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YOUR GLOVE BOX GUIDE TO TRAFFIC STOPS
IF YOU ARE STOPPED BY THE POLICE …
Remain calm. Stay in the car. Sit patiently, and wait for the officer to approach your vehicle. If it is dark outside, turn on the interior light and keep your hands on the steering wheel. Be respectful, not confrontational, in dealing with the officer.
Produce your driver’s license, registration, and proof of insurance only when the officer asks you to do so.
Don’t start rummaging around for these items until the officer asks for them. The officer will be watching you, warily, and may wonder whether you are searching for a weapon.
Answer “identification” questions. Otherwise, try to say as little as possible. If the officer asks, “Do you know why I stopped you?” a simple “No,” is all you need to say. Don’t try to make small talk.
If you are asked to get out of the car, do so. Close the door behind you. Keep your hands in plain sight. Once you are outside of the vehicle, the officer may pat you down for weapons if the officer has a reasonable suspicion that you might be armed or pose a danger to him.
Do not consent to a search. If you are asked to consent to a search – of your purse/backpack, your pockets, the interior of the car, the trunk – say no. If the officer is asking for permission to search, that means he has no other legal justification to search you. You have a 4th Amendment right to refuse his request. Any passengers in the car should do the same.
If the officer writes you a ticket (a traffic citation), sign it. Don’t try to fight the ticket there on the street.
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IF THE TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO AN ARREST …
Know your rights. When you are taken into custody, you have certain constitutional rights: the right to remain silent; the right to consult with a lawyer; and the right to have a lawyer present during questioning by the police.
Immediately assert your rights. You can lose these rights if you don’t speak up and assert them. Say, for example:
I wish to remain silent. I will not talk or answer questions [until I have consulted with my lawyer] or [until my lawyer gets here]. My lawyer’s contact information is:
Remain silent. Once you have asserted your rights, be quiet. (Remember the purpose of a police investigation!)
Do not consent to a search. The officer will search you “incident to the arrest.” Your car may be searched if the officer reasonably believes that evidence of the crime for which you are being arrested might be found in the car. The officer does not need your permission to conduct these searches. If, however, the officer asks for permission to conduct any other type of search, this means he has no other grounds to justify the search. Say, “No.”
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