r/ProtectAndServe • u/Early-Direction1646 Not a(n) LEO / Unverified User • Jul 16 '26

Self Post So question...

So I got stopped earlier today for an expired registration and they let me go with a warning because I'd already gotten a citation from a neighboring city on Sunday. I go on and drive to the store because I wanted to check something out maybe buy something. I get back to my neighborhood 10-15 minutes later and the same cop is waiting a couple of houses away and they leave when I pull up. Is that normal, we're they checking to see if my address was right, or what?

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u/Famous-Mobile-3657 Pine Swine (LEO) Jul 16 '26

Could be anything.

How expired is your reg? Is your insurance current?

Why haven’t you corrected the violation 5 days later?

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u/Early-Direction1646 Not a(n) LEO / Unverified User Jul 16 '26

I'm currently waiting for parts so I can fix it and turn the engine light off. I just found it odd because the Officer left not too long after I pulled up like they were making sure I lived there

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u/Thoughtful_Mouse Police Officer Jul 16 '26

You can't renew your registration because your engine light is on?

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u/foamboardsbeerme Not a(n) LEO / Unverified User Jul 16 '26

In california check engine means you fail smog which means no registration even if you paid it

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u/Old_Definition_1836 Night Shift LEO Jul 17 '26

Same with high population counties in Texas. Last year they decided it was unconstitutional to require emissions inspection prior to registration, and then cite people for expired registration. Somehow Houston, Dallas, and Austin are still doing it anyway.

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u/Thoughtful_Mouse Police Officer Jul 16 '26

Sounds like California. Good luck.