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Criminal:
If You Are Approached by the Police in a Non-Driving Situation:
YOU
SHOULD:
- Be
polite to the officer at all times.
- DO
NOT physically resist the officer under any circumstances.
(Resisting arrest is a crime).
- Tell
the officer your name. (It is a crime to give a false
name).
- Never
offer money to a police officer.
YOU
DO NOT HAVE TO:
- Stop
or talk to an officer unless the officer orders you to
stop.
- Show
any ID (like a driver's license) unless you are being arrested or given
a ticket.
- Consent
to any search or seizure; if the officer threatens to get a
warrant, let him/her get one. If the officer searches you without a
warrant, DO NOT RESIST, but tell him/her clearly that you do not
consent to the search.
- Talk
to the police without a lawyer present even if you have been
arrested or ticketed.
- Stay
with the officer unless you are being ticketed or arrested.
- If
you are not sure whether you are being ticketed or arrested, ask the
officer if you are free to leave.
- Go
anywhere with the officer unless you have been arrested.
REMEMBER
- Everything
you say can be used against you in court.
- If
you want the police officer to stop questioning you, ask for a lawyer.
- The
officer must stop questioning you immediately.
- Do
not keep talking and do not let the police talk you out of getting a
lawyer.
- You
may ask for the officer's badge number.
- BE
PEACEFUL AT ALL TIMES!!!
This
information is not intended to provide legal advice. Any
incidental fee-paying University of Oregon student who has
questions about these types of issues may call ASUO
Legal
Services at 541-346-4273 to arrange an appointment.
ASUO Legal Services' attorneys are licensed to practice in the State of
Oregon. Information disseminated in this website does not constitute
legal advice and does not create an attorney/client relationship. This
page is for information purposes only. For legal advice, contact an
attorney licensed in your state. You should not make legal hiring
decisions based upon brochures, advertising or other promotional
materials.
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