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sorry zig zag but that is not true. all a cop has to do is walk up to you and talk to you. hey how are you, you dont mind if i pat you down for weapons do you. if you say no he can still pat you down for officer safety without a warrant. without probable cause without anything. terry v ohio
also, your car is a funny thing, nowadays, and this is also backed up by case law from the us supreme court, as long as they are not holding you longer than it takes to wriute a you your ticket, they can do an open air search of your car by a k-9. the k-9 handler can then make his dog alert ot your car. good luck proving that he did this. watch barry cooper for more on this.
once the dog has alerted on your vehicle they may search yor vehicle by hand. if your glove box is locked they wil need a warrant. if they pop your trunk it is well within there rights to do so. same with the hood. locked boxes and briefcases need a special warrant.
im sorry i cant quote the case. the gist of it is that since the dog is not actually searching, it is merely detecting the presence or non presence of an illegal substance, then it is not ian invasion of your privacy.
this is one of the most dangerous supreme court rulings in recent history but you never hear anyonr talk about it. there really is nothing stopping the police from walking around your houdse with a k9 and then obtaining pc.
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