MP "safety checks"

Winnipesaukee · 08-12-2008, 08:31 PM

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?

08-12-2008, 08:31 PM	#1
Winnipesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 233 Thanks: 14 Thanked 16 Times in 12 Posts	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? __________________ Sail fast, live slow!