Know Your Rights (STAND)
This is what the “S” in STAND reminds you to do during a police interaction.
What is stay aware?
This is the basic identifying information you may be required to give police.
What is your name (and possibly date of birth)?
This is the phrase you should use if police ask to search your belongings.
What is “I do not consent to a search”?
This type of police stop allows an officer to briefly detain you based on reasonable suspicion.
What is a Terry stop?
This right allows you to refuse to answer questions when interacting with ICE or police.
What is the right to remain silent?
This is the exact right you should say out loud to stop police questioning.
What is the right to remain silent and ask for an attorney?
This is what you are allowed to do after giving your name when police ask more questions.
What is refuse to answer questions?
This is whether police always need a warrant to search you or your property.
What is no?
This is the level of suspicion police need to stop and briefly question you.
What is reasonable suspicion?
This is what you should ask for before answering any questions from ICE.
What is a lawyer (or an attorney)?
This question helps you determine whether police can legally keep you there.
What is “Am I free to leave?”
This is what you should do if police continue questioning you after you asked for an attorney.
What is remain silent or repeat your request for an attorney?
This is one legal exception that allows police to search without a warrant.
What is consent? (also acceptable: plain view, emergency, arrest)
This is what you are doing when you say, “Go ahead, you can search.”
What is giving consent?
This is what you should NOT do when ICE asks you to sign documents.
What is sign anything?
This is what the “N” in STAND tells you not to do.
What is consent to a search?
This is what police often say to get you to talk, even when it may not help you.
What is “you’re not in trouble, just talk to me”?
This is whether police must immediately read you your Miranda rights.
What is no?
This is one exception that allows police to search without a warrant if evidence is clearly visible.
What is the plain view doctrine?
This is what ICE must have to legally enter your home.
What is a warrant signed by a judge?
This is the main reason you should pay attention to details during a police encounter.
What is to remember information for your attorney or later use?
This is whether talking to police typically helps your situation in the moment.
What is it does not help? (or What is no?)
This is when Miranda rights are actually required.
What is when you are in custody and being questioned?
These are two situations where police can legally search without a warrant.
What are consent and exigent circumstances? Or what is search incident to arrest, plain view
This is something you are allowed to do if you witness ICE activity like a raid or arrest.
What is record (video, photos, or written documentation)?