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Caballes, 543 U.S. 405 (2005) — dog sniff during lawful stop permitted\",\n    \"State traffic codes and state constitutions (vary by state — some states provide greater protections)\"\n  ],\n  \"your_rights\": [\n    \"Fourth Amendment right: You cannot be stopped without reasonable articulable suspicion that a traffic law was violated or criminal activity is afoot\",\n    \"Fourth Amendment right: You cannot be searched without a warrant, your consent, probable cause, or a recognized exception\",\n    \"Fifth Amendment right: You are not required to answer questions beyond providing legally required documents (license, registration, insurance)\",\n    \"You have the right to know why you were stopped — you may ask\",\n    \"You have the right to refuse consent to a search — refusal alone is NOT probable cause\",\n    \"You have the right to remain silent beyond document production once you invoke it explicitly\",\n    \"You have the right to record the interaction (in most states — see recording rights below)\",\n    \"Rodriguez right: Once the traffic stop's purpose is complete (ticket issued/warning given), you must be free to go unless new reasonable suspicion arises — the stop cannot be illegally prolonged\",\n    \"If arrested, Miranda rights apply before custodial interrogation begins\"\n  ],\n  \"what_they_can_legally_do\": [\n    \"Pull you over with reasonable suspicion of a traffic violation or crime\",\n    \"Ask for your driver's license, vehicle registration, and proof of insurance — you MUST provide these\",\n    \"Run your license and registration through their database\",\n    \"Ask you to step out of the vehicle — you must comply (Pennsylvania v. Mimms)\",\n    \"Ask passengers to exit the vehicle — passengers must comply (Maryland v. Wilson)\",\n    \"Conduct a pat-down (frisk) of your outer clothing if they have reasonable suspicion you are armed and dangerous\",\n    \"Use a drug-detection dog around the exterior of your vehicle during a lawful stop (not after stop is completed)\",\n    \"Search your vehicle if they have probable cause (e.g., they smell marijuana, see contraband in plain view)\",\n    \"Search your vehicle with your consent — this is why you never consent\",\n    \"Search incident to lawful arrest if you are placed under arrest\",\n    \"Detain you for a reasonable amount of time to complete the traffic stop's purpose\",\n    \"Ask questions — you don't have to answer most of them\"\n  ],\n  \"what_they_cannot_legally_do\": [\n    \"Stop you without reasonable articulable suspicion — a hunch is not enough\",\n    \"Search your vehicle without a warrant, consent, probable cause, or a recognized exception\",\n    \"Extend the traffic stop beyond its purpose without new reasonable suspicion (Rodriguez)\",\n    \"Arrest you for refusing to consent to a search\",\n    \"Punish you for invoking your constitutional rights\",\n    \"Use excessive force during a routine traffic stop\",\n    \"Detain you indefinitely without probable cause to arrest\",\n    \"Coerce consent to a search through threats or intimidation (involuntary consent is invalid)\",\n    \"Search your phone without a warrant even if you are arrested (Riley v. California, 573 U.S. 373 (2014))\"\n  ],\n  \"exact_words_to_say\": [\n    \"OPENING — hand over documents calmly: 'Here is my license, registration, and insurance.'\",\n    \"IF ASKED WHERE YOU'RE GOING OR WHAT YOU'RE DOING: 'I prefer not to answer questions.' (Short, polite, non-confrontational)\",\n    \"TO INVOKE SILENCE CLEARLY: 'Officer, I am invoking my right to remain silent.'\",\n    \"IF ASKED TO CONSENT TO A SEARCH: 'I do not consent to a search of my vehicle.' — Repeat calmly as many times as needed.\",\n    \"IF ASKED WHY YOU WON'T CONSENT: Do NOT explain. Simply repeat: 'I do not consent to a search.'\",\n    \"AFTER TICKET/WARNING IS ISSUED — to establish you're not free to go voluntarily: 'Am I free to go?'\",\n    \"IF DETAINED AFTER PURPOSE IS COMPLETE: 'Officer, I believe the stop is complete. Am I being detained or am I free to go?'\",\n    \"IF BEING ARRESTED: 'I am invoking my right to remain silent and my right to an attorney. I will not answer questions without an attorney present.'\",\n    \"IF ORDERED TO DO SOMETHING UNCOMFORTABLE BUT LAWFUL: Comply physically, say verbally: 'I am complying, but I do not consent to this.'\",\n    \"TO DOCUMENT THE STOP VERBALLY (if recording): 'I am recording this interaction for my protection and yours.'\"\n  ],\n  \"exact_words_to_avoid\": [\n    \"'Sure, go ahead and search' — this waives your Fourth Amendment rights entirely\",\n    \"'I have nothing to hide' — legally meaningless and grants consent\",\n    \"'There's nothing in there' — invites the officer to prove you wrong and implies consent\",\n    \"'I only had a couple of drinks' — immediate self-incrimination for DUI\",\n    \"'I was just speeding a little' — admission of guilt\",\n    \"'The weed is just for personal use' — self-incrimination\",\n    \"'Why are you stopping me? This is harassment!' — escalates the encounter, does not help legally\",\n    \"Rambling explanations about where you were or what you were doing — every word is potential evidence\",\n    \"'Do whatever you want, I don't care' — courts may interpret this as consent\",\n    \"Lying to the officer about your name or whether you have a license — this can be a criminal offense\",\n    \"Physically resisting even an unlawful search — comply physically, challenge in court\"\n  ],\n  \"if_rights_are_violated\": [\n    \"Stay calm and do NOT physically resist — unlawful resistance can result in criminal charges even if the stop was illegal\",\n    \"Mentally note or record: officer's name, badge number, patrol car number, department, time, location, witnesses\",\n    \"Write down everything immediately after the stop while memory is fresh\",\n    \"Preserve any video recordings — do not delete or allow deletion\",\n    \"File a formal complaint with the police department's internal affairs or civilian review board\",\n    \"File a complaint with your state's attorney general office or ACLU chapter\",\n    \"Contact a civil rights attorney — you may have a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (federal civil rights statute) for constitutional violations under color of law\",\n    \"Evidence obtained from an illegal stop or search may be suppressed under the Exclusionary Rule (Mapp v. 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