Aders v. State

Does an officer have reasonable suspicion to effect a traffic stop when he conducts a computer check of a car’s tag and learns that the tag is registered to the same make of car, but to one of a different color? We agree with courts in Indiana and Georgia and hold that under these circumstances an officer may lawfully make a traffic stop under the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution.

The facts leading up to the traffic stop in this case are undisputed. At about 1:00 a.m. on a Friday night, Deputy Jason Pickering observed a black two-door Honda. He learned that the Honda’s color…