Reasons to stop
Expired/ No registration
41-1a-201
Possession of a controlled substance schedule I/II/Analog
58-37-8(2)(B)(II)
Class A
The Supreme Court held that police officers cannot prolong a traffic stop to conduct a dog-sniffing drug search.
Rodriguez v. United States
Failure to change lanes/slow down for stationary emerg. vehicle with lights on.
41-6a-904(2)
False personal info to police (providing personal info of another actual person)
76-8-507(2b)
Allows law enforcement to search a readily mobile vehicle without a warrant if they have probable cause to believe it contains contraband or evidence.
Carroll v. United States
Failure to operate in a single lane.
41-6A-710(1)(A)
Possession of stolen credit card
76-6-506.3
Supreme Court case that created the "stop and frisk" legal standard, allowing police to briefly detain (stop) and pat down (frisk) individuals for weapons if they have reasonable suspicion, that the person is involved in criminal activity and armed.
Terry V. Ohio
White light to the rear.
41-6a-1612
Vehicle compartments for contraband
76-9-1902
Established that police use of force must be evaluated under the Fourth Amendment's "objective reasonableness" standard.
Graham v. Connor
Plate-Frame affects readability.
41-1a-403(2B)
Burglary of a vehicle
76-6-204
Court held that the use of a drug-sniffing police dog during a routine traffic stop does not violate the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, even if the initial infraction is unrelated to drug offenses
Illinois v. Caballes