I even have a problem with running the serial number.Sangiovese wrote: . . . I think the same would apply while running a serial number. The officer has the right to disarm the OP. And although it's a lousy thing to do, he's probably in the clear for running the serial number... but only if he can do it without extending the stop unless he has PC.
Why?
Because I have no way of knowing that that serial number has not now been recorded in a database along with my particulars.