No, at least not in my state, with a few exceptions. It may be different in other states. Stopping a car for the purpose of checking an I.D. alone is considered a violation of the 4th amendment of the constitution, and an unreasonable search and seizure. They must observe you committing a traffic violation first, or something must be wrong with your vehicle, i.e. expired registration, headlight out etc. One exception however, is if the person operating the vehicle is known to the police to have a want, warrant, suspended license, etc. and an officer recognizes them while operating a vehicle. I'm sure there are other exceptions as well, but i don't know then all.