What are My rights while having my car searched?

[marvinwillis 10+ year member]

If i was stopped, what are my rights about searching my car.. Also I get stopped,because i drive Chevy Caprice with 24's and tinted windows, so they say its because my car is suspicious and i heard this is the number one car for thugs and drug dealers to drive..

Is this profiling?

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[dvrmstrng 5,000+ posts]

did they ask for permission to search?

 

[Haden 10+ year member]

where I live u cant have tinted front windows or else they can pull u over, Im not sure if ur front windows are tinted

 

[marvinwillis 10+ year member]

did they ask for permission to search?

Sometimes

 

[crunktimes.com 5,000+ posts]

They cannot search unless they have probably cause such as smalling weed, open beer cans etc or if you get arrested on a warrent they do an 'inventory' better known as a search.

 

[marvinwillis 10+ year member]

where I live u cant have tinted front windows or else they can pull u over, Im not sure if ur front windows are tinted

They arent only the back windows

 

[crunktimes.com 5,000+ posts]

Did they catch you ridin' dirty?

 

[bk12321 10+ year member]

they have to have probable cause:

1) smelling something like marijuana smoke for example...

2) seeing something like a pipe or beer bottle, etc

if they ask to search without probably cause, you can refuse them, and if they threaten to get a warrant, tell them to take the warrant and shove it up their ***, because without probable cause they are NOT allowed to go into your car and the warrant will take hours for them to get most likely. if they ask you to step out of your car, make sure to lock ur doors and roll up ur windows when u do, because the officer can easily open your doors otherwise

just a couple tips...

 

[brtnboarder3241 5,000+ posts]

Did they catch you ridin' dirty?

lol./.

 

[JT1979 10+ year member]

You're in Georgia, get used to it.

I've been pulled in my Mitsubishi Diamante for just because if the way the car looks. Windows are tinted and the cop actually said it looked like a dealers car.

Georgia cops are bad about that as well, as you know from experience now.

 

[Anonymous User 10+ year member]

All they need is probable cause such as drugs or something. I heard that since the patriot act, they can just search your car or jsut barge into your house, is that correct?

 

[slick rick 10+ year member]

be more specific...did they verbally give a legit reason why they had reasonable suspicion? a plain view search is ALWAYS permitted. And yes, cops can "stop" you for anything...remember this..."you will never win on the street with a cop, you win later on in the courtroom."

 

[Haden 10+ year member]

One of my friends has a caddy deville with dubs and tinted windows and they pull him over for stupid reasons just to check him out

 

[marvinwillis 10+ year member]

Did they catch you ridin' dirty?

The caught me Riding black and young

 

[JT1979 10+ year member]

they have to have probable cause:
1) smelling something like marijuana smoke for example...

2) seeing something like a pipe or beer bottle, etc

Probable cause can be anything though. Cops can SAY, they smelled something and who is to say they didnt?

Florida they have to ask permision unless they have probable cause. You tell them no, and they will bring in a dog. The dog alerts and then they have thier probable cause and search your ride. Dogs WILL alert too!