Nevada Highway Patrol Car Searches

Some of you read a few of my earlier posts this year on this. I drove from Utah to the SF Bay Area yesterday, and once again (I lost count) I saw another roadside car search in progress by Nevada Highway Patrol, and like 90 percent of the other searches, this was in Elko County. Once again, it appeared they were on a fishing expedition. This time a lone female, 30 something, with her dog, watching while the 2 NHP fisherman went rifling through her belongings. I've driven a couple million miles since I got my license, and pretty much all roadside searches I have witnessed were done by NHP, and 90 percent of those in Elko County.

I was poking around and found this confirms my hunch, NHP are on a fishing trip. (But appears this ruling has not stopped them).

Las Vegas Sun
CARSON CITY -- In a victory for individual rights, the Nevada Supreme Court Thursday ruled that police may not ransack a car looking for drugs, weapons or alcohol, even if the owner gives his permission.

"Innocent citizens must not be stopped on the pretext of a traffic violation and have their automobiles dismantled when a police officer has nothing more than a 'hunch' that contraband may be present," said Justice Myron Leavitt, who wrote the majority decision.

http://m.lasvegassun.com/news/2000/j...-car-searches/

Another case (the ones that result in finding contraband end up in the press, you have to suspect the other 10,000 that don't are not interesting to report).

http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_ho.../22267788.html

and another

http://caselaw.findlaw.com/nv-suprem...t/1419325.html

and another

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009...-and-heat-law/