Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Is there ever a good time to give consent to a search?

IF THEY HAVE PROBABLE CAUSE THEY WON'T NEED A SEARCH WARRANT.

Does it count if it's the same answer over and over again?

I got my drivers license when I was 16 and will turn 66 in May. Only once has an officer asked if I would open the trunk. I said yes and he was not the least bit interested in the shotgun laying there. Except for tier and jack the shotgun was all that was there.

I have had my truck searched several time coming back into the US from Canada but other that the crossings and the roadblock looking for a kidnapped girl no officer has ever asked to see anything but my license, registration and proof of insurance. My only ticket was from making a illegal left turn on my seventeenth birthday. That includes my seven years as a truck driver.

Yup. Apparently, a dog with a bad nose qualifies as probable cause.....

You're doing a lot better than me.

College Station PD wouldn't hire because I had so many tickets on my record.

For some reason that cracked me up.

Depends on the judge. Some are very lenient.

I answer no to search. I been driving for years and have only 1 speeding ticket. I would worry about the guy who says he can find something if he looks or wants to. Most I have is hunting equipment and fishing equipment.

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IF THEY HAVE PROBABLE CAUSE WHAT WILL THEY NEED IN ORDER TO SEARCH A VEHICLE?



Everyone answer, all together now...

this'll wig them right out:


The Supreme Court decision Illinois v. Gates[17] lowered the threshold of probable cause by ruling that a "substantial chance" or "fair probability" of criminal activity could establish probable cause. A better-than-even chance is not required.

I have not read the entire thread so I apologize in advance if I repeat something others have said.

I work in VT and we DO NOT have a motor vehicle exception. We can't search a vehicle without a warrant or WRITTEN COSENT. State law offers a greater level protection than federal law here. If consent is granted we have to show we had reasonable suspicion to ask.

The effect here has been the end of fishing, or asking just out of curiosity or on a whim. What this means for the driver is if consent is not given there is a very high chance your vehicle will be impounded until a warrant is obtained from or denied by a judge. In my particular county judges only hear warrant requests during court hours unless it is an emergency. So, if your car is towed on Friday night it would likely be there until Monday evening.

Several times the length of time from the vehicle being seized to the warrant being granted has been challenged in court. So far those challenges have been unsuccessful.

No one can really give great advice on this. You have to make your own informed decision based on where you are what you are or are not doing.

-Z

And if your coming back from the woods or shooting range and you have multiple weapons in your vehicle. What now?

2 keyboards OTW!! Compliments of BLUE!!

In South Carolina a simple hunting license takes care of that!!!

It came up in every interview I had. The winning answer was, "Look, I used to drive really fast. But then I got married and had a baby and couldn't afford any more speeding tickets, you'll notice I haven't had any since I was married. So you're getting the best of both worlds....I know how to drive fast but I can slow down when my boss tells me to."

They cracked up and offered me the job.

I think the best way to handle it, is if you get stopped and they ask for consent to search, jist drop it in gear and haul azz put of there. That will put to rest any question of PC for either party

And the guy who pulled over and then ran will be on the next available news broadcast.

And she came up empty handed eh?