DENVER — Officers cited more than 300 drivers during a weeklong operation that targeted expired vehicle registrations and expired temporary license plates, the Denver Police Department announced Thursday.
Denver PD partnered with the Colorado State Patrol, as well as Aurora and Colorado Springs police departments, and focused on violations spotted along the Interstate 25 and Interstate 70 corridors.
According to DPD, 339 drivers were cited for expired and/or fictitious license plates. The department said some of the oldest plates include May 2019, August 2021, July 2022 and October 2022.
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Denver PD cracking down on expired vehicle registrations, temp. license plates
Sydney Isenberg
In May, Denver PD adopted a “low-level traffic stops policy” and switched the focus of its Traffic Operations Division to “addressing serious, crash-causing violations,” including speeding, reckless/careless driving and disobedience to traffic signals. The policy “limits officers from conducting traffic stops for lower-level traffic offenses that do not pose a risk to public safety,” including expired vehicle registration and expired temporary license plates, according to the department. However a clause in the policy states officers can conduct low-level traffic stops “if officers have reason to believe the driver and/or vehicle are involved in a serious crime, such as auto theft, robbery or burglary, hit-and-run crash, drug crimes, violent crime, etc.”