Law or Hollywood hype

[joncon]

I just watched the movie 12 Rounds, and a scene in it got me wondering. The cop runs up to a driver and shows him his badge and tells him to get out, he's taking his car. Then proceeds to drive off in the guys car and pretty much destroys it. Is it a law that if a law officer tells you to give him your car you must, or can you refuse and drive off?
I know in the movies they always comply, but I didn't know if it's based on any rule of law.

 

[mrjarrell]

I doubt I'd be inclined to do anything other than drive off leaving the officer standing with his thumb up his ass. I do not know if there's any provision of law that would allow a cop to confiscate my vehicle without me committing a crime, so he'd be SOL, I don't care who he's chasing.

 

[hoosierdoc]

I'm glad you posted this, it is happened to me twice now. Once was in Hollywood, FL and once in Hollywood, CA so I'm not sure I can answer definitively.

 

[88GT]

I have some gasoline for this discussion...

Legal or not, there's always the "refusal to help/impeding an officer in his duty" argument, for which I am sure the crime is codified in the statutes somewhere. Someone with a burr up his butt would probably be willing to make life difficult for the guy who refused to sacrifice his vehicle.

 

[chezuki]

I have some gasoline for this discussion...

Legal or not, there's always the "refusal to help/impeding an officer in his duty" argument, for which I am sure the crime is codified in the statutes somewhere. Someone with a burr up his butt would probably be willing to make life difficult for the guy who refused to sacrifice his vehicle.

It seems though that if his situation were dire enough to warrant attempting to confiscate your car, sticking around to arrest you for refusing would be an unwise use of the officer's time.

 

[churchmouse]

I am not giving anybody my wheels. Anybody for any reason.
I might help but I am keeping my rig.

 

[88GT]

It seems though that if his situation were dire enough to warrant attempting to confiscate your car, sticking around to arrest you for refusing would be an unwise use of the officer's time.

Purple. And I have no doubt about the likelihood of getting one after the fact.

 

[Cameramonkey]

But just like the movies and "no guns" signs, the average sheeple would jump out assuming what they were being told was law and that THE MAN was correct without questioning it. "Why would they say they could if it wasnt legal? Signs and cops never lie!"

 

[BE Mike]

With all the talk lately about INGO cars rusting out, a car from here would pretty much self-destruct, so no worries about the officer destroying it. I love my truck, but I could see me, in a very extreme situation, aiding an officer in this manner.

 

[churchmouse]

With all the talk lately about INGO cars rusting out, a car from here would pretty much self-destruct, so no worries about the officer destroying it. I love my truck, but I could see me, in a very extreme situation, aiding an officer in this manner.

Like I said.....Might help but I am driving.

 

[Dead Duck]

He'd have to be holding a whole lot of Donuts for me to comply.

 

[BE Mike]

He'd have to be holding a whole lot of Donuts for me to comply.

How about a bacon samich?