What are Your Rights When Stopped by Michigan Police?

What are Your Rights When Stopped by Michigan Police?
What are Your Rights When Stopped by Michigan Police?

By Attorney James Czarnecki|Czarnecki & Taylor PLLC|NOV 3, 2022

People often ask us what are their rights when stopped by Michigan police. Specifically, people ask if they have to consent to a search of their car. Being stopped by the police causes a lot of anxiety and confusion. Many people don’t know what rights they have when stopped by the police. Your civil rights may seem like an abstract idea until those rights come into play when the police detain you during a traffic stop

What rights are involved during a traffic stop? How long can the police hold you? Do you have to consent to a search? This article discusses your rights when stopped by Michigan police.

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