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camjr wrote:
Neither Trooper said anything about the Escort radar detector on my windshield during either stop.

I didn't look back to see where you were when you got stopped but radar detectors are legal in most States. Virginia has a real issue with them. I have heard stories of folks getting radar detectors that were not even plugged in confiscated there. I used to cross through Virginia when I was running back and forth to the east coast racing. I had mentioned the part about Virginia in my original post but at some point my post was edited and snipped down through quotes leaving out the Virginia part.

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lunchbox wrote:huh???

I had to look back to see what he was talking about. It looks like something got mixed up when you quoted some other posts. I have been known to make crude comments...but I didn't make that one...

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KBCraig wrote:
txmatt wrote:That's good news? The state is paying millions of our tax dollars to implemenet a huge database with your personal information in it that you have no right to see what information they have about you, and based on this information they keep you may be ticketed because of a mistake that you are not allowed to check or correct.
That's my take as well.

Not to mention, there are people with seasonal vehicles who routinely let the insurance lap during the months they don't drive them. Or, they have multiple vehicles and don't keep them all insured while they spend months working on them in the garage.

I see this being a headache for people in those categories, and completely ineffective at stopping those who drive without insurance.

Make that three of us. It amazes me at how easy it is for the Government to rob us of our privacy in the name of helping all.

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Liko81 wrote:
You are required to keep and show current:
* ................. however it's a good idea to keep the rest of the sheet that had the sticker on it handy)

That is what I always show them when I am asked for my registration.

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Texian wrote:
03Lightningrocks wrote:
Now I keep my insurance card and registration papers in a clip on the sun visor.
This begs the questions: Do Texas drivers now have to show registration papers for non-commercial vehicles? Do you have to comply with other states laws when traveling and show registration papers?

I have been stopped a few time in other states but was never asked to show registration.

My truck is registered and insured through the company I own. Sometimes they ask for it...sometimes they don't. I don't make a habit of getting pulled over, but I have been ask for registration papers in the Northeastern part of the States more than the South. Jersey asked for it. PA ask me for it and I was not even pulled over by the Police. I had pulled off an exit ramp and was getting some sleep. They stopped to make sure I was alive in there after seeing my truck sit for almost 5 hours...LOL. Here in Texas, I have been asked for the registration papers as proof the vehicle is listed in my company name. I never could figure out why that mattered. I assumed it had to do with the insurance card being in the company name.

I almost forgot...Virginia asked for it to. They pulled me over because they thought I had a radar detector. My cell phone was laying on the dash and they saw the light from it. They are pretty serious about the radar detector ban in Virginia..

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Armed-Texan wrote:before i got my CHL, if i was stopped by a LEO in my truck, roll all the windows down, turn on the light(if at night), turn truck off, keep my hands on top of the steering wheel and not move until the officer reached my window. then when he/she asked for license and insurance i would tell them where it was in my truck and that i was going to reach for it. they usually say thank you or thats fine sir, or something like that. i plan to do the same thing next time i get stopped but before i move i will add in the sir/ma'am i am a chl holder and.........

i do this so they know they are leading the way on the stop, and i intend to comply with everything they say. i don't want to get hurt for no reason and i don't want their blood pressure up. they have enough stress from jerks anyway so i figure being polite and taking any ticket is a plus for them. besides, the nicer you are the more likely they are to give you a warning. i was stopped on my way to buy my AR-15 for speeding. i didn't have my insurance card, i had been getting quotes and left it in the house. the sergeant who stopped me was so nice and she gave me a warning for speeding and said she believed me that i had insurance. so attitude goes a long way...

I do pretty much the same thing, but a couple years back I made an officer real jumpy by reaching in the glove box for my insurance card. I had told him where it was and he still didn't seem comfortable with my reaching in the glove box. Now I keep my insurance card and registration papers in a clip on the sun visor. There may not be any need in doing it this way, but I feel for them having to pull over strangers in the middle of the night. Day in and day out, they never know what kind of person they are having to deal with. Anything I can do to keep from making them nervous works for me.

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