Walk It Through: The Stop on the Interstate
Lights behind on the interstate, a license in a wallet, insurance on a phone, and a question about the trunk.
A state patrol car's lights come on behind a sedan in the left lane of the interstate.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
An interstate stop for a moving violation that ends in a warning. A drunk driving investigation, a gun in the car, and a search on probable cause are left to other walkthroughs.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.