QUESTION
As a passenger do police have right to search
Asked on Oct 07th, 2016 on Traffic Violations - Tennessee
More details to this question:
Driver was pulled over brake lights stayed on. All passengers presented IDs. Driver granted consent to search vehicle. Does this apply to passengers? Forced search revealed paraphernalia on passenger. He was cited. Never gave consent and said items were inside a cigarette pack in pants pocket. Cigarettes could not be mistaken for a weapon. Davidson County Tennessee
1 ANSWER
The officers do have a right to search a passenger to ensure that the passenger has no weapons on the body. If they find something illegal, then that is valid.
Answered on Oct 07th, 2016 at 6:25 AM