: Once it was determined his license was suspended, he wouldn't be allowed to drive the Tahoe any further. Being so, wouldn't he have been detained for driving on a suspended license and then all of the Terry stuff could then transpire?

 

[KellyinAvon]

I think there are two lessons to be learned here: (1) Be nice, and (2) Don't dig yourself into a deeper hole by being an a**hole. I'm with Doug on the "expired LTCH = RAS of illegal activity" question. If you don't have a valid fishing license is that RAS of illegally taking fish?

 

[historian]

Pinner said that having a handgun doesn't make a search legal.

Discovery of the gun during a search after another illegal activity is still admissible.