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SEARCHES OF VEHICLES AND PERSONS Officers conduct searches in strict observance of the constitutional rights of persons being searched. All searches must comply with relevant federal and state laws governing the seizure of persons and property as well as departmental oD licy. Generally, officers can legally search a vehicle or person without a warrant only for the following reasons: • Contraband in plain view • Medical emergency/life-saving needs • When probable cause is established to believe there is evidence of a crime on a person or inside a vehicle • As part of a protective sweep for weapons (must have reasonable suspicion based on specific facts that there may be a weapon inside the vehicle or on the person) • A search incident to arrest • To conduct an inventory of the vehicle or person • With the consent of the individual —or in the case of a vehicle, the driver and/or registered owner —when there is reasonable suspicion of criminal activity beyond the traffic violation An officer may also conduct a "Terry Search" of a stopped person if the officer reasonably believes, based on specific and articulable facts, that the person may be armed and dangerous. A Terry Search is limited to a pat down of the person's outer clothing for weapons. In 2021, Roseville officers searched vehicles during 39 traffic stops (21%) and searched persons in 38 incidents (2.0%). Vehicle & Person Searches during Traffic Stops, 2021 n=1863 Other, a5, 2°4 Figure 2 - Vehicle & Person Searches during Traffic Stops RESULT OF THE STOP Vehicle Only, 7, 0% Per Roseville Police Department policy and Minnesota state statutes (Minn. Stat. & 169.985: Minn. Stat. & 299D.08), there are no ticket quotas for officers to meet and the number of citations issued by any officer is not used when evaluating officer performance. There are also no mandatory procedures requiring officers to issue tickets under certain circumstances; whether a traffic stop results in a citation or a warning —either written or verbal —is wholly at the discretion of the officer conducting the stop. It is the policy of the department that officers take appropriate enforcement action in a fair and impartial manner. Service + Integrity + Respect + Innovation 3