If I was the judge in this case, I would not merely dismiss this case, I would call the chief of police and address him down on the record, along with the officer in question. If the police have a problem with the dealership, they should be issuing a ticket to the dealership, which owns the vehicles. It is, after all, their responsibility to make sure that their vehicles are properly licensed to travel on state highways. The customer is innocent of any infraction, unless He purposely asked for no license plate to be put on the truck (which is as likely as Kamala Harris winning the election Without without cheating)
Most likely the only person who *can* be cited is the one driving the unlicensed car on the road.
A pull over with a warning would have served the same purpose. Cops seem to be continuing their quest to lose every last ounce of support from the normals.
It is, after all, their responsibility to make sure that their vehicles are properly licensed to travel on state highways.
Unfortunately, it’s the operator’s responsibility.
Dealerships typically provide temp and dealer tags to stay on the right side of the law, but, as evidenced by this article, the operator is responsible for ensuring the vehicle is legal to drive on public roads.
If it’s new vehicle from the factory, I doubt it’s been titled so it won’t show up in the DMV database.
I think the dealer gets a certificate of manufacture that used to get the first title when sold.