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Old 08-12-2008, 09:31 PM   #1
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Default MP "safety checks"

When an MP pulls you over, are they legally allowed to:

-Board your boat,
-Search your boat without probable cause to believe a crime has or is being committed, or
-Search your person without PC?

I know it says somewhere in the NH RSA that MP can do a "safety check" (or something along those lines), but is there a definition of safety check? I am under the impression that a boat is like a car, which is an extension of one's home, so they cannot be boarded or searched, as doing so would violate federal law (and NH state laws which I am unfamiliar with).

Anyone have any input? Bueller? Bueller? Skip?
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