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โApr-17-2014 01:01 PM
GordonThree wrote:dahkota wrote:
This would be funny if it wasn't so sad. I'm guessing you would be arrested and booked because you carry illegal substances? Or engage in other illegal activities?
Sometimes the paranoia and mis-information here is amusing.
You don't have to actually be carrying anything, all they need is "suspicion" to arrest you, which the police dog gives them.
After they search you and your ride, and find nothing, the prosecutor may cut you free, or may charge you with some******charge like obstruction because the cop that arrested you is pissed off.
โApr-17-2014 10:28 AM
dahkota wrote:
This would be funny if it wasn't so sad. I'm guessing you would be arrested and booked because you carry illegal substances? Or engage in other illegal activities?
Sometimes the paranoia and mis-information here is amusing.
โApr-17-2014 09:44 AM
โApr-17-2014 08:56 AM
WyoTraveler wrote:
.....I'd invite the officer in an offer him a beer.........
โApr-17-2014 06:25 AM
GordonThree wrote:
Alternately, they'll call a K9, which is trained to circle the ride a few times, and then "hit" pretty much wherever the handler tells it to. Then the driver will be arrested and they tow your ride, search it, no need for a warrant now, the k9 gave them probable cause. Now you get to go through booking, mug-shots, finger prints and you're not getting bail until you've been arraigned, which could take a few days to a week. You'll get a bill for your public defender, a bill for towing your ride, and a bill for however many nights you spent in lock-up.
โApr-17-2014 06:09 AM
Darrah wrote:
Paulcardoza, never said it was a lie.
If you are retired and travel around a lot... it can be called a vacation.
Point of view is different for every single person, biased on one's own life expenses.
But I understand where your coming from as well.
โApr-17-2014 05:01 AM
tonyandkaren wrote:
I think that chances of a cop asking if you live in your RV are pretty slim. As far as a search I think that they would need a warrant unless you give them permission.
We've been fulltiming for over twenty years. We often spend the night in Walmart,other big box stores and casinos. We boondock on public land. Occasionally we spend the night on the street when we're visiting people. We've never been questioned. If your RV is ratty, if you park in the same spots for weeks or if somebody complains you may get questioned. I know that the national forest in Arizona around Flagstaff has started cracking down on people who overstay their 14 day boondocking limit but that's the only instance of a problem that I've heard about.
โApr-17-2014 04:57 AM
โApr-16-2014 07:02 PM
โApr-16-2014 04:37 PM
GordonThree wrote:
I read a lot of "no reason to distrust a LEO" ... why is that? The LEO has been trained to not trust you, why should you trust them? In my book, trust is something earned, not given. Although, distrust does not mean disrespect. Just because I don't trust cops, doesn't mean I would be disrespectful.
Refusing a search on the grounds of no warrant, I wonder how that holds up since your "home" is also a motor vehicle (is that different for a towed trailer?)
An automobile can be easily searched one of two ways. First, depending how badly the cop wants to search and you say not without a warrant, they say fine. they'll tell you that you (driver) will be detained (not arrested), and they will call a tow truck for your ride. They'll say once we get a warrant we'll search it... and if the warrant is declined, here's the bill for towing your car to our impound lot... you're not getting your ride back until it's done being processed at the end of the week. You can be detained 48-72 hours (depending on the local laws) without being charged or arrested.
Alternately, they'll call a K9, which is trained to circle the ride a few times, and then "hit" pretty much wherever the handler tells it to. Then the driver will be arrested and they tow your ride, search it, no need for a warrant now, the k9 gave them probable cause. Now you get to go through booking, mug-shots, finger prints and you're not getting bail until you've been arraigned, which could take a few days to a week. You'll get a bill for your public defender, a bill for towing your ride, and a bill for however many nights you spent in lock-up.
How this works with a motorhome that is someone's residence, that would be interesting to read about, actual rulings from a judge, not hearsay or speculation.
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