Advice? I got a 27156(b) citation in CA/SGV
02-16-09, 02:05 PM
#20
Well, I hope you have the stock parts, Atleast you dont have to swap the whole engine, You should be okay with all the stock parts, and a cat, which shouldnt be that difficult to install. Also the State referee is usually at a Community college in cali, (Mine was at Chaffey college) usually these guys arent negative, they want you to pass. If you need more time to get all this stuff done, You can go online and request a 3 month extension (You can do this for every type of case besides a criminal one).
02-16-09, 05:20 PM
#21
Well, I hope you have the stock parts, Atleast you dont have to swap the whole engine, You should be okay with all the stock parts, and a cat, which shouldnt be that difficult to install. Also the State referee is usually at a Community college in cali, (Mine was at Chaffey college) usually these guys arent negative, they want you to pass. If you need more time to get all this stuff done, You can go online and request a 3 month extension (You can do this for every type of case besides a criminal one).
thanks for the info guys! more info is welcome!
02-16-09, 05:41 PM
#22
Lead Lap
Boosted, I believe an under the hood search is like any other vehicle search, meaning they either need consent or a warrant. Cops are usually pretty angry when people deny search and people usually fold, but don't have to.
If she was driving the car, it doesn't matter that it doesn't belong to her. Don't be pissed at her, though. Most people don't know they can deny a request to search.
If she was driving the car, it doesn't matter that it doesn't belong to her. Don't be pissed at her, though. Most people don't know they can deny a request to search.
02-16-09, 07:59 PM
#23
Actually Link in the end i dont think she would have had a choice. LEO's and CHP no longer need warrants or consent to search anything. If they say they had probable cause because his exhaust might have meant he had illegal modifications, the court would accept it. It's like if they hear a women screaming in her house, they dont need a warrant or consent to kick down the door and rush in, they have probable cause.
02-16-09, 09:19 PM
#24
Lead Lap
Actually Link in the end i dont think she would have had a choice. LEO's and CHP no longer need warrants or consent to search anything. If they say they had probable cause because his exhaust might have meant he had illegal modifications, the court would accept it. It's like if they hear a women screaming in her house, they dont need a warrant or consent to kick down the door and rush in, they have probable cause.
02-16-09, 09:39 PM
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Register it in another state, get plates there, license, etc. haha. in Atlanta they are very strict but not 100 miles out.. so i just registered everything out there. no emissions, period.
02-17-09, 12:43 PM
#26
It's dicey. I have a buddy who's a public defender. I'll ask him for his take on it, but he has told me in the past that consent or a warrant is required. It is pretty rare that people refuse a search and the police sometimes suggest that you don't have a choice. I'll check with him and post what I find out.
thanks link! please do let me know on what your friend says..
02-17-09, 02:20 PM
#27
Lead Lap
Hi Boosted, I got an answer from the public defender friend. He said a police officer can always ask to search and you can always refuse to allow it. It does not matter that this was the engine compartment. It's still a search. Since the search was allowed, you probably don't have a case. He said they have had success in cases by arguing that a police officer asking to search was coersion, so the search was not voluntarily allowed. This probably does not apply to you because your ticket is not a criminal matter. His advice if you get pulled over and a search is requested is to say, "unless you are detaining me, I would like to be on my way."
Is your car NA-T or a 2JZ-GTE swap? If it's the GTE swap, I wonder if you can argue that it's a legal swap because the engine was imported in twin turbo Supras. I don't know on that one, but it's an idea.
Is your car NA-T or a 2JZ-GTE swap? If it's the GTE swap, I wonder if you can argue that it's a legal swap because the engine was imported in twin turbo Supras. I don't know on that one, but it's an idea.
02-17-09, 02:25 PM
#28
It's dicey. I have a buddy who's a public defender. I'll ask him for his take on it, but he has told me in the past that consent or a warrant is required. It is pretty rare that people refuse a search and the police sometimes suggest that you don't have a choice. I'll check with him and post what I find out.
Hi Boosted, I got an answer from the public defender friend. He said a police officer can always ask to search and you can always refuse to allow it. It does not matter that this was the engine compartment. It's still a search. Since the search was allowed, you probably don't have a case. He said they have had success in cases by arguing that a police officer asking to search was coersion, so the search was not voluntarily allowed. This probably does not apply to you because your ticket is not a criminal matter. His advice if you get pulled over and a search is requested is to say, "unless you are detaining me, I would like to be on my way."
Is your car NA-T or a 2JZ-GTE swap? If it's the GTE swap, I wonder if you can argue that it's a legal swap because the engine was imported in twin turbo Supras. I don't know on that one, but it's an idea.
Is your car NA-T or a 2JZ-GTE swap? If it's the GTE swap, I wonder if you can argue that it's a legal swap because the engine was imported in twin turbo Supras. I don't know on that one, but it's an idea.
The car is not NA-T, but 2JZGTE swap.
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