As a matter of standard practice, most police will "run" a name anytime they have reason to be in contact with a subject.
Because a police officer may have to run after and catch a fit criminal to make an arrest.
You will probably get sued
negative im a police officer i run every plate i see Added: 10-4 on that!
You flippin get arrested.
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Smell where a suspect is hiding, jump over a 6 foot fence, and bite your leg if you are trying to run.
Yes, as long as he knows the serial number.
Yes. Tags are the property of DMV, so officers don't need a reason to run them.
Yes, it is a common occurrence.
There is no such thing as "just cause" when a police officer runs a license tag. It's part of his job to do so. Depending on how busy they may be doing other work police officers may randomly run dozens of license tags a day.
They have the ability to run firearms serial numbers, but to simply do it as a favour for a friend is considered improper, highly unprofessional, and a misuse of police resources, the last of those reasons which could end up causing that officer to be reprimanded or even dismissed from their job.