@pathwaylawfirm: The absolute worst response to a police officer asking if you have anything illegal in the car. Saying "no" sounds safe, but it's a trap with no safe answer. If they find an item you didn't even know was there, you're now caught in a lie. If you say yes, you confessed. If you hesitate, you look guilty. The real option they don't want you to know about? "I don't answer questions, officer." Hand over your license, hand over your registration, be entirely polite, but hold the line on your constitutional rights.