DOT/State Police @ Topeka

[Mickey Whaley]

And you can only have the right amount of moonshine for personal consumption

[Reed Granrt]

Originally Posted by Chad Rhodes

Not if it's self contained.

Hello Chad
I think a motor home/car home falls under the Fourth Amendment exception rule in most cases. You have your federal law and your state laws that intercede with each other. Most laws stipulate "furthermore the vehicle is licensed to operate "on public streets, was or can be serviced in public places and was and is subject to extensive regulation and inspection". I have an uncle that is sheriff in a Tenn county and I asked him about being stopped and or search and seizure. He assured me that if I come thru his county, he could stop me and search me without a warrant and he added (one way or the other). So I took his word for it and I smoked all my marwanna before I drove that way they cant find nun when they search
reed

[FED 387]

OK --so has anone talked to any rigs "that were stopped"??? What were they asking ,looking for , or examining etc licence, plates, registration, DOT logbooks,portable scales ??? Was this a roadblock or just random vehicles they were stopping???? Inquiring minds want to know. Thanx Comp

[Ed Wright]

Stopping rigs again today?

[Alan Roehrich]

You can refuse to give consent to a search. If you do, the officer has a couple of choices. He can get a warrant, or he can do the search on the basis of probable cause. Or, he might even let you go. A search without consent and without a warrant can be problematic for them, as if no probable cause can be shown, nothing they find is admissible in court, meaning there is no evidence.

Just be aware that creating an adversarial environment with law enforcement is a lot like doing the same thing with a tech official. They probably can find something if they want to and they look. When they do, the consequences are likely to be a lot worse.

As the man says, you pays your money and you takes your chances. You will want to retain a lawyer, and you will hope you can afford one who is better in court than they are.

[Ron Ortiz]

Put the word out. "Go to the back gate"

Ron Ortiz
U/SA one way or another

[Randall Klein]

We were stopped in central Iowa by carrier enforcement. License, insurance, registration etc....then in the cruiser for questions: whose the major sponsor, any decals, any lettering on car, where are we going, are we competing for money, what kind of race, etc etc....finally sent off with a "be safe"....about twenty minutes on the side of I-80.

while I was questioned in the cruiser, my partner got similar questions in the tow vehicle....I guess to see how they matched up.....wanted to smart off, but went along politely

[Tom Moock]

Ed, I didn't see any DOT. on the way to Topeka today. Tom

[Tim Lisson]

We arrived at 9 am this morning with no problems. The air was just under 4000 da today.

[Ed Wright]

We got here about 2:00, didn't see any.