The total of rear only states is 19.
Your problem was driving with no front license plate, which is against the law in almost every state.
Cops love burnt out lights, missing plates, etc. I got stopped and hassled in New Mexico for a cracked winshield (yep, that’s illegal there). Cops have to have probable cause to stop you, which then opens the floodgates to search the car, etc.
So, keep your car legal and you won’t get stopped unless you do something else illegal that can be observed.
The total of rear only states is 19.
The car is registered in NM, which does not issue a front license plate.
You think defective equipment qualifies as probable cause or reasonable suspicion that a crime is , has or is about to be taking place? Cops do not attain a search power because your taillight is out....
The poster who has to sit by the side of the road for hours may have given permission for a doggie search. Recently, the SCOTUS declared the presence of a dog a police search....
Just say no to any search w/o warrant. Make ‘em get the judge pout of bed. Now, if you have an extensive record, expect a bit more scrutiny, although that violates several enumerated rights as well.
” I got stopped and hassled in New Mexico for a cracked winshield.”
You got off easily. The drug warriors here in New Mexico will pull you out of the car after rolling a stop sign and subject you to illegal anal probes in fruitless drug searches.
Seriously:
“New Mexico man sues over repeated anal probes by police”
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/07/us-usa-newmexico-lawsuit-idUSBRE9A603N20131107
And, sadly, this was not an isolated incident.