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Originally Posted by Cole
Well, it's not the penal code. It's the Criminal Code. Probable cause (ie you, pulling off the road to park in (a probably not well lit) parking lot) is enough for a search of the car in some circumstances. Just as refusing to let an officer search your car. If he truly believes there's something illegal going on under your hood and you refuse him, he'll probably just say "lol k, I'm going to get a search warrant, sit tight for 15-20 minutes".
The fact of the matter is, if you have illegal mods, or decide to break the law (speeding, no front plate, rolling a stop because the stop sign didn't have a white border, etc.) be prepared to deal with the consequences, full stop.
Edit: I acknowledge there's bad cops out there, unfortunately, they're the only ones we hear about. No one ever tells the story of how a cop pulled them over for speeding and then let you off with a warning, or that time your house was broken into, and your wife and kids were really shook up so the cop gave you a name and number for a councillor to talk to.
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Penal and criminal code both are considered acceptable and are used accordingly depending on where in the world you are.
You make a valid point about him getting a search warrant if you refuse but those are quite a few ifs. If the cop decides its worth his time to call in for a warrant, two depending on which judge he gets they may or may not issue a warrant and lastly that is if no other important emergency occur in the area where the cop needs to go asap aka violent crime or things of that nature that would take priority over you and your mods
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