Can a cop tell from your license plate number that your license is suspended?

Question

Can a cop tell from your license plate number that your license is suspended?

Answer 1

YES THEY CAN!!! If it's your own car that your driving. It's happened to me before. I was at a stop light in NY and I got pulled over and I thought, what the h**l did I do, I was at a stop light I could've have been speeding.  The cop said, "Do you know why I pulled you over?" I said no and he informed me my license had been suspended because of an overdue payment on a ticket I had gotten. He said he scanned my license plate and that's how he found out. He informed me that he could arrest me and have my car towed but thankfully he let me go after I said I would drive right home 5 minutes away. So yes, they absolutely can tell by your plate number.