I know
of only 1 situation in which an officer was granted a " confidential" plate and it was for a very very serious officer safety issue.
My vote is: he's full of shit
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Impounding a license plate?
I was talking to a Suffolk County Deputy Sheriff today and he was showing me his POV while working a detail. During the conversation he stated that if someone were to try to run his registration that it would come back as, "No record found." He said that police officers are able to have their personal vehicle license plates hidden so no one can check it.
Is that true? Just doesn't seem right to me.
Is that true? Just doesn't seem right to me.
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Yes, this is true. Most call it ghost plates, well at least in NH. Comes back "not on file." A few select judges, and other people who may have safety issues have a way to get this done. From what I know the Chief of Police at least in a city I worked for, did this to select U/C vehicles.
It would be nice if MA allowed confidentiality for all law enforcement officers.
For those interested, here's the legal mumbo jumbo for California: http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d02/vc1808_4.htm
For those interested, here's the legal mumbo jumbo for California: http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d02/vc1808_4.htm
There was a Fire Chief that got in trouble a few years ago when was seen at a golf course switching out his personal plates with unlisted plates, because he decided to go golfing during the work day. Somebody dropped dime on him and the press found out about it. It was stated that the FD had the unlisted plates to perform arson investigations.
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I'm not aware of any provision for individuals to get the plates, are you?There are quite a few "not on file" plates in MA.
Some are people plain full of themselves... but there are some good reasons.... somehow I doubt a Suffolk Deputy Sheriff falls under the latter.
That is, with the exception of DV / 209A victims, who I did just learn can get an impounded address plate (http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...v/rmv/acp/index.htm+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us)
Clam bake atendees?Only one's I've seen are LEO's or connecteds.
I liked this, it is a very good thing and keeps your info private. I remember when I was in field training, the sergeant came around to all of us trainees and gave us the DMV forms to become confidential.It would be nice if MA allowed confidentiality for all law enforcement officers.
For those interested, here's the legal mumbo jumbo for California: http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d02/vc1808_4.htm
And this not only made your license plates confidential, but your driver's license number too.
Or sign holders on election day!Clam bake atendees?
Hey! Don't knock it unless you've tried it!!Clam bake atendees?
Apparently no too difficult to do. There is a form that you submit to the Confidential...Plate something department of the Registry. A few of the guys here had their plates wiped.
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Stop talking about antiques, you old hag. We don't use that "cold" crap no m0arif you run the plate on the "cold" screen...
We all know this Snipey, no need to remind us....I'm so confused
$29.95 will get it done. I've Googled my name regularly to see what comes up. It is impossible to remain "off the grid" unless you own no property, have no credit, and haven't had some contact with a drivers license.These days, if someone knows your name, they can find your address and just about anything else they want to know about you, regardless if you have a confidential plate.
If some plate came back as unlisted after I ran it, I would still stop and investigate.
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I've twice run plates I was going to stop that came back No Matching Record. That was the end of my interest. While apparently it is slightly possible for a civie to get one of these, the very vast majority are LE. I had no interest in possibly blowing a UC car for something I didn't plan on writing a gig for anyways.$29.95 will get it done. I've Googled my name regularly to see what comes up. It is impossible to remain "off the grid" unless you own no property, have no credit, and haven't had some contact with a drivers license.
If some plate came back as unlisted after I ran it, I would still stop and investigate.
With all the fuck ups from the RMV lately, both unintentional and the intentional (forgery), I'm not worried about that. Besides, it will either lend credence to this being a regular car subject to being stopped, or it will teach those secret squirrel mofos to give us a heads up they are in our AO. Either way, I stand by my original statement. Disclaimer: I'm a salty vet and hair bag of 21 years, and I don't give a fuck if I get called in to stand tall for doing that.I've twice run plates I was going to stop that came back No Matching Record. That was the end of my interest. While apparently it is slightly possible for a civie to get one of these, the very vast majority are LE. I had no interest in possibly blowing a UC car for something I didn't plan on writing a gig for anyways.
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