I know its normal to get asked for license, registration, and proof of insurance. But why ask for the registration? When I register every year, the county sends me a sticker with the plate number and expiration date to stick on the lic plate. The cops van see the plate and date right? Plus I’m sure they run the plate when they pull you over anyway. Seems to me they already know the registration status.
So why do they still ask for the registration paper?
I should have said I’m in Florida. We get a sticker for the plate and a paper copy. I was pulled over for not giving a cop enough space on the side of a road while passing since I was merging over when I passed and got asked for All 3.
Sounds like cop is at fault.
Tell him to fuck off and stop endangering others.
It is likely that the law requires you to show proof of registration, so he was just trying to catch you in a gatcha situation where you didn’t have the paperwork that he knew existed. Like how you are required to carry your license with you even though they can just look it up to confirm you are licensed.