29 Alerts From the ILLEGAL SEARCH Tag

NMA E-Newsletter #270: Dash Cams—A Double-Edged Sword

March 16, 2014 • BLACK BOX, CELL PHONE, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FOURTH AMENDMENT, GPS TRACKING, ILLEGAL SEARCH, ILLINOIS, INSURANCE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, Technology, TRAFFIC STOP, VIDEOTAPING

We talk a lot here about how evolving technology can work for you or against you. A perfect example is the use of cell phones to record police activity during traffic stops. Even though you may be within your rights to record police, they may not see it that way, which can lead to no […]

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NMA E-Newsletter #268: The Yin and Yang of Surviving a Traffic Stop

March 3, 2014 • CELL PHONE, Driver's License, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, ILLEGAL SEARCH, INSURANCE, LICENSE PLATES, NEWSLETTER, RADAR DETECTOR, ROADBLOCK, SPEED LIMIT, SPEED TRAP, TICKET FIGHTING, TRAFFIC STOP

It seems that more and more traffic stops these days are escalating into situations beyond the driver’s control. (See the Winter 2014 edition of Driving Freedoms — “We Are All Suspects” — for some jaw-dropping examples.) Knowing how to act during a stop can keep you out of serious trouble. But you also need to know […]

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NMA E-Newsletter #266: Warrantless Vehicle Searches Part 2—The “In Plain View” Doctrine

February 17, 2014 • CALIFORNIA, CRIMINAL, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, ILLEGAL SEARCH, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, TEXAS, TRAFFIC STOP

This is the final part of a two-part series on warrantless vehicle searches written by NMA Texas member Ted Levitt, who is not an attorney but who has done extensive legal research on the subject. Read Part 1 here. Please note that neither of these articles should be construed as legal advice. The circumstances justifying […]

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NMA E-Newsletter #265: The Ins and Outs of Warrantless Vehicle Searches (Part 1)

February 10, 2014 • CELL PHONE, Driver's License, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FOURTH AMENDMENT, ILLEGAL SEARCH, INSURANCE, NEWSLETTER, SAFETY, TRAFFIC STOP

By Ted Levitt, NMA Member If you’ve ever been pulled over for a traffic stop you’ve probably wondered if the officer could search your vehicle without a warrant as well as how far that search could go. I decided to look into it. I am not a lawyer, but I have spent many hours doing […]

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NMA E-Newsletter #256: Sometimes There’s More at Stake than a Fine

December 8, 2013 • DUE PROCESS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, ILLEGAL SEARCH, Kentucky, NEW JERSEY, NEWSLETTER, TICKET FIGHTING, TICKET FINES

The NMA encourages our members to fight every traffic ticket they get. We do this because we know that fewer than five percent of drivers actually go to the trouble of showing up in court. We also know that pushing back against a system that often gives little consideration to traffic defendants’ rights is the […]

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