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    Commentary: ‘Know why I pulled you over?’ Fortunately, California police can’t ask you that anymore

    by Michael Bochkur Dratver, Los Angeles Times Feb 05, 2024 2 minutes
    (Dreamstime/TNS)

    As of January, California police officers are required to provide motorists and pedestrians with the reason for stopping them before asking any questions. , which was enacted in 2022 and took effect with the new year, officers are no longer allowed to begin such encounters by asking drivers the infamous question, “Do you know why I pulled you over?”

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