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Question: Do the police have to read me my rights before they can talk to me?
Answer: No. The police do not have to read you your rights before they talk to you but they must read you your rights before they arrest you. The point of arrest comes when they actually take you under their control by handcuffing you and/or taking you into their control where you do not have the freedom to leave if you want to.
If they are investigating a crime or they think you may have some information, they can just ask you questions without first reading you your rights.
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On 06/22/06
k b from NJ said:
i was arrested and charged with possesion of stolen property. when they arrested me they never read me my rights. when i got in there one of the cops said real ignorant "i don't have to read you your rights". what can i do for my case?
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On 11/26/05
Nick from CA said:
I was arrested last night for public drunkeness. The cops didn't read me my rights, should they have? The cops were also overly forceful. Is there anything I can do or file against the cop?
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On 10/10/05
Damion from AS said:
i would walk away.....
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On 10/10/05
matt from AL said:
i would tell his boss
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On 10/27/04
chuck from CO said:
the cops are weird about skating. Me and my friends were skating and they pulled us over when we were on private property. They wrote me a citation for it and not my friends. they took my board for 4 months. Skating is illegal in the whole state of co. well thats what i had to say. bye
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