{"id":8760,"date":"2016-02-10T13:16:07","date_gmt":"2016-02-10T18:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sourcelive.wordpress.com\/?p=8760"},"modified":"2016-02-10T13:16:07","modified_gmt":"2016-02-10T18:16:07","slug":"what-to-do-when-stopped-or-contacted-by-msu-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=8760","title":{"rendered":"What to do when stopped or contacted by MSU police"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_8761\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8761\" style=\"width: 231px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/traffice-stop.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8761\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8761\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/traffice-stop.png?resize=231%2C300\" alt=\"A police officer will always inform you of the reason for a traffic stop. Photo courtesy of MSU police. \" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/traffice-stop.png?w=433&amp;ssl=1 433w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/traffice-stop.png?resize=231%2C300&amp;ssl=1 231w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/traffice-stop.png?resize=308%2C400&amp;ssl=1 308w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8761\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A police officer will always inform you of the reason for a traffic stop. Photo courtesy of MSU police.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The MSU police work hard every day to uphold the laws and ensure the safety of everyone on MSU\u2019s campus. To provide more insight into their actions and prepare citizens, the MSUPD put together a <a href=\"http:\/\/police.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/What_to_do_if_stopped_by_police.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">brochure<\/a> that explains what to do when stopped or contacted by the police. The department is proud to have been the first agency in the country to introduce a brochure such as this more than a decade ago.<\/p>\n<p>Included in the brochure are explanations for how your actions can reassure the officer and how you can expect to be treated.\u00a0The MSUPD\u2019s goal is to protect you and to ensure their own safety. Hundreds of police officers are assaulted while on traffic duty each year, and as a result, certain safety precautions have been put into practice.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few key points from the brochure:<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you are contacted on the street:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stay where you are<\/li>\n<li>Answer questions truthfully. You also have the right to ask questions of the officer<\/li>\n<li>Remain calm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>If you are pulled over in your car:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wait for the officer and stay in your car with your hands on the steering wheel<\/li>\n<li>If it\u2019s dark, turn on an interior light<\/li>\n<li>Wait to retrieve your license, registration and proof of insurance\u00a0until the officer requests it<\/li>\n<li>Exit the car only if the office requests it<\/li>\n<li>Do not argue at the scene; you have the right to contest a citation at a later time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have a compliment or complaint about an officer\u2019s actions, you can contact MSU police directly or contact the <a href=\"http:\/\/police.msu.edu\/contact-us\/police-oversight-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Police Oversight Committee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/police.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/What_to_do_if_stopped_by_police.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reach the full brochure<\/a> \u00a0and learn more about MSU community team policing at police.msu.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MSU police work hard every day to uphold the laws and ensure the safety of everyone on MSU\u2019s campus. To provide more insight into their actions and prepare citizens, the MSUPD put together a&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=8760\">Continue Reading&#8230;<span> What to do when stopped or contacted by MSU police<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb1fcA-2hi","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8760"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8760"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8760\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}