An Officer Has Validly Stopped a Motorist and Wants to Ask

question 45

Multiple Choice

An officer has validly stopped a motorist and wants to ask the motorist for consent to search.This request for consent:

• A)must be based on a reasonable suspicion that there is contraband in the vehicle.
• B)must be based on probable cause to believe that there is contraband in the vehicle.
• C)may be made only if the suspect is arrested.
• D)can be made at any time during the stop.

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Definitions:

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