Police-Citizen Encounters: Extending 'DeBour' to Traffic Stops

In his Criminal Law and Procedure column, Barry Kamins, a Supreme Court justice, administrative judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, and administrative judge for criminal matters in Brooklyn Supreme and Criminal courts, writes without a founded suspicion of criminal activity, the police officer may only ask for a driver's license, registration and insurance card - but not about the presence of weapons in the car.

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