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Originally Posted by Irb Digital
As great as this sounds, I'm not sure that its accurate. Most chances are if you are being pulled over it's for doing something that is against the law, not because the officer wants to wish you a safe trip. Now I'm not a student of law, but its been my understanding that he/she can impound your car if you refuse a search. At that point it's up to a judge whether they have the authority to search your car (with a warrant I assume). Now I don't know that they can just throw you in jail, or place you under arrest without valid reasoning, even if most of that "valid" reasoning is very vague. However impounding your car is a totally different story. Driving is a privilege, not a right. It can be taken away quite easily.
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The cop better have a very strong
probable cause to just
ask for a search of the vehicle, much more to impound the car after refusing the search.
Speeding alone is not probable cause for a search, although what is
seen or detected after stopping for speeding could be.