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To: thompsonsjkc

The key word in the 4th Amendment is "unreasonable". You have absolutely no expectation of privacy in the air around your vehicle. Therefore, there is no violation if a dog sniffs the air around your vehicle while the cops are writing you a ticket.

The result might be different if the cops refuse to let you leave until a dog arrives. In that case, the cops would need some kind of probable cause or reasonable suspicion before they could hold you longer than a normal traffic stop.


264 posted on 01/24/2005 11:21:50 AM PST by TexasAg1996
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To: TexasAg1996
Therefore, there is no violation if a dog sniffs the air around your vehicle while the cops are writing you a ticket.

Ditto. My only concern about this was time lost.

286 posted on 01/24/2005 11:28:52 AM PST by m1-lightning (God, Guns, and Country!)
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To: TexasAg1996
The result might be different if the cops refuse to let you leave until a dog arrives.

They did.

291 posted on 01/24/2005 11:29:16 AM PST by Lazamataz
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To: TexasAg1996
longer than a normal traffic stop.

Please define the length of time here...

799 posted on 01/25/2005 11:48:34 PM PST by Gilbo_3 (Patience is a virtue, but it aint one of mine !!!)
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