Texting While Driving: Should Cops Be Able To Check Your Cell Phone? [Poll]
One New Jersey police chief says it is unconstitutional in New Jersey. What do you think Millburn-Short Hills?
There is no doubt texting while driving is not safe, but should police officers be able to check your phone during a motor vehicle stop? At least in New Jersey you don't have to worry about it, according to one state police chief. "It is not legal in the state of New Jersey," said Ridgewood Police Chief John Ward. "It has been deemed unconstitutional." According to Ward, the police cannot just grab the phone during a motor vehicle stop or at the scene of an accident. "We need to get a warrant to look into it," he said. "The only way we would have the opportunity to seek cell phone records is if there's probable cause to believe the phone was involved ... but we'd need a witness and/or probable cause. We can't just arbitrarily check …
Joanne Smythe
1:08 am on Friday, February 22, 2013
A world where cell phones are silent on the train actually sounds quite good. more ›