coastalgal
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? california
was pulled over for expired tags, officer ran my name and found that my license had been revoked due to medical issue (seizure due to medication no longer on the market) and wrote me a citation - impounded vehicle and asked to "do quick check through the vehicle to make sure it was safe & secured for tow company" - I agreed. was on cell phone trying to find a ride home when officer asked who else drives the vehicle - said that my husband just got it running again but it had been parked at my house for quite some time. He then said "I think you know exactly what I found", told me to put the phone down & placed me under arrest. He then showed my a baggie with a very small amt (was told later it was 1/6 of a gram) of methamphetamine and a piece of a straw. i told him again that the vehicle had been parked for quite a while and that I did not know there was anything illegal in it. I said that I could not tell him who it belonged to and did not know how it got there; if I did, I would not have allowed him to search the car or would have been smart enough to take it with me if I HAD known because I wasn't under arrest at that point so he would have had no reason to search me.
what exactly am I looking at in Santa barbara county?
was pulled over for expired tags, officer ran my name and found that my license had been revoked due to medical issue (seizure due to medication no longer on the market) and wrote me a citation - impounded vehicle and asked to "do quick check through the vehicle to make sure it was safe & secured for tow company" - I agreed. was on cell phone trying to find a ride home when officer asked who else drives the vehicle - said that my husband just got it running again but it had been parked at my house for quite some time. He then said "I think you know exactly what I found", told me to put the phone down & placed me under arrest. He then showed my a baggie with a very small amt (was told later it was 1/6 of a gram) of methamphetamine and a piece of a straw. i told him again that the vehicle had been parked for quite a while and that I did not know there was anything illegal in it. I said that I could not tell him who it belonged to and did not know how it got there; if I did, I would not have allowed him to search the car or would have been smart enough to take it with me if I HAD known because I wasn't under arrest at that point so he would have had no reason to search me.
what exactly am I looking at in Santa barbara county?