I refused after a Highway Patrol officer out of Lubbock wanted to search my car. He had stopped me, saying my license plate light was out. It wasn't, but he wrote me a ticket for it after I refused his search request.stash wrote:This subject comes up here every once in awhile but I don't recall anyone on this forum who ever had the occasion to refuse consent during a traffic stop.
If there is someone who refused I am interested how the LEO reacted.
After receiving the ticket, I suggested to the officer that he get the name of a man who was standing there locking up the business where I pulled in to stop for the officer. I said, very respectfully, we'll need his name so he can testify to the fact that the lights are working just fine. The officer shrugged it off, but took no action, other than the ticket he had already written.
In the end, the judge dismissed the ticket without any hassles.