FAQ

FREE ADVICE

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!

QUESTIONING

• Be polite… Stay calm… Stop… Don’t run…

No sudden movements… Stay strong, Don’t fold

• Hands out of your pockets
• Name and identification… Give it… Don’t lie or give a fake name
• Do not consent to be searched
• Don’t try to talk your way out… Don’t banter with cops
• DO NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS… DEMAND LAWYER

THE CAR

• License, registration, and insurance… Must be current and kept in car
• Obey traffic laws… Don’t speed; use your turn-signals
• Don’t smoke in your car… Don’t drive high
• Keep car clean… No roaches or paraphernalia
• Use blue tooth… Use seat belts
• Pay parking tickets… No warrants
• Keep your medicine in the trunk
• No guns, no weapons of any kind

WHEN STOPPED

• Turn off your engine
• Open the window… Keep hands exposed
• Don’t throw out anything
• Don’t muck around… No stories, they are looking for an excuse to search
• Be polite: “Officer, if I have committed a traffic offense, give me a citation and I will be on my way”
• Sign the Notice to appear for a traffic ticket
• Do not consent to search your car, your person, or your stuff
• DO NOT ANSWER QUESTIONS… DEMAND LAWYER

THE HOUSE

• Knock Knock… Police! Open the Door!
• Answer the door… No running… No flushing… No suspicious movements
• Comply and be polite
• Ask to see the search warrant… Read the warrant
• Do not consent to let them enter UNLESS THEY HAVE A WARRANT
• Watch out for sneak peek
• Do not resist or obstruct… Let them search
• Ask for a Property List
• DO NOT ANSWER QUESTIONS… DEMAND LAWYER

IF ARRESTED

• Don’t resist… Don’t get angry
• Undercover cops don’t have to tell you they are police
• They don’t have to tell you what you are being arrested for
• DO NOT ANSWER QUESTIONS… DEMAND LAWYER
• Get a phone call… All calls are recorded
• Don’t discuss arrest on phone… Keep it short… Don’t use “code words”
• Stay calm… Try to wait to get OR’d if you can… Save your money
• Get money on your books
• Don’t talk about your case to other inmates… Snitches are listening
• GET A LAWYER

CANNABIS

• Using Medicine?
• Smoking in public… Not smart
• No smoking on federal land
• Keep your doctor’s recommendation and Patient ID card current and valid and with your medicine
• Join a Cooperative
• Cannabis even for medical use is illegal under federal law

LAWYERS

• Talk to them… Listen to them… They want to help you
• Broke? There are lots of good hard working Public Defenders… Respect them
• Plea or jury trial, always use a lawyer
• If convicted, do the time, pay the fine, don’t violate probation, don’t run away, get expungement, pay your taxes
• Stay in touch with your lawyer, don’t act like a jerk

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