Can a officer search my car for not having insurance?

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   Noah Pines

   Atlanta Criminal Defense Attorney

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   Answered March 15, 2013 05:06. He can stop your car for not having insurance. Once your car is stopped, he can search it if he has probable cause you committed another crime or if he is going to impound your car.
   What was found in the car?

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   John Steakley

   Marietta Criminal Defense Attorney

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   Answered March 14, 2013 21:30. Without insurance, the car is subject to being impounded. Impounding a vehicle allows the officer to "inventory" the contents.

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   Phillip KimbrellPro

   Atlanta Criminal Defense Attorney

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   Answered March 14, 2013 22:57. Yes

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   Allen Rust Knox

   Kennesaw Criminal Defense Attorney

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   Answered March 15, 2013 10:29. I agree with the other attorneys who have responded. I write separately to tell you that, if the officer justified the search based upon an inventory for impoundment, he will actually have to show that he, in fact, inventoried the vehicle. If he searched the vehicle without completing an inventory as to its contents, this would not be a valid inventory search.

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   David B Pittman

   Fort Myers Personal Injury Lawyer

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   Answered March 14, 2013 20:42. I am going to re post this under criminal law. I think you will get more answers.

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