Headlights in the mirror
It is nine at night and you are ten minutes from home with two friends in the car. Lights come on behind you. You pull into a lit parking area. The officer asks for your licence and registration, and then: "Where are you all coming from tonight?" Your registration is in the glove box, and your phone is in your jacket pocket.
Kisa ou ta ka fè?
Chwazi yon repons pou wè kijan sa anjeneral pase.
Prensip jeneral yo
- Producing a licence, registration, and proof of insurance is generally required of a driver.
- The Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination covers questions, not documents.
- Consent to a search is a choice; declining preserves the legality question for a court to decide later.
Pwochen etap ki pi an sekirite
- Stop somewhere lit, engine off, interior light on, hands on the wheel.
- Announce every reach before you make it.
- If asked to search: "I don't consent to a search." Once, calmly, then stop.
- Write down time, place, officer name and badge number, and tell an adult at home that night.
Some states have stop-and-identify laws requiring a person to give their name in certain circumstances, and rules for passengers differ from rules for drivers.
Tell a parent, guardian, or trusted adult the same night, even if nothing went wrong. If something did, a legal aid organization can advise your family for free, and a ticket's court date is the place to contest it.
Leson ki gen rapò
Sipò ou ka jwenn
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) (ap louvri nan yon nouvo onglè)
Gid sou dwa ou konsènan lapawòl, manifestasyon, kontwòl lapolis, imigrasyon, ak dwa elèv, plis biwo nan eta yo ki resevwa plent.
- LawHelp.org (ap louvri nan yon nouvo onglè)
Anyè ki jwenn pwogram èd legal gratis nan eta ou pou lojman, fanmi, lekòl, travay, ak plis ankò.
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