Does a police officer who stops a vehicle for a violation of the Vehicle Code, order the driver and any passengers to step out of the vehicle "pending completion of the stop"?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Sethi, B286349 (Cal. App. 2019):
A police officer who stops a vehicle after observing a Vehicle Code violation may "as a matter of course" order the driver and any passengers to step out of the vehicle "pending completion of the stop." (Maryland v. Wilson (1997) 519 U.S. 408, 410, 415.) Accordingly, Officer Drake did not act unlawfully when he instructed defendant to exit the car.
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