Author: Nicole Flasco / Source: did you know?
Getting pulled over by police for even the simplest of traffic stops can be nerve-racking. If the interaction moves beyond them giving you a ticket – for instance if they say, “We smell something in your car” or “If you haven’t done anything, then you’ll agree to us searching your car” – there are some important things to know.
You still have rights, and there are a few key phrases you can use, straight from the Constitution and past case laws, that’ll assist in moving the situation along.
1. “Am I free to go?”
First try saying something along the lines of “Am I being detained?” If the police have nothing on you, they cannot do anything but let you go. But they may say, “No, you are not free to go,” in which case they suspect something and are going to try to get you to admit to something.
2. “I do not consent to any type of search.”
Unless there is evidence of a crime visible from through the window, law enforcement cannot perform…
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