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California AB 2773 Requires Police to State Reason for Traffic Stops Before Questioning
Loaded on May 15, 2024
by Jo Ellen Nott
published in Criminal Legal News
May, 2024, page 17
Filed under:
Traffic stop,
State Constitutional Claims,
Pretextual Stops,
Traffic Stops.
Location:
California.
by Jo Ellen Knott
On January 1, 2024, Assembly Bill 2773 took effect in California. The law requires police officers to tell drivers why they have been pulled over before questioning them on other matters. This aims to curb pretextual traffic stops, where officers pull someone over for a minor ...
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