Rodger,
Duluth, MN
Rodger,
I am not sure why someone would need to know this, but I guess it isn't a big national secret or anything. There is more than one way to "query" a license plate.The normal every day way that police do that, gives us the vehicle owner's name, address, date of birth, license plate tab/sticker numbers for that plate, expiration, vehicle make and model year, if the vehicle or plate or stickers is stolen, any "flag" from DVS that might be connected to that plate or vehicle or owner, and that's just about it, maybe a couple of other pieces of information. that I can't think of off the top of my head without stopping and running one quick. Sometimes it tells us the vehicle has no insurance or other things, but not often. From that, we can get a lot more information and run other checks of course to find out if the driver is revoked, has a warrant, etc. There you go, thanks for asking.
Sgt. Curt S. Mowers
Public Information Office
MN State Patrol





