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in the last couple of days the police in my area have been trying to cut down on street racing...so they have targeted anyone that has a modified exhaust...they have been pulling them over and popping the hood and taking pictures of the engine and giving out tickets...is this legal? don't they need a warrant for a search like that?

 
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wheres this at?

 
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damn.....that sucks. (thats why you should keep your stock parts.)

 
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What are the tickets for? I cannot think of any reason for them to take pics of the engine, unless they are looking for stolen parts.

 
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In my opinion, they would need probable cause to pop your hood. It's the same as popping your trunk to look for something. Don't let them do it, especially to take pictures. Thats just my opinion.

 
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That is TERRIBLE. I wouldn't stand for that at all.

 
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it's in the orange county area....it's part of some sting operation the police did...almost everyone with a modified exhaust was pulled over and they had their hoods popped open to check for illegal modifications...a lot of people that i know of with jdm swaps got in serious trouble

 
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this guys right, they cant pop your hood or look in your car w/o a probable cause, itll be violating your rights as citizens. and it is ok for you to say "NO" to their faces if they dont have a good reason. Just because you have a modified exhaust, doesnt mean you should just let them checkout ur stuff.

 
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i talked to a lawyer friend i have and he said that if they have probable cause then they can pop your hood...but it's what they think is probable cause...and since california emissions are gay...having a modified exhaust could mean you have other modifications to your engine...so they are saying that that is their probable cause

 
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Tell them if they want to take pic's of ur engine ask if you can take pic's of there's..

 
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srry to repost buy a funny story one time my buddie was alil drunk and the cop pulled us over and said your not post to have blue lights on ur car and my buddie said y you got them ooo the cop was pissed

 
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Either way your screwed, if they ask u to pop ur hood ur screwed and if you say no then they know ur hiding something. Cops don't go for the murderers, rapists, and thieves no more...they go for the rice pple now.

 
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there is a artical about this in the last import tuner mag. It tells about what the damn cops are up to and also what you can do. It is BULLSHIT and we should not let this happen. I guess the best thing that we as a group that shares similar intrests could do is write letters to people in congress. Not that it would do any good

Sorry to here your town is being taken over by the cops man

 
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Thats retarted. There's a reason that you're not supposed to have red or blue lights on your car. Let me think.... oh yeah BECAUSE YOU CAN'T APPEAR TO BE AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE/POLICE TO OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD!

 
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they can't pop your hood without probable cause. And the probable cause needs to come before they "ask" to pop your hood. If they ASK, you say no ... and then they are not allowed to then say "I have probable cause".

If they SAY pop your hood and if they ASK to pop your hood ... those are two different things.

As for probable cause, they can nail you for the exhaust, but not sure about the engine

 
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i read that article in tuner mag. it also has the one about Mr. Ticket. he's the one to go to if u get screwed with some bs like that. great article btw

 
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Not sureif California is the same but n Florida if a cop asks you to search and you say know they can consider you saying NO as probable cause so either way here they **** you

 
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if the police are organizing a sting to pull over EVERYone with an exhaust, then i'm sure they have already found all the loop holes they need to make it legal.

 
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that sucks hate to be there in TN everyone and their mom have modified exhausts

 
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cops in phoenix pull you over only if you have blue lights, peel out, do things you shouldnt (other than parts) But if you have illegal tint, and some other things they see, they will be searching your car. THey are very good about it here, and wont ask to search for no reason. I told them no when they wanted to search at school because they saw roaches in my car (joint roaches), and I said it is rolled cigarettes. They got me with No tobacco school zone, so they found my shyt. Unless they really know they have cause they dont ask for no reason (from what Ive seen 15+ pullovers)

 
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that doesn't work ... they need probable cause BEFORE they ask.