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Yes, they can if they have reason to suspect anything.

In the United States, a Terry stop is a brief detention of a person by police[1] on reasonable suspicion of involvement in criminal activity but short of probable cause to arrest.

The name derives from Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968),[2] in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that police may briefly detain a person whom they reasonably suspect is involved in criminal activity;[3] the Court also held that police may do a limited search of the suspect’s outer garments for weapons if they have a reasonable and articulable suspicion that the person detained may be “armed and dangerous”.[4] When a search for weapons is authorized, the procedure is known as a “stop and frisk”.

No.

The police officer can only search your car if:

- He has a search warrant (almost never happens with a car)

- You give permission

- He has probable cause that evidence of a crime or contraband is in the vehicle.

They have to have a reason or a warrant to search you car. But if you are swerving all over the road, or your car is like a smoke box and your eyes are glassy, then they have every right to search your car.

He can pull you over for something minor you may have done if he is suspicious of you or your vehicle. Cops are not allowed to search your vehicle unless they verbally ask you and you give them your permission.

yes

If he has a reason to believe he needs to.

Yes they can do anything

not without your consent or a warrant.

probable cause