If a cop pulls you over and gives you a ticket for expired tags that you have to correct and show proof of then a month

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Later a cop driving thru a business parking lot spots your tags and tows your vehicle .can they legally tow it when you have been getting car ready to be smogged with 4 or 5 hundred in recent receipts showing your trying to get it legal again ,but  now the cars towed and all the "storage fees are to high to get it out but since I already had a fixing it ticket from the first incident can they tow it making it impossible to get it legal now since not in my possession, from a private parking lot,when I wasn't even in the car at all,then I come out from my appointment and she(officer)tells me I'm towing your car ,ask me for my ID, I said no no crime committed,then tells me before I can get my stuff out of the car she needs to search for weapons I said it twice ,I have Givin you no reason to believe I have weapons and in front of all 3 officers and their bodycams,that I absolutely do not consent to a vehicle search,she said I'm searching it anyways and that's exactly what she did,wasitlega

Maurice Mandel II · Answer

Exasperating. Not clear what your question is, are you complaining that you were cited for expired tags when they were expired? It is a fix it ticket, $25 processing fee with proof of correction. But you cannot correct because your car was impounded, not really clear why, and you need to smog it.  Was the non consentual search of the vehicle legal? Probably not but then when it was impounded and towed, they could conduct a search.  I would suggest consulting an attorney but you would be better to spend the money to get the car out of impound, and registered, best of luck to you. Thanks for using Justia ask a lawyer.

Q: If a cop pulls you over and gives you a ticket for expired tags that you have to correct and show proof of then a month