Know Your Rights During Traffic Stops

🚨 If You’re Pulled Over:

1. Stay calm. Turn off the engine. Keep hands visible on the wheel.
2. Roll down your window slightly and ask:
   “Am I being detained, or am I free to go?”
3. Do NOT consent to searches. Say:
   “I do not consent to any searches.”
4. You can record — and in most states, it's fully legal. Say:
   “For my safety and yours, I am recording this interaction.”

🦴 K9 Search Tip: Officers CANNOT delay a stop just to bring in a drug dog. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this in Rodriguez v. United States, 575 U.S. 348 (2015).

✋ You Do NOT Have to:

• Let them search your vehicle unless they have a warrant or probable cause
• Answer questions like “Where are you going?”
• Step out of the car unless ordered

🗣️ If You Are Detained or Arrested:

“I’m invoking my Fifth Amendment right to remain silent. I want a lawyer.”

⚖️ Tip from Sage: You do NOT have to be rude. Just be firm. Let the facts, not emotion, drive your case. Ask Sage inside the app for more support if you’re facing charges.