If a police officer asks to search your car and you say no, what happens next?

When a police officer stopped my son, who was in law school at the time, ( because he waited for a pedestrian to cross a wide street) one officer went to his car and opened the door. My son, who…   Top stories for {NAME} [Quora](   [If a police officer asks to search your car and you say no, what happens next?]( Larry Rivetz, I was a criminal defence lawyer specializing in homicide defence for 30 years . • [Answered April 17, 2020]( [When a police officer stopped my son, who was in law school at the time, ( because he waited for a pedestrian to cross a wide street) one officer went to his car and opened... Read more » [Upvote] 1.3K [Comment] 308](   [lock] Your response is private Was this worth your time? This helps us show content you find valuable. 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