Can a police officer make you get out of your vehicle and get into theirs for a routine traffic stop?

Question

I have been stopped twice (both time given warnings) when out of state in different states where the office askjed me to get out of my vehicle and asked me to get in their car, then asked me many questions, and finally requested to search my vehicle, which I declined. Once I was told I was getting awarning for speeding, and once a warning for too dark tint (which was legal in my home state)

Answer 1

Yes.

Answer 2

Sounds like your drive through "the twilight zone" was a Bermuda Triangle radar trap for ticket quota, when an officer was having a bad hair day.

Out of state hokey's in uniform sometimes, and legally, can give a ticket for an infraction such as speeding, and then detain until the ticket is paid. It is an archaic and pretty much criminal local mode, and by state and federal U.S.A. law should get you, if for suit, property rights to a large town or rural area. If, however, the property is owned by someone that prefers the uniform does not, on its property, add to pollution by hanging around in cars with A.C. on in the summer, then you might have a lawsuit that could cost the state in which you live and the state in which the very questionable qualification of the traffic monitoring employees enough money to get you plane tickets to all of the places on the planet that you want to visit until the day your relatives that will bug you to share the travel time decide on a plot for your remains.

Anyway, the answer, by any traffic regulation, civil, or legal precedent is, "No."

Answer 3

The US Supreme Court has ruled that a law enforcement officer can have you, and your passengers, exit your vehicle at an officers request. A law enforcement officer does not even need reasonable suspicion to make the request. And yes they can place you in their vehicle during the detention, or traffic stop which is a detention.

Answer 4

Yes,we can put you in the back of our patrol car it is for your safety as well as ours..As far as your tinted windows go that is only honored in the state in which you live so if you travel to a state that does not allow the tinted windows then you are subject to a ticket in that state..

Answer 5

Interesting answers. I don't know the answer myself, but I rather doubt it would be yes. I do know that an officer is not allowed to take the passenger's ID back to his car and call it in. So, If he can't take the ID, why would they let him take the person?

The cite also talks about rights of a passenger to just walk away, unless there is probable cause.

Answer 6

"I am just a regular guy and have no legal training so how can I protect myself against a police officer who might have malicious intentions?" Don't talk to the police. You are never under any obligation to answer police questions beyond identifying yourself. "....often the officer is seen trying to elicit incriminating information despite this." They can do that legally and they can also lie to a person in custody. They can say stuff like: "We have three witnesses who say you steal that car." even if they don't have any witnesses. Talking to the police about the criminal case they are trying bring against you is like talking to your Texas Hold'um opponent about how you are going to play your hand.

Answer 7

Yes, in fact it is standard practice for Missouri Highway Patrol (I have no idea why)

As for the tint, might be legal in your home state, but if you go somewhere else, you have to play by their rules.

Answer 8

yes...if he has reason enough to detain you he can do so. You won't find a case like that against an officer if you decided to take it to court.

Answer 9

It isn't necessarily illegal but I would certainly aske them if they were going to charge me or not. Keep asking them if you can go. It is easy to forget that you actually have rights when this happens-use the rights your civil rights.

Answer 10

yes