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Originally posted by Jerk Bait Exactly. They are all accountable, and must show that they didn't spend the whole day at the donut shop. I have no problem with an LEO writing me a warning - If they do it quickly and in a friendly manner. I just glad they didn't get me for littering after !quote:
Originally posted by natureboyDNR leo’s can access your license info easily and quickly.its about proving to your boss that your doing your job.
I’ve been stopped by Charleston County water cops a couple times before while on a charter. They have never asked for licenses (?) only safety check and registration. I never carry ID with me and while they ask for it, when I say I don’t have it, they always just say OK.
However - both times I got some silly written paper with my boat info, location, time of day, area, and RACE. When I asked why they bother doing this if I am legal, the answer is, “We do it to prove where we have been patrolling and to show we aren’t racial profiling.”
Wth??
quote:For sure! I am actually grateful if they do call it in when I don't have the paperwork on me. The law says that they could write me a fat ticket right there on the spot, so if they call it in and decide to let me off easy, they are doing ME a favor that they did not have to.
Originally posted by 23SailfishThe DNR guys are usually really nice about this even though they don’t have to be. It’s their job to uphold the law simply put. If you fish, you require a fishing license. The burden of proof that you actually have a license is your responsibility. Not theirs.
Why would anyone NOT carry ID with them…well…anytime? Even if you are not driving. If you are new to S.C., the rules are clear…yeah, I know right! How dare they! …
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From SCDNR Website:
Required of All Applications
Identification
Applicants for all SC hunting & fishing privileges must present a state issued identification document at the time of application. The same information is required for internet/call center transactions. Providing false information is unlawful. The same identification used to obtain your privileges should be in your possession when hunting or fishing. Applicants from other countries may provide their passport in lieu of a state identification document.
License in Possession
All licenses, permits, stamps and tags must be in possession of license holder while engaging in activities for which license documents were issued. Identification indicating name and address must also be in possession of privilege holder. Persons hunting on their own lands are required to have all applicable licenses, permits, stamps or tags in their possession.
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Originally posted by dparker677Why would anyone NOT carry ID with them…well…anytime? Even if you are not driving.
I dont carry a wallet. I leave my drivers license in my car so its there if i get pulled. If I go somewhere or do something that I need it it I put it in with my folding money.
Unless I’m doing something that requires a drivers license I don’t mess with carrying it. I know who I am, so…
I’m 59. So far it hasn’t been a problem.
Moreover - If the state required a boating license I would have it with me when I boated. Or a walking license, I’d have it when I walked. Sleeping license, I’d have it in bed with me. Other than that, if I’m just Joe Q Citizen, seems like I should be good.
Most all leos’ ask for required id and license whenever you’re
participating in whatever. But the most important activity that we/some pursue is mostly, imo, poorly enforced as far a proof of
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Four of us got checked in NC on vacation. We had all purchased licenses on the Internet with no way to print that morning. The officer waited on the first two of us to pull them up on our phone emails and then said that was good enough for him and moved on. I keep a photo of all important docs in a Dropbox app on my phone and have used it many times.
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SC DNR have accepted a picture of my license on my phone though I have also received a warning while waiting for my new license in the mail.
That’s why I take a screen shot of it on my phone.
A warning is an all around good thing in that situation. It gives you both a reminder to carry it on you and a positive contact with LE. For the officer, it gives him something to show the brass that he is in fact doing his job and not just riding around. It is also good PR in that it is, once again, a positive contact. In addition, in today’s PC world, a warning is mandatory in some departments when a stop is made… at least with regular LEO’s. It produces data that is used to show things such as what types of activity is going on and the demographics of the people you are stopping, ( ie;gender,race, etc), for a number of purposes.
Wife and I stayed at edisto for a week and bought a 14 day license for my wife at the bait shop. The guy said he didn’t have the forms but all she needed was the license number to be legal. Fished all week, didn’t get checked…maybe it was a good thing
Another time a friend and I went to a public dove shoot, he left hi license at home. Had his wife text him a picture of it and the gw was good with that.