Why do they even get uniforms? They give out tests. That's like giving teachers uniforms.

10/31/2012 2:08:22 PM

they can write tickets, too

10/31/2012 2:09:04 PM

They're fake tickets. You don't have to pay.

10/31/2012 2:11:04 PM

ibt Restricted

10/31/2012 2:13:07 PM

I thought the DMV police powers were rolled into SHP now

10/31/2012 2:15:39 PM

to separate them from the rest of the black people

/racism

10/31/2012 2:18:05 PM

their intelligence level won't get them any respect. maybe the uniform is supposed to?

10/31/2012 2:30:54 PM

Quote :

"Until 2002, there were two state-run law enforcement entities patrolling the highways of North Carolina; the Highway Patrol and the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles Enforcement Section. This branch of the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles, which itself is a division of the North Carolina Department of Transportation, was primarily responsible for ticketing and weighing commercial traffic, and enforcing federal motor carrier laws on truckers. DMV Enforcement was structured similar to the Highway Patrol, with districts and even similar model patrol cars (DMV Enforcement cars were light blue and white with "State Owned" license plates, as opposed to the gray and black Highway Patrol colors and Highway Patrol license plate). This division, also, ran the state's interstate weigh stations and patrolled state rest areas. Over the years some tension and animosity developed between the two agencies because of their overlapping authority, since both agencies, ultimately, had the power to pull over all vehicular traffic in the state and write citations. After several scandals and a multitude of state and federal corruption violations rocked the DMV and its Enforcement Division, the state finally decided to restructure the Division of Motor Vehicles and concluded that the Highway Patrol and DMV Enforcement were in fact too similar and more money could be saved by having one agency performing all highway law enforcement duties. DMV Enforcement was merged into the Highway Patrol, and is presently run as the Motor Carrier Enforcement Section of the Highway Patrol. Former DMV supervisory and command personnel such as sergeants, lieutenants, captains and majors kept their rank when they merged with the NCSHP, though they were originally prohibited from commanding troopers. Also, a number of DMV officers in various positions had been fired previously as troopers and were resented upon returning to the SHP, with some troopers commonly referring to them disparagingly as "trooper-rejects". They were issued badges and vehicle markings different from troopers. After all of these officers completed a special trooper conversion training course, they were fully integrated into the NCSHP chain-of-command and rank structure and given the title of trooper. That move, which included a special DMV officer-only basic course was referred to by irate troopers as the "instant trooper" or "shake and bake" basic school. All of these factors combined to cause additional resentment with basic school graduate troopers. That merger caused some troopers to lose placement to DMV officers for seniority as troopers and for promotional purposes and hence, some tension still lingers somewhat to date. Overall, the integration process has largely transitioned completely. Though the NC Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) under the NC Department of Transportation (DOT) transferred the weight and commercial vehicle law enforcement uniformed officer personnel to the Highway Patrol in 2003, the DMV Inspectors, plainclothes special agents were retained under DMV in the License and Theft Bureau. These officers "Inspectors" are tasked with investigation of motor vehicle title fraud and investigation, motor Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) alteration, motor vehicle safety inspection sticker fraud, license and theft investigations, drivers license fraud and related identity theft, along with other similar crimes. These officers have general police powers related to their duties and are empowered to enforce traffic laws throughout the state. They have the same territorial jurisdiction as troopers. All NC weight scale stations are now staffed by uniformed NC troopers."

The DMV officers are test proctors; they are not sworn and cannot give out tickets. Inspectors for the Bureau can and do.

10/31/2012 2:47:06 PM

So when you see one in a uniform, you can ignore them or tell them to fuck off. Why do they have uniforms? Is this meant to intimidate us? They need t-shirts that just say "TROOPER REJECT."

10/31/2012 3:31:49 PM

No fucking clue.

10/31/2012 5:10:16 PM