14/11/2025
Your Rights at a Police Checkpoint what the Law actually says
🥢 You have the right to know the identity of the officers
Every officer on duty MUST wear a name tag, show their ID if requested, clearly display their service number. If they refuse, that’s a red flag.
🥢 You have the right to a respectful and lawful stop
Police cannot shout, insult, harass, or intimidate you during a checkpoint stop. The law requires professionalism at all times.
🥢 You have the right to remain in your car
Unless there is a legitimate reason to ask you to step out, you are not obliged to leave your vehicle.
A normal checkpoint stop does not require stepping out of your car.
🥢 You have the right not to answer incriminating questions
You can politely refuse questions like:
“Where are you coming from?”
“Where are you going?”
“What do you do?”
These are not compulsory.
You can simply say:
“Officer, I prefer not to answer personal questions.”
🥢 You have the right to refuse an unlawful search
Police can visually inspect your car from outsid that’s allowed.
But opening your trunk, bag, glove box, or phone requires consent unless there is a lawful reason or warrant.
If they insist, quietly say:
“Officer, I do not consent to this search.”
Your calm objection protects your rights.
🥢 You have the right to record the encounter openly
You can record officers as long as you are not obstructing them.
Recording is for your safety and it is lawful.
🥢 You have the right to insist on being taken to a police station if detained
If the stop escalates, you cannot be taken to unknown locations, corners, or back roads.
You must be taken to a recognized police station.
🥢 You have the right to free bond
If they arrest you or take you to the station, remember:
BOND IS FREE.
Any request for money is illegal.
🥢 You have the right to call a lawyer
Whether at the checkpoint or the station, you are entitled to contact your lawyer, a family member
someone close to you. They cannot deny you communication
