can they search me for traffic stop
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can they search me for traffic stop
We got pulled over they hadn’t ran our dl and they asked me to get off
truck and put my hands on truck and started seRching me didn’t tell me
she wS searching me or asked me and they search truck without our consent
they didn’t find drugs
Asked on July 7, 2016 under General Practice, Texas
Answers:
S.L,. Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
If the police had probable cause for the traffic stop, and if the police had a reasonable belief that you were armed, you can be searched.
As for searching your vehicle, the police don't need a search warrant or your consent.
The police don't need a search warrant to search a vehicle because by the time they obtain the warrant and return, the vehicle will probably be gone along with any contraband. If they had probable cause (a reasonable belief that criminal activity is afoot) for the traffic stop, they can search the vehicle.
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