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Nick Cake

Nick Cake

Lawyer

Oct 5, 2026

JimHOST
6:35
Nuh-uh.
6:36
And you technically don't have to unless the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that there is offense-related activity within the vehicle.
6:49
A traffic stop is somewhat different than a house.
6:51
There are certain things that the officer can do at a traffic stop that they can't necessarily do if they wanted to see inside the drawers in your living room.
7:00
For example, if you have visible marijuana... anywhere inside the vehicle that is accessible to the driver, then the whole vehicle and all its occupants can be searched.
7:15
Same would probably go for an alcohol container.
7:18
Similarly, but with an alcohol container, it's probably going to lead to an impaired investigation, which is probably going to get you out of the car.
TazHOST
8:52
I saw a TikTok.

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